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Russ Allen
Russ is the General Manager and Owner of Pender Implement. He also specializes in Customer Care. He has been serving Pender and the surrounding area for 30 years. Russ said that he learned from the School of Hard Knocks and is still in that continuing education field, although he’s been skipping class a lot lately. He and his wife, Laurie, have 2 children; Brooke, who lives in Iowa with her husband Jason and son Drew, and Reed, who works for John Deere in Tennessee . Russ enjoys collector cars, Corvettes, Harleys, landscaping and boating.
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Mike Gatzemeyer
Mike is the Sales Manager at Pender Implement. He is from Pender and has worked here for 19 years and has received special training in Skid Steers and Sprayers. Mike's wife is Glenda and they have 3 sons; Cory, Bryan, and Andrew. Mike's hobbies include camping and fishing.
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Scott Ostrand
Scott has been working as a salesman at Pender Implement for 3 years now and lives here in Pender with his wife Jamie. He attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont and has 3 kids: Matthew, Trentin, and Jadin. His hobbies include John Deere toy and memorabilia collecting, and attending his kids' ball games, soccer games, wrestling matches, golf meets, and trap shooting competitions. He claims to specialize in underwater welding and is sad that his current job doesn't offer him the opportunities to practice more.
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Dean Carlson
Dean is a Sales Representative from Pender. He has served at Pender Impl. for 7 years. He attended SOHK (School of Hard Knocks) State University. He and his wife, Dana, have 2 children; Danielle and Todd. Dean's hobbies include golf during the spring, summer, and fall and playing cards in the winter.
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Tom Liakos
Tom is from Pender and specializes in AMS (Agricultural Management Solutions). He has worked at Pender Implement for 21 years now. Tom attended Kansas State University for 3 years. He and his wife, Dayleen, have 2 children; Misty and Tony. Tom enjoys woodworking and cooking. He is also a youth wrestling coach for the Pender Kid Dragon Wrestling Team.
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Lauren Kaser
Lauren recently joined the Pender Implement team as the new Business Manager. She is originally from Pender and decided to move back after receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing and Advertising from Wayne State College. Lauren spends her free time coaching, fishing, hunting, and cheering on the Huskers. She claims that some days she acts like her dad, but that’s just too scary to believe.
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Matt Heineman
Matt is the Parts Manager at Pender Impl. and is from Thurston, NE. He has served here for 14 years. Matt has completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Economics from UNL. He and his wife, Krista, have 3 children; Austin, Sydney, and Reece. Matt enjoys farming, Husker sports, and watching his kids play sports.
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Marie Sunderman
Marie specializes in the Parts Department and is from Emerson, NE. She has worked at Pender Impl. for 9 years and says she receives special training every day. Her husband is Mike Sunderman and they have a son, Andrew. She enjoys camping and riding motorcycles.
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Paul Powley
Paul works in the Parts Department and is from Pender. Paul has been serving you for 5 years now. His wife's name is Teresa and they have 2 daughters; Sheena and Kayla. Paul's hobbies include cars, working at home, and riding motorcycles.
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Kellie Fillipi
Kellie has been with the Pender Impl. team for 2 years now. She is from Pender and has a degree in Business from Northeast Community College. Daughter of Milon and Dawn, she also has two brothers and a sister. A social butterfly, she loves playing in the Wednesday beer leagues - softball, bowling & shuffleboard, as well as golfing, fishing, and 4-wheeling.
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Paul Schopke
Paul is the shop foreman at Pender Implement. He has worked here for 24 years and lives in rural Pender. Paul attended Northeast Tech Community College. He and his wife, Janet, have 3 children together; Rachael, Sarah, and Eric. Paul enjoys fishing, horses, and spending time with his kids.
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Dawn Fillipi
Dawn is a Service Clerk from Pender and made a special point of emphasizing she lives in a house. She has worked here for 10 years and specializes in timecards and billing. Her hobbies include skydiving, motorcycling, flying, and professional bull riding.
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Jeff Smith
Jeff specializes in service and warranties and is from Thurston, NE. He has been at Pender Impl. for 10 years now. His wife's name is Carol and they have twin daughters; Ashley and Amber. His hobbies are working with computers and video film transfer.
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Trevor Bonneau
Trevor is a setup and reconditioning technician who specializes in building fertilizer systems for planters and reconditioning equipment. He has worked at Pender Implement for nearly 9 years now. Trevor lives in the country near Rosalie with his wife, Erin, and their two daughters, Isabella and Natalie. His hobbies include 4-H with family and his cow-calf operation. Trevor says he can build about anything you want to build!
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Dave Fendrick
David has been a service technician here at Pender Implement for 2 years now. He has a diesel degree from Wyotech and specializes in combines, balers, and planters. Dave is the son of Ron & Dee Fendrick and has a younger sister, Ashley. He enjoys hunting, fishing, boating, four-wheeling & scrapbooking.
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Rick Heller
Rick is a technician from Wisner, NE that specializes in electrical troubleshooting in tractors and tractor repair. He has served 13 years here and has earned the title of Advanced Service Technician from John Deere University. Rick attended Northeast Tech Community College in Norfolk and has attended several schools on tractor diagnostics and computer training to help diagnose all equipment. His wife's name is Mardell and they have 2 children; Marcus and Stacy. Rick enjoys hunting, fishing, horses, and taking care of his acreage.
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Alan Hoffman
Alan is a diesel technician from West Point, NE that specializes in combines, planters, and round balers. He has worked here for 8 years and also completed a college degree from Northeast College. Alan and his wife, Marcia, have a daughter, Emily. He enjoys racing go-carts and cars.
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Brain Johnson
Brian has been working as a technician for nearly 4 years now at PI and plans to attend sprayer training. He lives near Wayne, NE with his wife, Leslie, and young sons, Brett and Tyler. He farms on the side and enjoys 4-wheeling, fishing and spending time at his family's cabin in Canada.
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Kyle Keagle
Kyle is a service technician from Wakefield, NE that specializes in transmissions and 8000-8030 & 7000-7030 Series tractors. He has been at Pender Implement for 9 years. Kyle took a John Deere Ag Tech program at Southeast Community College in Milford and has an Associate of Applied Science Degree. Kyle is yet another of our technicians to have earned the title of Advanced Service Technician from John Deere University. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, ATV's, and farming during his time off.
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Kimball Kunze
Kimball has been a member of the PI team for 3 years now, with nearly 30 years of Deere experience. He graduated from Northeast Tech with a Diesel Technician degree and has also earned the title of Advanced Service Technician from John Deere University. Kim has 2 sons, Ryan and Keith, and lives in Onawa with his wife, Mary. Kimball's nickname is "Tweet" or "Tweeter" and his hobbies include tractor-pulling, singing, dancing, watching sports, camping, and going to county fairs. Kimball says he enjoys working here at PI.
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Kenneth Meyer
Ken is another new member of the PI team, joining in 2010. He lives in West Point with his dad, sister, and niece. While he is fairly new to the ag mechanic field, he has over 28 years experience as an auto mechanic. In his free time, he enjoys fishing, hunting, and boating.
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Kirk Nelson
Kirk has been working here at Pender Implement since 1998. He lives North of Thurston with his wife, Peggy, and their two children; Korbyn and Olyvia. His hobbies are hunting and four-wheeling. Kirk a.k.a. "Thor" loves to work on combines and also enjoys the ballet and Broadway musicals.
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Steve Obermeyer
Steve has been with the Pender Implement team nearly 3 years already and is working as a tractor technician. Steve graduated from Northeast Community College and lives on an acreage near Wakefield with his wife Debra. His hobbies include working on muscle cars and horses.
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Casey Reppert
Casey has been with us for 2 years as a service technician. Casey is a new graduate from Pender and will be attending Northeast Community College this August. His hobbies include painting and racing. His idol is Bob Ross and in his free time he paints outdoor scenes on tractors, practicing his "happy little trees."
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Doug Roeber
Doug is a set-up and reconditioning technician from Emerson. He has been at Pender Implement for 12 years. Doug has a Mechanic Degree from Western Iowa Tech and he and his wife, Kim, have 3 children; Kayla, Michelle, and Jenna. His hobbies include farming, hunting, and golf.
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Ray Sanderson
Ray is a service technician from Thurston. His area of expertise is in everything, so he says. He has worked at Pender Implement for 12 years. Ray has attended John Deere University for special training in a number of areas including Skid Steers and has earned the title of Advanced Service Technician. He and his wife, Angela, have three children, Colton, Nathaneal, and Shaylee. Ray's hobbies include hunting and working outside. Ray loves working at Pender Implement.
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Jared Seeman
Jared is a service technician from West Point who has been with us since 2009. He is attending John Deere University at Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska.
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Spencer Tullberg
Spencer has been a member of our team for 2 years. He is from Wakefield, Nebraska and went to school at Northeast Community College. Son of Dennis and Melia, Spencer has two sisters, Alissa and Shay. His hobbies include building cars & pickups, fishing, racing, and collecting spoons from all the places he's visited.
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Ron Vanek
Ron is a technician from West Point, NE that specializes in all tractors. He has been with us for 12 years. Ron has completed a 2 year course at Northeast Tech Community College.Ron has 2 children; Jeremy and Ryan. Ron enjoys golfing, hunting, Husker sports, and boating.
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Adam Jech
Adam is a Salesman at PI and all around good guy, who joined the team in 2009. He is "self-taught" and specializes in doing whatever needs to be done. Adam, or Betty, as he is known around here for his outstanding cookie-making skills, lives outside of Wayne with his wife, Brook, and their three daughters, Tia, Felicity, and Ellie. Adam enjoys hunting, church activities, and attending his girls' school events.
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Tom Ballard
Tom has been a truck driver here at PI since 2009. He went to school in Wakefield, and currently lives in Pender. He and his wife, Diann, have two kids. His hobbies include fishing, camping, boating, flying kites and picking wild blueberries for his world-famous "Ballard's Blueberry Fairy Pie."
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Dale Hansen
Dale is also new to the Pender Impl. team in 2010. He lives between Pender and Wakefield with his wife Sue. They have 3 children, Melissa, Ross, and Nicole, as well as 2 grandkids. He is a member of our Machinery and Equipment Delivery and Pickup department. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his grandkids, working in his shop at home, fishing, antique car shows, and dancing. Dale also says he enjoys his job at PI since it lets him be around the latest equipment, work with farmers from a large surrounding area, and he enjoys the challenge of helping everyone keep their farm operation going.
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Kevin Kaser
Kevin has been a member of the Pender Implement team for nearly 3 years. Kevin lives in rural Pender with his wife Audrey and has two children, Cassandra and Lauren. Kevin has specialized in raising hogs and won the 100 year Pioneer land owner award. Doesn't he look good for his age? His hobbies include watching sports and he enjoys visiting and telling jokes with people.
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Austin Fillipi
Austin lives in rural Pender with his parents (Kevin & Sheri) as he finishes his college education. He works part-time in the Parts Department and will become full time in the spring. He has 2 siblings (1 brother and 1 sister). His hobbies are fishing, hunting, sports and he would like to have a cow/calf herd someday.
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Trey Bonneau
Trey recently started at Pender Implement in the set up shop as "Trevor's Little Helper". He has worked here for about 2 years in the washbay and doing Lot work. He is from Roaslie. Trey's hobbies are playing ping-pong for the U.S. Team, building robotic squirrel, and long walks on the beach. He is auditing for the National Beer Pong Team this year too.
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Deric Dufek
Deric Lives in rural Roaslie. He is the wash boy and works to keep the lot organized. He has been with Pender Implement for 2 years. In his spare time he volunteers, rescuing crippled animals from burning buildings.
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Mark Anderson
Mark Anderson is from rural Pender. Mark was employeed at Janke Auto for 4 years, so some of you probably know him already. At Pender Implement Mark schedules the equipment that goes through the shop. Mark is married to his wife Denise. They have 4 girls: Ashley (23), Regan (15), Kamryn (12), and Dawson (8). Mark's family likes to camp and go to his girls' activities.
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