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Slope Mower Leadership Team

Cross-Industry Trailblazers

Game-changing products and unmatched customer service don’t change industries alone. Our leaders spark growth and revolution through their commitment to pushing limits, solving problems, and continually pursuing more. Developed by a team of first-class specialists with over 50 years of combined expertise from the military and high-level industries including aerospace, heavy equipment, and industrial manufacturing, our machines are a reflection of our team: versatile, whip-smart, and 100% American-made.

Michael Brandt, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

A hands-on problem-solver and inspirational leader, Michael is spearheading RC Mowers' charge to revolutionize the commercial mowing industry. Having engineered groundbreaking technologies at companies including Raytheon, LifePort, and Lockheed Martin, Mike is equally experienced with and passionate about developing outstanding product solutions that drive new efficiencies, and more importantly, save lives.  LinkedIn | Phone

Tim Kubista, Vice President Sales and Marketing

Tim specializes in revenue growth, acquisition, sales training and building dealer networks – helping transform small businesses into powerhouse enterprises. He has led three companies to inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list, including RC Mowers, and came to the company with vast knowledge of the commercial mowing and allied equipment industry. Tim is a former South Dakota Small Businessperson of the Year and brings over 30 years’ experience in leadership, strategy, people development, financial management and market expansion to lead RC Mowers’ sales and marketing teams.  LinkedIn | Phone | Email

Ray Watkins, Chief Technology Officer

Ray comes to the RC Mowers CTO role from an incredible 31-year career at Boeing. There, Ray worked his way from an aircraft electronics (avionics) technician to a senior manager in aircraft testing, and was recruited by the Boeing Phantom Works Division as a principal researcher for classified defense programs, where he worked to develop and improve weapons systems. Ray joined Boeing’s Corporate Strategy Office and developed strategies for investments in breakthrough aerospace and classified defense projects. Many of Ray’s process and system breakthroughs are still in use in Boeing factories or flying aboard Boeing aircraft today. We salute Ray’s service in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve as an aviator with flight time in multiple carrier-based aircraft and two combat deployments.  LinkedIn | Phone

JORDAN PERKINS, Co-Founder, National Accounts Manager

Jordan’s route to RC Mowers leadership includes both calculated and fortuitous turns and transformations. All of which have made him an incredibly well-rounded, adept, and thoughtful leader. From health and wellness operations, to a business consulting firm, to founding a landscaping company, Jordan has spent considerable time becoming an expert in all customer-facing and internal aspects of business. In 2018, Jordan co-founded RC Mowers with the invention of the Remote-Operated Robotic Mower. He manages all national accounts at the company today, including a focus on our Autonomous Mowing Robots customer accounts. Email | Phone

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