Tony joined Border States in 2003 and has served in several roles within the Branch Support Center (corporate office) in Fargo, North Dakota — Buyer, Inventory Supervisor, Purchasing Manager, Pricing and Sourcing Manager, Procurement Director, VP Procurement and VP Operations. Tony was named to his current role in 2024 with responsibility for safety, supply chain design, sales order operations, warehousing and logistics strategies for the organization. He has a passion for overall process improvement and efficiency in conjunction with a focus on end-to-end process improvement in the supply chain. Tony graduated from North Dakota State University (NDSU) with a degree in management information systems. He also holds CPIM and CSCP certificates from the Association for Operations Management. Tony serves on the Board of Directors for the NDSU College of Business and has served on the Eaton Distributor Advisory Council. He was named to tED magazine’s 30 under 35 list for electrical professionals in 2013.