Our
Team
Meet the team here at FSOil.
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Ken Iverson
Chief Executive Officer
ken.iverson@fsoil.com
503.991.3541
Ken’s expertise is crop management. Years of monitoring and managing the fields of the family farm. He has relinquished that job to his son but is still the heart of innovation for the farm as well as FSOil.
Kathryn Ward
Chief Operations Officer
kathryn.ward@fsoil.com
503.302.7375
Kathryn joined the team at FSOil in 2018 as a lab technician. Her exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and work ethic made her an obvious choice for the position of Chief of Operations. Kathryn graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and dual minors in Sociology and Anthropology. Kathryn also worked for 5 years as a General Manager for a high-volume food-service franchise that equipped her with the skills and knowledge to build processes and tighten up efficiencies in our dynamic and fast-paced facilities. She is passionate about helping to set FSOil apart in the industry by safe guarding our quality standards, processing methods, and traceability.
Dan Berkery
Director of Sales and Marketing
dan.berkery@fsoil.com
503.804.7966
Dan leads sales for FSOil. Since joining the team in 2019, Dan has been instrumental in raising awareness of the FSOil brand and opening new avenues for sales growth for the company. Dan has spent his entire career in fast-growing, emerging industries and brings those invaluable insights to FSOil. A life-long musician and recording artist, prior to joining FSOil, Dan was a digital recording innovator for Digidesign who recruited Dan for his technical expertise, which quickly led to roles in field sales.
Hellen Harris
Director of Human Resources
hellen.harris@fsoil.com
702.622.0856
Hellen joined FSOil in 2018 with a passion in embracing the core values of integrity, innovation, and growth, making her the perfect choice for Director of Human Resources. Since then she’s implemented her hard-earned skills to best protect the rights and safety of the FSOil team while utilizing her experience and specialized skills in personnel relations, sales, corporate capital management, and safety compliance.
Uli Reich
Director of Facilities
ulrich.reich@fsoil.com
503.634.2463
Uli joined FSOil with an extensive knowledge in building and fixing manufacturing equipment. His scope of responsibility includes cGMP facility requirements, equipment management, facility up keep and maintenance, as well as keeping our employee’s safe.
Mark Schmidt
Director of Research and Development
mark.schmidt@fsoil.com
503.634.2463
Mark has been passionate about science, and using it as a tool in the search for truth, throughout his entire life. Joining the FSOil team in 2018 as a post processing technician, he was brought into the R&D department in 2020 after sharing he had a degree in Microbiology from OSU. Since then, Mark has developed winterization, distillation, flash chromatography, HPLC quantitative analysis of cannabinoids, THC remediation, and alternative ingredient maceration techniques all proprietary to FSOil.
Megan Iverson
Quality Assurance
Megan graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering and has a broad background in analytical testing, specialty chemical production, in addition to intellectual property and patentability research for new technologies. Megan joined FSOil in 2017 and has held a variety of roles before joining the Quality Department in 2019. She currently oversees all aspects of quality including but not limited to creation and implementation of standard operating procedures, inspections, as well as equipment qualifications and calibration. Megan ensures a strong quality focus is maintained throughout the entire company and that all products meet safety and quality standards.
Kaleb Schiedler
Post Production Lead
Kaleb started at FSOil in 2019 as a technician. He loved the purpose and mission of FSOil, and found each minute to be an adventure and challenge. Kaleb was promoted to Post Production Lead in 2022, and is looking forward to all the new challenges ahead while he continues to help FSOil grow and extract as well as awareness of CBD.
Colin Cagley
Lead Extractor
colin.cagley@fsoil.com
503.703.9816
After many years working in the service industry, in July of 2017 Colin began working at CO2 Dynamics in Portland, OR. There he learned the process of extracting cannabinoids using supercritical CO2. In October of 2017 Colin was selected to help at Iverson Family Farms with their Industrial Hemp operation, extracting CBD. Colin’s attention to detail and troubleshooting skills have benefited him at FSOil where he has streamlined processes in extraction and in 2019, he became the Extraction Department Lead at FSOil.
Tim Hopper
Senior Account Manager
Tim joined FSOil in early 2017. With over 10 years of experience in cannabis, his extensive knowledge of the industry has helped FSOil grow as a company at an astounding rate. He started with overseeing FSOil processing facilities and working with several strategic partners to develop increasingly efficient manufacturing equipment, and has moved into sales to continue to support FSOils growth.