Richard Ronning founded Ronning Engineering Company in 1963 after beginning his career with Archer Daniels Midland’s alfalfa business unit. Dick leads Ronning’s work in the areas of process design and systems engineering. Over the course of his career, he has provided hundreds of clients with dehydration and ingredient processing solutions and advice. He is the developer of 15 patents and continues to apply his experience and deep application knowledge to the development of new products aimed at improving energy and resource efficiency. Dick holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and is a retired licensed Professional Engineer. He is a long-time supporter of Kansas City-area faith-based organizations.

Jeff Noland leads Ronning’s overall system and product delivery efforts. Over the course of his 25-year career, Jeff has managed or supervised the delivery of over 1,000 successful ingredient handling and automation projects for customers engaged in baking, poultry and pork production, energy/ethanol production, and municipal waste conversion. His areas of technical specialization include automation systems design, process optimization, and system life cycle value management. He has worked in positions of progressive responsibility for Rockwell Automation, Shick Tube-Veyor, Seaboard Corporation, and IBM. Jeff holds degrees from the University of Illinois (B.S. in Computer Engineering) and Georgetown University (Master of Business Administration). He is a registered Project Management Professional and is a member of the Project Management Institute. He has served on the boards of numerous arts and faith-based organizations including Kansas City Young Life.

Mike Wilson is Ronning’s design and consulting practice leader in the areas of combustion systems and emissions management. Mike’s 35-year career has included positions of engineering leadership at Kewanee Boiler Company and Peabody Gordon- Piatt. He has contributed to pending patents in the areas of dehydration process design and efficiency improvement. Mike leads Ronning’s evaluation services teams and consults on all customer-facing and internal product development projects. He is an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.