When Pat Edberg was a kindergartener, if you had asked him what he wanted to do when he grew up, his answer would have been to drive a red truck and work around big equipment. “I guess I never let go of that dream!” he says.  

Pat came to Ames through a strong family connection. His dad, Rob, worked for Ames for 22 years as a regional safety manager. Pat started painting fences for the Ames Percheron Farm at age 14, and he interned for Ames while getting a degree in construction management. Pat has worked as a laborer, foreman, civil superintendent, and today, he’s a construction manager in the Central region.

He says that the work Ames does every day is critical to America’s success, which makes him especially proud to be a part of the construction industry.  

“My coworkers are what drives me. Their success at work and in their personal lives is what makes Ames such an awesome place to be. We are a family that drives each other to be better every single day.”

Family and friends are important to Pat, and outside of work, he values spending time outdoors with his wife and three children. He also enjoys metal fabrication, diesel pickups, and building and improving his family’s property.

RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

New Zealand for red stag hunting

What was your first job?

Washing dishes at Annie’s Cafe

Favorite entertainment:

“Seinfeld”; “Lonesome Dove”; “Think Like a Horse” by Grant Golliher; and Mike Rowe’s podcast “The Way I Heard It”

What sports teams/athletes do you cheer for?

Anything rodeo, particularly rough stock events

Favorite music:

Country and Americana: Turnpike Troubadours, Whiskey Myers, Jamey Johnson, The Steel Woods, Charles Wesley Godwin, Treaty Oak Revival, Stephen Wilson Jr.

You have to sing karaoke. What song do you pick?

“Mowing Down the Roses” by Jamey Johnson

What is a family tradition you look forward to each year?

Christmas day with my family

What is your favorite food?

Carolina-style barbeque