About Us

Beaude graduated from TCU in 1989 with a Bachelors degree in Marketing. He has also attended Wharton Business School and SMU for additional Business Studies. He is responsible for all major operational areas including manufacturing, accounting/finance & sales/marketing. Additionally, he leads teams in the development of new products and markets. Beaude believes in creating additional value for our customers while fostering a positive work environment that allows people to enjoy, learn and succeed. He has served on boards/commitees of the National Belting Association (NIBA), American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), and is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Paul graduated from West Texas A&M in 1992 with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. He attended The University of Texas (Dallas) and received his MBA in 1995. He has also attended several postgraduate seminars in negotiation, sales management, and marketing at The University of Texas, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Harvard Business School.

Paul is responsible for leading the sales, marketing and operations functions for Maxi-Lift, Inc. He is also Vice President of Marketing for Southwest Agri-Plastics, Inc. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for AFIA (American Feed Industry Association) as chair elect. He has served as the past Chairperson for the Equipment Manufacturers Committee of AFIA. He was selected as the AFIA Member of the Year for AFIA in 2011. He is also an active member of GEAPS, NIBA, PTDA, EMC and CEMA.

Jim graduated from Texas A&M in 1992 with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and he is a CPA.  He began his career at Deloitte & Touché in Atlanta and has a wide range of experience including fortune 500 companies, private equity owned middle market companies as well as family owned businesses. Jim is responsible for leading the accounting, finance, human resources and IT functions for Maxi-Lift.

Kevin graduated from Purdue University in 1997 with a BS Degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Following graduation Kevin was commissioned as a 2^nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.  He was stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC and served five years as an Infantry Officer before leaving the Marine Corps as a Captain. He spent the next 15 years in the food and beverage industry in a variety of logistics, distribution, transportation and manufacturing roles.  Kevin earned his MBA from Baylor University in 2016 and joined Maxi-Lift as Vice-President of Manufacturing Operations in April of 2018.

Matt graduated with a double major in Agricultural Economics and Animal Science from Texas A&M University. Upon graduating from Texas A&M, he began a 13 year career with Cargill, where he worked as both a Business Manager and Business Development Manager in Mentone, IN; Sterling, CO; Franklinton, LA and Giddings, TX. He was subsequently employed by Dayton Lease & Pipeline Services as their General Manager for 5 years. In May of 2017, he was hired by Maxi-Lift as the Director of Business Development to further build the Maxi-Lift brand and develop an outside sales team.

Bo graduated from the University of North Texas with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Marketing. He joined Maxi-Lift in December of 1994 following a stint selling industrial chemicals. Bo is responsible for Maxi-Lift’s domestic sales programs and our sales staff. He is also the Product Manager for all of Maxi-Lift’s agricultural elevator bucket lines. Bo is a member of GEAPS, and has served as an Associates Board Director, as well as on a number of International committees. He is a member of NIBA-The Belting Association, and currently serves on the Marketing Committee.

Byron graduated with a BBA in finance from Texas A&M and a Masters in International Management from Thunderbird. Upon graduating from Thunderbird, he began a 14 year career with Archer Daniels Midland Company, where he worked as a grain merchandiser, commodity trader and as a product sales manager in Salina, Kansas, Decatur, Illinois, and Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. He was subsequently employed by Con Agra as Commodity Trading Director for Molinos of Puerto Rico. Returning to the states, he worked for three years as a Supply Chain Manager for Auto Zone in both Memphis, TN, and Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. In August of 2007, he was hired by Maxi-Lift to be the Territory Sales Manager for the Southeast U.S. and Latin America. He is now the Director of International Sales and travels frequently both domestically as well as throughout Latin America and other regions of the world, promoting both Maxi-Lift’s and Southwest Agri-Plastic’s products.

Chris graduated in December of 1998 from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Distribution. Chris is responsible for the marketing and promotion of Maxi-Lift’s industrial duty elevator buckets which includes the Maxi-Tuff line of precision injection-molded Dupont Zytel Nylon, Urethane, and Polyethylene AA and MF style buckets; custom fabricated carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum elevator buckets; and a complete line of malleable iron buckets. Additionally, Chris is responsible for promoting Maxi-Lift’s line of carbon steel, stainless steel, and zinc-plated elevator bolts and related hardware.