The Great Northern Story

Reliable & Value-Driven

Jesse Kjelsrud

Owner / Sales

I now have a large family of my own with 6 wonderful children and a loving and supportive wife. if we aren’t working, we are outside enjoying the wonderful gifts Montana has to offer. I have been serving the contractors in the Gallatin Valley and surrounding areas for over 12 years in a similar role and saw a void that needed to be filled. With the experience and knowledge I have acquired, I had a vision to have a quick turnaround and give the customers what they need. If they have a vision we will find a way to make it happen.

Rainor Kjelsrud

Owner / Production

Rainor was raised in the Gallatin Valley and graduated from Belgrade High School. He immediately founded a few successful businesses and started this company with his brother and friends. He takes pride in his work and his companies.
Rainor has a loving lady and baby girl. He loves his family and makes them his priority. In his little free time he enjoys Hunting, fishing, and just relaxing on the boat.

Thain Cook

Owner / Sales

Thain joined the metal industry over 10 years ago when he was looking to settle down into a career he loved. As the head of sales, he enjoys listening to his client’s ideas and creating the best plans to make them come to life. The more complex, the better. He strives to create a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere for both guests and staff in the shop and on the job site.

Outside of work Thain loves to spend time with his family hunting and fishing, building projects around the house, and working on his yard – which he considers the best form of meditation.

Jeff Dandy

Office Manager

Jeff has been in the metal and building industry for 13 years and helps keep everything running smoothly at the shop. He enjoys the people he meets and works with everyday, which is what makes all the work worthwhile.

When he’s not at the shop, Jeff loves watching live music with friends and family at the many venues around the state and exploring new venues around the country.

Steve Theobald

Production Manager

Steven has been working for GNMC for almost as long as it has been open. He enjoys working with metal because it’s different from any other material and gives him the opportunity to learn about different trades, furthering his skills in the industry. If you have custom metal trim, chances are Steven has made sure every bend is precise.

He’s made Montana his home, and loves to hunt, fish, and be outside all year long.

Katy Robbins

Marketing

Katy joined the team at GNMC a year after it began and is a jack-of-all-trades. She’s moved from the warehouse to the office and is now handling marketing and helping with the phones while still doing the occasional load out. She’s lived in Montana since she was eight, moving to several different towns but calls Bozeman home. Outside of the shop Katy enjoys rock climbing, hiking, hunting, and spending as much time as possible outside.

Fallon Strauch

Production

Fallon is Bozeman, MT born and raised. At GNMC you can find him manning the portable standing seam roller on various projects across the valley or right in the shop yard. He loves the varied and hands on work that comes with manufacturing metal panels. It’s different than any job he’s ever had and keeps things interesting. Fallon is an avid outdoorsman and when he’s not at GNMC he’ll be out hiking, fishing, hunting, exploring off trail, woodworking, or tinkering on vehicles.

Andy Lessley

Sales / Estimates

Andy has been working in the metal industry for 24 years. He genuinely enjoys doing this line of work, being able to work with his friends, and meeting new people.

In his free time, he enjoys hunting, shooting at the range, camping, and boating with family and friends. Andy’s mantra is he lives for the summers and tolerates the winter.