Swinter Group's year-round crew make a great team! We hope you experience our friendly smiles and attitudes whether you walk in the door, pass one of our dump truck drivers on the road, talk to us on the phone, or have us work on one of your vehicles!

At Swinter Group, we believe people are the most important part of our culture. Always treating others the way we want to be treated is of paramount importance. Our unique dedication to excellence and lightning fast service is evident in everything we do; never settling for anything short of perfection, we are always focused on bettering ourselves personally and professionally. 

Ken shoveling snow as a child.

Ken J. Boegeman, Jr., CSP

Ken Boegeman, Jr. is the President of Swinter Group, Inc.  Having developed a passion for snow and ice management helping his father as a child and through adulthood, Ken dedicated a great deal of his time to learning best practices such as equipment and material knowledge; contract language; snow removal and deicing operational tactics; and crew, material, and slip & fall risk management.

In 2008, Ken attained the Certified Snow Professional (CSP) designation from the Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA). The CSP is a highly sought after credential that is only awarded to an individual after they meet experience requirements and pass a written test proctored by SIMA. There are very few CSPs relative to the amount of snow removal contractors in North America. CSP testing covers fields such as snow and ice science, operations, techniques and subcontracting.

Ken has been a member of multiple committees in SIMA and has helped in many different facets at the Snow & Ice Symposium, including co-leading educational panels. The symposium is an annual national 4-day event put on by SIMA.

Ken has Snow & Ice Management experience in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana; and he has extensive knowledge in the following area:

• Types, sizes and best usage of snow removal equipment
• Granular, pelletized, flake and liquid deicers
• Deicing product blends
• Snow clearing techniques based on varying types of weather

Giving out awards at our annual event.

With almost a decade of snow seasons in the business, Michael has seen many extreme winters. Since 2010, St. Louis has seen the 3rd least snowy season, 6th most snowy season, 5th snowiest day ever, 7th most snowfall in 24 hours, and some amazing mixtures of ice, sleet, and snow.

Michael Eilers

Michael was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri.  Upon graduation from Kansas State University in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in Construction Science and Management, he began his career in the commercial construction industry as a Project Manager and later as a Construction Executive in Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado.  

After more than a decade of operations excellence in the construction arena, Michael turned his eye on the business of commercial snow removal. He quickly found that all the same skills that made him successful in the construction industry - communication, organization, documentation, and resource management - applied to commercial snow removal as well.

At Swinter, Michael is in charge of our snow removal operations, routing equipment and people to properties in the most efficient manner and keeping our mechanic and shop crew organized. 

A proud father of three and loving husband, Michael is heavily involved in his community and with his children's activities during this free time.

Brent Reeder

Brent started his career in general construction and new home development. While working in this industry, he was tasked with clearing snow for the properties that were owned by the company. At the young age of 16, he found himself behind the wheel of a plow truck for the first time and loving it.

Brent worked his way up from laborer to skilled trades to foreman and finally lead sales/account manager for a contracting company.  However, he never left his love of snow and continued to add properties and roads to his portfolio.    

Over the summer of 2018, Brent joined Swinter Group as an Account Manager. He is in charge of all new snow removal customers, and he loves the ability to think and talk snow year round! In this role, Brent enjoys having the chance to interact with contractors in the field as well as present to a group of property managers or business owners.

Brent's wife, Mollie, and his 4 children keep him busy when he's not thinking snow!

Ken and Nicole

Nicole Boegeman

Nicole Boegeman is the First Lady of Swinter Group, Inc., and she wears many hats at the office.  Her main role as Controller keeps her busy enough, but she also takes care of HR, Marketing, and IT as time allows. 

Nicole was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Truman State University with a B.S in Business/Marketing and a minor in Visual Communications.  She has always enjoyed being both creative and analytical.  Before working at Swinter, she dabbled in both media planning and accounting at local advertising agencies, and she honed her many hatted skills at a construction company. In her spare time, she loves to draw portraits and either listen to or join in with her musically inclined family.

A rare glimpse of Elizabeth in her natural habitat.

Elizabeth Hensley

Elizabeth Hensley was born in Southern Illinois and moved to St Louis after attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale for Kinesiology. After college she worked in two very different environments: a mortgage bank and a child care center.

Elizabeth came to Swinter Group to share her talents of organization and communication that she honed both in the banking industry and working with children.  Elizabeth mainly handles Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable for Swinter, and she does it all with a smile!

On weekends, you can expect to find Elizabeth doing something outside; whether it be hiking, boating, climbing, camping, or simply sitting outdoors and listening to music.