Your GPS Dairy Consultants
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.
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.
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.
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.
Trent Dado, MSc
Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: MN, WI & Australia
- Experienced and excited about using technology to add precision to our dairies.
- Enjoys building forage systems to improve forage quality.
- 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.
Paul Dyk, MSc, PAS
Partner, Consultant
- Currently Serving: US, Asia and Middle East
- 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.
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.
Megan Abeyta, PhD
Consultant
- Currently Serving: IA, 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.
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.
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.
Douglas Duhatschek, PhD, BVetMed
Consultant
- Currently Serving: Kansas & Texas
- Specializes in sorghum silage and alternative forage systems to help dairies reduce risk and maximize forage value.
- Connects farm data, technology, and on-farm implementation to identify opportunities and deliver measurable results.
- Dedicated to improving people, processes, and profitability on progressive dairy operations.
- Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, helping ensure clear communication across the entire dairy team.
Brady Goetz, PhD, PAS
Consultant
- Currently Serving: I-29 Area & KS
- Drives performance in the milking herd by aligning nutrition, management, and execution across the operation.
- Strength in heifer development and transition programs to improve future herd performance.
- Hands-on, practical approach grounded in real-world management and on-farm execution.
- Challenges progressive dairies to identify bottlenecks, think differently, and operate at a higher level.
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.
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
Stephanie Jens
Director of Business Operations
- 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.
Amanda Kohls
Digital Media Executive
- Develops creative communication strategies across digital platforms, podcasts, events, and print.
- Turns analytics into actionable insights to strengthen engagement and amplify GPS's message.
- Passionate about sharing the stories and successes of GPS consultants and dairy producers.
- Fueled by a passion for cows, agriculture, and the people dedicated to caring for them.
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.
Paulina Letelier, PhD
Consultant
- Currently Serving: WI
- Works with dairy producers to increase milk and components yield, improve feed efficiency, and strengthen overall profitability.
- Specialized in dairy records analysis to identify performance gaps and implement data-driven solutions.
- Fluent in Spanish; develops customized training programs for Hispanic dairy teams, including managers, feeders, and calf care staff.
- Strengthens communication, labor efficiency, team accountability, and operational consistency.
Logan Morris, PhD
Consultant
- Currently Serving: FL, GA, NC, 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.
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.
Andre Pereira, PhD, BVetMed
Consultant
- Currently Serving: I-29 Area, IA, 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.
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.
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.