The Resolute Solutions Team

Decades of hands-on experience across processing operations and the shop floor — from plant optimization rooted in animal rendering to built-for-purpose equipment, industrial repair, and custom fabrication. We understand the realities of production and pair proven best practices with technology to deliver ever-improving solutions built around each client's needs and goals.

Matthew (Chip) Tice

Matthew (Chip) Tice

Rendering Solutions Director

Chip Tice brings over 40 years of experience in the rendering and food processing industry. He began his career on the processing line and quickly advanced to plant manager, later overseeing multiple operations. Known for his hands-on expertise and practical approach, Chip has built a strong reputation for solving complex operational challenges and developing cost-effective equipment solutions that improve efficiency and maximize yield.

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Brian Hurlocker

Shop Operations Lead

Brian Hurlocker leads shop operations at Resolute Solutions, running the fabrication, repair, and equipment-build work that happens on the shop floor. He turns engineering plans into finished, field-ready equipment — overseeing day-to-day builds, quality, and turnaround so that what leaves the shop holds up under real operating conditions.

Stephen Ehmann

Stephen Ehmann

Chief Technology Officer

Stephen Ehmann brings over 25 years of experience in engineering and technology leadership. He holds a degree in Engineering and a Master's in Computer Science, and is responsible for driving and managing technology strategy and initiatives across Resolute and its clients. Known for his strategic mindset and technical expertise, Stephen focuses on delivering ever-improving solutions that align best practices and technology with client needs and goals.

Our Work

Our recent work spans processing operations and the shop floor — odor control, evaporation, and process-efficiency upgrades across rendering plants, alongside built-for-purpose equipment, industrial repair and rebuild, and custom fabrication and machining. From a full-scale air scrubber and ozone system built end-to-end, to evaporator replacements and two-stage waste heat sludge upgrades, to a loadout overhaul that replaced screw conveyors with drag systems and large-scale stainless piping — each project reflects how we work: hands-on engineering, full lifecycle delivery, and a commitment to ever-improving solutions that align best practices and technology with each client's needs and goals.