Employee Highlight: Meet Dan Gamble
editAt Kenney Machinery, we pride ourselves on hiring some of the best talent in the industry and we would like you to get to know them better.
We’d like you to meet Dan Gamble, Vice President of Commercial Equipment for Kenney Machinery.
EDUCATION
Ball State University, Muncie Indiana
Business Administration and Marketing Major
MILITARY
Sergeant, U.S. Army, 1st Air Cavalry Infantry Division Vietnam
Bronze Star Recipient
Air Medal Recipient
Vietnam Campaign Medal
PROFESSIONAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1981 – Jacobsen/Textron Midwest Salesman of the Year
1984 – Jacobsen/Textron National Salesman of the Year
1985 – National Salesman of the Year
7 Year Affiliate Board Director for the Indiana Golf Course Superintendents Association
10 Year Board Director for the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation Purdue University
1994 – President of the Midwest Regional Turf Foundation Purdue University
2002 Distinguished Service Award Winner, Midwest Regional Turf Foundation
Currently holds 2 US Patents on Turf related products
Recognized seminar speaker for Turf Schools and Turf Managers Organizations
Q: What is one thing you do everyday?
A: Sell something!
Q: If you could met anyone living or dead, who would it be?
A: Vince Lombardi
Q: If you had to eat the same lunch everyday for the rest of your life, what would you pick?
A: Steak burger
Q: Where would you go if you could go anywhere in the world?
A: Alaska
Q: What is the one super power you would chose if you could chose anything?
A: To move any object with my mind.
Q: How did you get started in the green industry?
A: I started as a golf caddie.
Q: What do you enjoy about your job?
A: Talking to customers and providing a solution to their problems.
Q: What do enjoy doing when your not working?
A: Spending time with my 6 grandchildren.