Bobcat Honors Credo Award Winners and Patent Innovation

Bobcat Company honored nearly 150 global employees through its annual Credo awards and patent milestone recognition program, celebrating the people whose ideas, technical expertise and leadership continue to advance the company’s innovation culture. The awards recognize individuals and teams whose work drives progress across engineering, product development, manufacturing, technology and customer experience.

Rooted in the Doosan Credo, the annual program highlights employees who exemplify the values that shape Bobcat’s culture—integrity, innovation, teamwork and continuous improvement. These honorees have delivered bold advancements, strengthened internal processes and created competitive advantages that support Bobcat’s long-term vision.

Celebrating Patent Achievements and Engineering Leadership

New to this year’s program is a special honor for employees who have reached key patent milestones. These innovators play a vital role in protecting and advancing the intellectual property that fuels Bobcat’s product evolution. Their work spans electrification, autonomy, connectivity, industrial design and performance engineering.

Employees recognized for achieving 10 or more patents include:

• Dennis Agnew, Acceleration Manager

• Jeremy Harms, Product Manager

• Jim Breuer, Director Global Product Identity

• Jin-hup Yeu, Chief Industrial Designer

• John Pfaff, Director Engineering

• Jonathan Roehrl, Global Director Engineering

• Scott Schuh, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President

• Spencer Mindeman, Global Director Engineering

Employees recognized for 15 or more patents include:

• Chris Young, Principal Engineer

• Jeff Dahl, Vice President Global Core Technology

• Mark Bares, Director Quality

• Michael Wetzel, Director Product Management

• Thomas Tokach, Engineering Specialist Sr.

These inventors embody Bobcat’s commitment to pushing boundaries, improving equipment performance and shaping the future of compact equipment and worksite technology.

Honoring Exceptional Teamwork and Impact

Alongside patent recognition, the Credo awards celebrated employees whose teamwork and leadership resulted in significant outcomes across Bobcat’s global operations. Their contributions include breakthrough design advancements, streamlined manufacturing processes, customer-focused innovations and cross-functional solutions that strengthen Bobcat’s products and services.

“The Credo awards and patent recognition highlight individuals who are not only moving our technology forward but who embody the values that define our organization,” said Mike Ballweber, president of Doosan Bobcat North America, Inc. “Their impact reaches far beyond the workplace—helping shape the future of our products, our culture and the industries we support.”

Driving Innovation Across the Organization

From engineering breakthroughs to process improvements, this year’s honorees reflect Bobcat’s ongoing commitment to innovation, technical excellence and collaborative success. By recognizing both milestone patent holders and Credo award recipients, Bobcat reinforces its belief that people drive the progress behind every major product and every transformational idea.

These employees continue to strengthen Bobcat’s legacy of designing and building industry-leading equipment solutions while helping shape the company’s next era of innovation.