Leadership Team

Connor Deering

Connor Deering

CEO & President

Connor Deering joined Cemen Tech in June of 2014 from Apache Inc. where he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Prior to Apache, Deering held several roles with the Mueller Co., his last role was Vice President / General Manager –Gas Products / Services Divisions where he had responsibility for the global Gas Products business and the execution of the strategic plan to grow Mueller Service Company. Deering holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio University and an MBA from Milikin University.

Josh Maurer

Chief Financial Officer

Josh Maurer joined Cemen Tech in August 2015. Prior to joining the team at Cemen Tech, Josh was the CFO for LBS, a manufacturer supplying the bookbinding industry. At LBS, Josh led the effort to transition ownership to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Prior to that, Maurer was an Audit Manager with LWBJ, LLP. Maurer holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Drake University and is a CPA.

Mark Rinehart

Mark Rinehart

Vice President – Sales and Marketing

Mark Rinehart joined Cemen Tech as Director of Sales and Marketing in August 2014 after eleven years with Ziegler Caterpillar. While at Ziegler CAT, Mark started as one of the first employees within their GPS division supporting construction customers throughout Iowa and Minnesota. He moved into additional technology roles before being promoted to Director of Technology where he managed all of the GPS related solutions the dealership offered. At that time, Ziegler CAT was the largest Trimble construction dealer in the world. Mark has a Bachelor’s Degree from Northwest Missouri State and a Master’s Degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Ken Jokerst

Ken Jokerst

Director of Operations

Ken joined Cemen Tech in late 2016. Prior to joining Cemen Tech, Ken served as Vice President of Operations at Winegard, a respected world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative antenna products for satellite and terrestrial communications.

Brant Pfantz

Director of Supply Chain

Brant Pfantz joined Cemen Tech in January 2021. Before Cemen Tech, Brant worked at Emerson-Fisher Controls for 14 years, where he performed numerous supply chain roles. As Marshalltown Operations Supply Chain Manager from 2014 to 2018, Brant was responsible for reducing lead-time, improving OTD, and implementing inventory management practices. In his last role at Emerson, Brant was the Director of Global Supply Chain and Additive Development. In that role, he was responsible for the long-term Strategy and Development and incorporating new Additive Technologies into the Global Supply Chain. Brant holds a Business Administration degree from Coe College.

Matt Bergman

Director of Customer Service

Matt Bergman joined Cemen Tech in January 2023. Prior to joining Cemen Tech, Matt worked at Marel for 24 years in numerous roles across Service, Product Management and Engineering. Matt’s most recent role at Marel was Vice President of Service Operations for North America. Matt holds an Associates degree in Robotics and Automation from Indian Hills Community College.

Emily Lyons

Human Resources Director

Emily Lyons joined Cemen Tech in November 2020. Prior to joining Cemen Tech, Emily helped execute five acquisitions in two years, doubling the workforce as the Human Resource Director of a commercial printer. She has diverse Human Resource experience in manufacturing, publishing, marketing, healthcare, mortgage banking, and insurance. Emily holds a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University.

Woody Hancock

Director of IT

Woody Hancock joins Cemen Tech after serving 21 years at Hirsh Industries growing from a network engineering role into the Director of IT. As the network engineer Woody designed and built the infrastructure of all IT systems at Hirsh and was responsible for security, business continuity and network communications. As the Director of IT Woody managed an effective team of techs, developers and EDI specialist. At Cemen Tech Woody will be leveraging that expertise into building up and securing an enterprise level infrastructure and guiding the IT team in their strategic objectives. Woody holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University – Idaho.