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Management Team

David Laird, Ph.D

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, MBA

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, MBA

Co-founder and President of N-Sense, and professor-emeritus of Agronomy at Iowa State University. Received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Iowa State University in 1987. Started his career as research scientist with USDA-ARS, and joined the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University as a professor in 2010.  He has been working on soil sen

Co-founder and President of N-Sense, and professor-emeritus of Agronomy at Iowa State University. Received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Iowa State University in 1987. Started his career as research scientist with USDA-ARS, and joined the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University as a professor in 2010.  He has been working on soil sensor technology to facilitate precision management of soils for over 20 years. His prior research led to the development of a commercial field mobile on-the-go NIRS soil sensor system. 

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, MBA

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, MBA

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, MBA

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, co-founder of N-Sense and managing director of Centesimus Capital. He lives and works in Ames, IA and Boston, MA. He has co-founded a number of firms in insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, and information sciences and consults on company formation and growth.  He is a board member of two companies and three non-

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, co-founder of N-Sense and managing director of Centesimus Capital. He lives and works in Ames, IA and Boston, MA. He has co-founded a number of firms in insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, and information sciences and consults on company formation and growth.  He is a board member of two companies and three non-profits. He graduated from UC Berkeley in engineering, from Dartmouth’s Tuck School with an MBA in finance, and from Bentley University with an MS in Taxation. 

Adam Banwell, BSE

Stephen Ringlee, CPA, MBA

Adam Banwell, BSE

Adam Banwell, Software Developer of N-Sense. He lives and works in Des Moines, Iowa. He received his Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from Iowa State University in 2022. He started working with N-Sense in 2020 while finishing his academic degree.

Business Mentors

Brian Carr

Bob Gunzenhauser, MBA

Thomas Chiou, Ph.D

Engineering Consultant. Former VP of Engineering at ALMACO.

Thomas Chiou, Ph.D

Bob Gunzenhauser, MBA

Thomas Chiou, Ph.D

 Research scientist and adjunct professor at Iowa State University.

Bob Gunzenhauser, MBA

Bob Gunzenhauser, MBA

Bob Gunzenhauser, MBA

   Manager, Agronomy science at Granular. 

Randy Hertz

Derek Schmidt, M.S., MBA

Bob Gunzenhauser, MBA

Hertz Farm Management

Derek Schmidt, M.S., MBA

Derek Schmidt, M.S., MBA

Derek Schmidt, M.S., MBA

    Manager, ISG business development and planning at John Deere.          

             

Matthew Siefker

Derek Schmidt, M.S., MBA

Derek Schmidt, M.S., MBA

Iowa farmer. Farms about 4,000 acres of corn and soybeans in Central Iowa.

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