Meet the people that make Rockwell Farms possible.
Click on the pictures below to read their biographies also be sure to click Rockwell Farms Fun to see some of our company activities.
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Bryan .
Has rejoined the company after spending four years at Appalachian State University. I am not sure what exactly he did for those years but suffice to say he did graduate in four years with a degree in psychology and business. The business degree should help in our sales department and from what I understand the psychology part is so that he can put his Daddy on a couch and see what makes him tick. This young man has an outstanding personality which we hope will help with our customers and their needs. We look for great things from him over the next few years as he gains experience to bring our company along.
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Cobey Rejoined us in early 2005 after working three years for Shell Chemical in New Orleans. (Yes, she got out before the big one hit. Maybe we need to look at her psychic skills a little more.) At present she is juggling a lot of our special projects including production planning and our HR department. She is also the lead person with Walmart.
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Jason Joined us in the spring of 2006 as a production supervisor in our planting department after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After doing such a great job for us, he indicated that he would enjoy trying to use some of his skills in the sales department. As he is always looking for new challenges, Jason has recently taken on the role of accounts payable and receivables as well.
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Jim Joined us in 2002 with over 30 years in the greenhouse industry. He provides leadership and management to all of our employees in production, shipping, and maintenance areas. Because of the depth of his experience, he is able to gain the efficiencies necessary in our competitive industry.
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Mark Is the guru of the farm. I think that he would be most happy as a Trappist Monk or sitting on the mountain contemplating the meaning of things. To fulfill this mission of his, he has traveled to China the last three years to see how things are done there. To sit and visit with Mark is always enlightening and fun. He has been with us for over eight years, after leaving the frigid north where he was a grower and garden center manager. For us, at the present time, he handles all of our inventories and product availability. To get this all correct takes a lot of patience and meticulous calculations. Mark ROCKS!
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Michael Is our leader in the transportation and trucking department. As anyone who has ever tried to route, fill, find drivers and deliver the product on time will tell you, it is an extremely tough and tedious position.
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Mima Is our head grower, she came to Rockwell Farms 13 years ago as an exchange student from Bulgaria. Through dedication, intuitive talents and the desire to grow the "great plant," she has risen to the top of her profession. What an asset she is to our company!!
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Nena Started with us in April 2003 as an intern from Bulgaria where she attained a degree in horticulture/business management. The enthusiasm that she shows for her job is totally unbelievable. At the present time, she is our shipping coordinator and team lead supervisor. She helps lead eight team leads and about forty people. Trying to keep all of these balls in the air is one very difficult job, but Nena is capable and leads with true enthusiasm.
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Scott Began working on our greenhouses over twenty-five years ago when he would help his dad, Bobby, do the electrical and mechanical work on our place. Over the years we have watched Scott grow and mature. When his Dad left three years ago to do missionary work in Haiti and Honduras, Scott became our lead and go to guy. He knows more about the workings of the computer and electrical working of our place than anyone else. At times more than he wants to because we are forever calling him and trying to have him figure out and correct the things we have messed up. He always finds the solution. Scott, in his unassuming ways, gets the job done.
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Slavic He came to us an intern in 2001 from Moldova, which is a very small country in Eastern Europe. He had studied horticulture and has an agriculture/horticulture degree from the agriculture university there. After completing internships in Poland and Holland, he has made his home in our town. Slavic is in charge of over ten acres of production space. He leads our team in fertilizer techniques and plant production procedures. This is such an important area for us because of the many variables that go into making the decisions that affect the plant's health.
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Vic Started with us as a production supervisor in 2001. Since that time, he has used his construction skills to build over thirteen acres of modern glass greenhouses. He is a very versatile individual who wears many hats and takes great pride in each and every job that he undertakes. Vic lives in one of the houses on the property and takes care of our heating situations during the year. This by itself is a very demanding and critical position for us because of the many acres we heat and the value of our crops. In addition to all of this he also takes care of our seeding, which is the first step in producing a quality product.