The TRC Team

Ken Gleason

Lighting Consultant

Ken loves meeting new people, but claims he is extremely shy. Before he came to work with us in 2007 he was in a day time soap opera and traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus…or so he says.

Jeff Glynn

Driver

Jeff is another recycling driver who has been on the TRC team for more than 15 years. He says the best part of his job is getting to be outside, meet new people and see the countryside. Jeff spends free time with his family and enjoying sports and outdoor activities.

Michelle Gwin

Inside Sales

Michelle has been in sales for 12 years enjoys the outdoors, but not in the winter. She likes her customers all the time and says they are the best part of her job.

Dan Harrington

VP Operations

Dan says the people and laughs at TRC are undeniably the greatest part of his job as VP of Operations. He also runs a 400 acre hobby farm in rural Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife and four kids.

Chris Jackson

Apprentice Electrician

Chris has been married for three years and spent time serving in the Army. He says the best part of his job at TRC is working with so many different people, and that he may never get a "free vacation to Afghanistan" working here.

Steve Jacobs

Environmental Specialist

Steve says that every day in Environmental Services at TRC seems to offer a new set of opportunities to learn and grow. He lives on a hobby farm in rural Wisconsin, is raising three Boy Scouts and likes to enjoy the little amount of quiet time he has with his wonderful wife of 16 years and a cold beer.

Jack Jenson

Lighting Consultant

Jack has been in the energy-efficiency business for nearly 20 years and says the diversity of his job still keeps things interesting enough to like coming to work every day! Fun fact: Jack's twin sister is named Jill. They were born on President's day and were nearly named "George and Martha."

Gary Johnson

Journeyman Electrician

Gary is a knowledgeable Journeyman Electrician and has been with TRC since 1994. He's got six grown children and life on a hobby farm with horses, alpacas, chickens, turkeys, ducks, dogs and cats!

Jeff Kath

Lighting Consultant

Jeff looks forward to the end of every sale and being able to truly see how a lighting project has saved customers money and made their facility into a better work environment. He grows a ton of vegetables in his garden every year, and has been a licensed auctioneer for almost 30 years!

Steve Kath

President

Steve is TRC's President and says he is thankful for the opportunity to work with a great group of employees, to be involved with many different organizations and to be able to give back for all of the blessings he has received. Steve has coached fast pitch softball for more than 40 years, and when he's not spending time with his family, you can find him driving a recently restored 1956 Buick that he waited only 50 years to enjoy.

Zane Kramer

Sales Support

Zane, an all star on the Sales Support team, was born in Latvia and moved to the US after graduating from college. Her free time is spent reading, cooking, being with her family or watching movies in one of her three fluent languages!

Eric Kyllo

CFO

Eric is a busy guy who keeps our train on track as the VP of Finance. He has enjoyed seeing the growth and improvements of TRC since he started here in 1992. Fun fact: Eric has peacocks on his cattle farm!

Justin Laney

Lighting Consultant

Justin is a member of the TRC sales team who has also served in the MN Air National Guard since 1992. He likes golfing and most other outdoor activities. He says wrangling his toddler son keeps things interesting for him and his wife.

Brian Lee

Estimator

Brian says that the greatest things about his job are the people he works with; customers and co-workers. He likes fishing, track racing, making his coworkers smile by sending funny replies to our e-mails and spending time in Northern Minnesota.

Mark Leonard

Apprentice Electrician

Mark likes working with his knowledgeable co-workers, and that makes him a good team player. He also likes cats more than dogs and enjoys fishing, but not eating fish.

Adam Lundahl

Demolition Team

Adam likes to attend sporting events with his son, and hanging with his friends. You might see him on some of TRC's demolition jobs, taking hazardous materials out of buildings before they're wrecked.

Bud Madden

Driver

Bud is a natural on the road; he spends his free time building trucks and motorcycles. He's got over 10 safe years with TRC and still likes driving truck and meeting new people on the job.

Marie Magadan

Logistics

Marie is "mom" to twin boys who keep her very busy and that translates to her work in the office - always going, going, going! She likes assisting TRC customers and knowing that her job is doing good things for the environment.

Brad Monson

Lighting Consultant

Brad is happy to be part of what he calls "the most knowledgeable people in the industry." He says we haven't let it go to our heads and that we are still very approachable. When he's not flattering co-workers and saving energy for customers, you can find him laughing with his wife and two daughters or golfing. Brad also grows and sells pumpkins and gourds, so call him in the fall!

John Morgan

Journeyman Electrician

John lives in Burnsville with his family, but grew up in a small town in southern MN. They love camping, hiking and biking. He says he's a diehard Vikings fan, but we'll see how he feels after the 2010 season.

Chris Nelson

Purchasing & Supply Manager

At the end of a project, Chris thinks it's great to see our customer's amazed reaction at the difference better lighting can make. Outside of his day job, he is also a volunteer fireman in Albert Lea and a sports-loving, avid outdoorsman!

Kerry Nygren

Driver

Kerry travels the Midwest as a recycling driver at TRC and works hard to keep customers happy and informed. You'll know him by the name on his shirt, so be sure to say "hello" when you see him on your loading dock.

Tomas Ramirez-Barajas

Warehouse & Demolition Team

Tomas works in our Little Canada warehouse, and looks forward to also working on demolition projects. In his free time he plays baseball, and the acoustic guitar.

Pete Roessler

Lighting Consultant

Wes Ruedy

Journeyman Electrician

Wes is a self-proclaimed family man, with a lovely wife and three kids. He loves hunting, fishing and camping with this family. He says TRC is a great place to work because of his coworkers and bosses, and the new work trucks this year didn't hurt either.

Craig Scheffler

Apprentice Electrician

You can find Craig outside fishing, hunting or on his farm, when he's not on the job at TRC. He most likes working with all of the different people he meets on the job, and keeps things fun by joking around.

Dave Schickling

Journeyman Electrician

Dave says, "the people, the environment and the many places that we go all attribute to the fact that I love to get up every morning and look forward to going to work no matter what." We think his sunny disposition is thanks to that relaxing time spent in his garden.

Ben Schneider

Journeyman Electrician

Ben grew up in Indiana, lives in Minnesota now and loves being able to see the country as a result of his job at TRC. He also loves the Minnesota Twins and Vikings, but attests he's also "a big fan of American History."

Pete Schneider

Apprentice Electrician

Pete has yet to complete that tri-athalon he's been meaning to do for the last couple of years, but with his time spent as both an installing electrician for TRC and as a member of the Lighting Consultant sales team he is uniquely qualified on the job.

Nate Stroud

Apprentice Electrician

Nate thinks he's probably seen every town in Minnesota and Iowa since starting at TRC in 1998 and says that's the great part of his job. When he's not sight seeing, Nate really likes reading or doing outdoor activities.

Brad Thurnau

Apprentice Electrician

Brad lives in Owatonna with his wife, two kids and two dogs. He looks forward to the every day challenges of lighting and electrical work, but enjoys hunting, fishing, camping and all the Minnesota sports time when he's off the job.

Dan Warner

Journeyman/Master Electrician

Dan loves being an electrician and never considered another career, but he uses his collection of 3,000 cds as a DJ at his sound production company that he has operated for over ten years. Ask him if he has your favorite song in his catalog, but not until he's done wiring that fixture!

Scott Weaver

Warehouse Manager

Chris Wendling

Lighting Consultant

Chris is a Journeyman Electrician now on our sales team. He has a unique technical perspective on lighting, installation and efficiency. He claims he might also be the world's youngest Buick fanatic.

Marill Woodruff

Inside Sales

Marill has at least a hundred hobbies and has travelled to places, like Scotland, Curacao and almost every state in the U.S. She has a lot of energy, and is almost always smiling. Her lucky customers make her day by calling, she loves talking to all of you on the phone!