Amanda Borkowski
Digital Media Executive
- Creatively communicates over multiple platforms and formats.
- Loves to crunch analytics and decipher what works best for the company when it comes to social sharing.
- Enjoys sharing consultant and client stories with the world.
- Driven by her love of cows and the people who care for them.
Andre Pereira, PhD, BVetMed
Consultant
- Currently Serving: I-29 Area, MN & WI
- Leading with innovative technology to help improve management practices and workflow to create high efficiency of production.
- Focus on integrity, transparency, collaboration, and respect.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with amino acid balancing and optimizing rations.
- Experience with robotic systems, feed management software, and on-farm troubleshooting.
- Develops valuable relationships with herd veterinarians and others from the consulting team.
Andy Bohnhoff, DVM
Consultant
- Currently Serving: CO & WI
- Has a passion for achieving success on dairy farms by focusing on the dairy financials and utilizing forecasting and future prediction models.
- Specializes in whole team communication and facilitating positive changes between owners and upper management.
- Experienced in whole herd consulting which includes high performance dairy nutrition, calf and heifer health and nutrition, reproductive success, parlor management, herd software integration and more.
Angel Horn
Education Events Coordinator
- Passionate about education and the importance of continuing the tradition of bringing the GPS experience to all GPS hosted events
- Keen attention to detail
- Experienced with event organization and planning
- Team player that works best collaboratively
Bonnie Tapp
Finance Director
- Stays flexible, organized and focused on customer service.
- Works quickly but accurately with intense attention to detail.
- Eye for efficiency.
- Delivers bookkeeping excellence.
Brady Goetz, PhD, PAS
Consultant
- Currently Serving: I-29 Area & KS
- Brings a practical perspective and wide-ranging knowledge to assess challenges and create innovative solutions.
- Uniquely skilled in transition period success with a focus on management and training to reduce health events and improve performance.
- Committed to building relationships and providing exceptional customer service to inspire change and grow leaders.
- Extensive network of university professionals and allied industry to bring resources and education to dairies.
Caleb Burch
Consultant
- Currently Serving: WI
- Committed to providing exceptional customer service, going above and beyond for his clients.
- Focused on improving a farm’s profitability by increasing income over costs.
- Devotes attention to pre and post fresh cows in order to decrease cull rate, improve reproduction and increase production.
- Works to ensure high quality forage is put up while also being skilled at managing feed inventory and inventory needs.
Don Deetz, PhD, PAS
Consultant
- Currently Serving: I-29 Area, Australia
- High versatility index in delivering a diverse menu of services.
- Keeps the long-term vision in view when defining and achieving goals.
- Nutritional specialty is utilization and fermentation of forage fiber and other carbohydrates.
- Applies unique tools and analyses to guide nutrition decisions.
- Focus to fresh cow health and performance to improve herd milk flow; maintain the health, vigor and vitality of your herd.
Edwin J. Kreykes, DVM
Consultant
- Currently Serving: I-29 Area
- Focuses on continuous improvement of process, protocols and systems.
- Recognized industry leader in records and records management.
- Diverse consulting offers include: Nutrition, Repro protocols and records, Milk Quality/Udder health, Parlor management/Milker training.
- Extensive international consulting experience.
Erin Mosley, PhD
Consultant
- Keen interest and expertise in on-farm feeding software utilization.
- Offers skilled Feeder Performance Evaluations and Feeding System Reporting.
- Utilizes feeding data management to drive positive changes in feeding systems and protocols.
- Raises the bar on feed center performance, efficiency and profitability.
Jim Barmore, MSc, PAS
Founding Partner, Consultant
- Keen focus on true drivers of dairy financials.
- Strong teacher and coach.
- Connects well with entire dairy team.
- Extensive nutrition and management experience.
- Excels at integration of cows, people, and systems.
Jordan Hunt, PAS
Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: IA, MN & WI
- Strong communicator embracing teamwork, inspiring change and growing leaders.
- Technically advanced with diverse service offerings including robotics, multiple herd management programs and feed management systems.
- Achieves success by uncovering and focusing on goals and by being agile to the dairy’s needs.
- Always strives to maximize the client’s profitability.
King Hickman, DVM
Founding Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: IA, IN, KS, MN, NE, SD & TX
- Professional, competent and independent nutritional advice.
- Transparent and reliable customer focused service.
- Diverse consulting experience across geography, herd size, breed and management styles.
- Brings innovative ideas and solutions to process, protocols and systems.
- Experienced facilitator and team builder.
Laura Gronna
Finance Assistant
- Dedicated to the growth of the GPS team and our clients with concise, honest communication, in a timely manner.
- Reliable and flexible team member with attention to detail.
- Focused on maintaining the accuracy that the GPS finance team strives to provide to consultants and clients.
Logan Morris, PhD
Consultant
- Currently Serving: FL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN & VA
- Knowledge of industry product development and business practices which will help dairies make informed product decisions.
- Experienced in translating the latest research into application to drive improved income over feed cost.
- Data driven decision maker who utilized multiple data streams to advise producers.
- Deep understanding of amino acid and fatty acid nutrition to drive milk and component product to improve dairy profitability.
- Uniquely skilled and experienced in both dairy and beef nutrition.
Marty Faldet, PhD, PAS
Founding Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: IA, MI, MN, TX & WI
- Assesses challenges and creates solutions with resolve.
- Skilled in “making the buy” – cost control starts there.
- Collaborates to inspire change, achieve goals and create success.
- Attention to detail brings consistency to systems and protocols.
- Serves with honesty, integrity and transparency – all in for clients.
Megan Abeyta, PhD
Consultant
- Currently Serving: IL & WI
- Leverages scientific insights to optimize dairy cow nutrition and management strategies for enhanced herd health and productivity, particularly during critical transition periods.
- Collaborates closely with dairy farmers to develop tailored feeding programs and management techniques aligned with their goals and priorities.
- Offers guidance on strategies that minimize stress in dairy cows and promote overall herd well-being, production, and farm profitability.
- Committed to continuous learning and growth with a focus on delivering value to clients through evidence-based solutions and meaningful relationships.
Nathan Pokowski, PAS
Consultant
- Currently Serving: IN, MI & OH
- Passionate about rumen function with a deep focus on maximizing the rumen potential.
- Keen focus on a smooth transition period to help minimize health events and improve reproduction.
- Experience pulling teams together to identify and solve bottlenecks with innovative solutions.
- Wide network of University and allied industry contacts to bring to resources to a dairy to help solve complex problems.
Paul Dyk, MSc, PAS
Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: WI & Indonesia
- Uniquely skilled in dairy nutrition and feed systems.
- Brings together people, data and performance to create success.
- Specializes in maximizing transition cow performance.
- Focuses on optimizing CFP and Profit.
Robb Bender, PhD, PAS
Managing Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: MI & WI
- An independent consultant with a dedication to achieving farm-specific goals.
- Excellent communicator and team-player—key components to success on a dairy farm.
- Wide-ranging knowledge of nutritional data, improving fiber digestibility and reproduction management protocols.
- Vast network of university professionals and key industry allies to bring resources to a dairy.
Stephanie Jens
Business Development Director
- Passionate about creating a team atmosphere to celebrate the team’s success and challenge each other to improve each day.
- Experience working with teams to effectively communicate and provide accountability to achieve personal and professional goals.
- Strong network with University and Allied Industry contacts to bring value to the GPS team and their clients.
- Dedicated to servant leadership and helping others grow.
Trent Dado, MSc
Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: MN, WI & Australia
- Experienced and excited about using technology to add precision to our dairies.
- Developed understanding of nutrition and management of large-scale robotic systems.
- Focused on pulling data streams together to improve the decision-making process.
- Passionate about the future of the industry and the people that will shape it.
Wyatt Smith, MS
Consultant
- Currently Serving: MN & WI
- In-depth knowledge of dietary fiber digestibility and particle size in formulating rations.
- Proficient in analyzing farm specific data to aid in decision making.
- Focused on driving income over feed cost to improve farm profitability.
- Committed to guiding farms on harvesting high quality forages and utilizing home grown feedstuffs.