A flowing river with rocks and boulders, surrounded by lush green trees under a clear sky.

Our Journey

While fly fishing in Colorado, we saw waste tires and plastics in the river and wondered, “What can we do to make a difference?” This led to an adventurous journey of product research, design, development, and heavy duty prototypes. After many years of coffees, beers, and armchair quarterbacks, Pretred launched its first manufacturing facility in  Aurora, Colorado in 2022. 

We are an environmentally responsible company committed to inspiring sustainable development.

Let’s build a better way together!

Meet the Team

  • Eric Davis | CEO

    Eric Davis

    CEO

  • Steven Balthazor | Pretred CFO

    Steven Balthazor

    CFO

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    Rob Volkert

    COO

  • Rick Welle | Pretred CoFounder

    Rick Welle

    VP Operations

  • Jeff Olson | Pretred CoFounder

    Jeff Olson

    Business Development

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  • Pretred - Director of Engineering

    Vincent Powell

    Director of Engineering

  • Royal Rich | Pretred Sales Manager

    Royal Rich

    Sales Manager

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  • Matt Dunn

    Sales Manager

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    Toni Olson

    Marketing/PR

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  • Michelle Davis | Pretred Office Manager

    Michelle Davis

    Office Manager

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  • Pretred accounting

    John Ziegler

    Part-time Controller

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    Servando Orizaba

    Operations Coordinator

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    Geoff Quinter

    Product Developer

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    Kyle Henricksen

    Senior Mechanical Engineer

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    Daniel Rose

    Materials Application Engineer

  • CJ Chung

    Materials Design Engineer

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    Jordan Kusch

    Manufacturing Engineer

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    Bryan Pates

    Engineering Technician

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    Will Livingston

    Process Lead

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    Erick Olivas Soto

    Shift Leader

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    Dylan Orizaba

    Shift Leader

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    Jonathon Basurto

    Warehouse Technician

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    Devon Morm

    Warehouse Technician

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    Saul Herrera

    Warehouse Technician

Capital Partners

Including the former CFO of the Carlyle Group and multiple grants from the State of Colorado.

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Ivy Ventures
Techstars
HG Ventures

Strategic Partners

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