About Us

Our History

Viking Industrial Painting (V.I.P.) was established in 2001 in Northern Iowa as an industrial tank painting company specializing in the Water Tower Industry. Since then, Viking has actively worked with engineers, third-party inspectors, and tank owners to renovate and protect steel tanks.

Viking Industrial Painting has been successful due to our attention to quality and detail. Our desire to take care of both our customers and our team members is a reflection of our motto and core value, “Do the right thing, always.” As a result, Viking Industrial Painting has maintained the reputation as one of the premier tank painting companies in the Midwest.

Now located in Omaha, Nebraska we continue to grow our company through those same values. We offer not only professional tank painting and repair but also both short-term and long-term maintenance programs for all styles of water storage tanks. We take a consultative approach to develop a plan that proactively protects your tank and allows for financial planning and fixed expenses for ease of annual budgeting.

Top INC. 5000 Company

Viking Industrial Painting is honored to be listed as #174 on the 2021 Top Inc. 5000 fastest-growing company list.  The Inc. 5000 is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment, its private businesses. Our company joins the ranks of renowned organizations such as Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names that gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000. Growth has been a large part of the company culture in the last 3 years, as the company has grown more than 2,000%.  We’ve experienced growth in our company size, we’ve created jobs, we’ve created value, and we’ve created a culture that always strives to be the best we can possibly be. We’re looking forward to another successful year accelerating the growth and impact throughout the Midwest. Companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2017 to 2020. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at https://www.inc.com/inc5000/2021

Meet Our Team

Rory Sudbeck

President

John Snodgrass

Vice President

Kirt Ervin

PE – Chief Operating Officer

Serena Stach

Controller

Ben Rinken

Director of Innovation & Technology

Mike Maryott

Operations Manager

Brandon VanderMey

Director of Sales

Kim Caldwell

Director of Safety & Compliance

Donnie Bullins

Field Superintendent

Bill Murfree

Field Representative – Northern Illinois

Aaron Tebbe

Field Representative – Southern Illinois

Rob Jongquist

Field Representative – Iowa

Rick Penner

Field Representative – Kansas & Nebraska

John Reimer

Field Representative – Kansas & Nebraska

Jordan Ricks

Field Representative – Missouri

Matt Schultz

Field Representative – Western Missouri

Brooks Pranger

Field Representative – Southern Texas

Jason Deckard

Field Representative – Northern Texas

Russell Hicks

Field Representative – Oklahoma

BJ Richardson

Field Representative – Arkansas

Dominic Pederson

Estimating Manager

Charles Erickson

Maintenance Manager

Jim Caldwell

Project Manager

Andrew “AJ” Lenzie

Project Manager

Eric Correa

Project Manager

Mike Winkeler

Project Coordinator

Catie Van Ornam

Accounting Supervisor

Emma Staudenmaier

Marketing Manager