Stan Ellis is a farmer, local businessman, and community member with deep roots in the Central Valley. Growing up on a hog farm in South Dakota, he worked to put himself through college at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

After graduating with a degree in mathematics, Stan settled down in Kern County, where he began an extensive entrepreneurial career. He started several small businesses across various fields, including oil, agriculture, chemical process, and reclamation. His work in quantum physics includes innovations in quantum communication, quantum networking, and the development of revolutionary medical research and treatment using quantum entanglement.

Stan started his career in the Kern County oil industry in 1975 as a “mud engineer” before forming his first company in 1981. After this company found success, Stan entered the chemical process industry to minimize waste from oil refineries. He has since founded a quantum physics lab as well as a company that works with the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to advance cybersecurity in the U.S.

As a member of the Cal State University, Bakersfield Engineering Advisory Board, Stan is invested in the education and growth of the next generation. With a family spanning five children, twenty grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, Stan is motivated by a profound sense of duty to future generations.