About Us
Gunnar Shaffer
Founder, Engineer & Farmer
Growing up as a 6th generation crop and cattle farmer in Friendship, Arkansas, agriculture runs deep in Gunnar’s veins. With a BSc in Engineering Renewable Energy Power Systems from John Brown University, Gunnar brought Agrowponics to life when he carefully crafted the business’s first products in the University research lab. In 2016, Gunnar graduated with his MSc in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Oldenburg, Germany. His passion for modernizing agriculture runs deep; for him, the sky is the limit.
Tom Burns
Co-Founder of Agrowponics, Product Development & Production
After serving in the US Army, Tom decided to study and study and study! He completed his BSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering, then graduated with an MSc in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Management from the University of Missouri, Rolla. If that wasn’t enough, in 2015, he completed his MBA in Business at UALR. Tom has a passion for innovation and, with his vast knowledge in electrical, computer, and control systems combined with management skills, is an enormous asset to Agrowponics and the future of vertical farming.