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Profitable agronomist with experience in fertilizer, crop protection, seed, and petroleum. Excellent communication and leadership skills to successfully reach goals and grow sales.

Sales Agronomist

Energy Cooperative
6 Years – Current Employer

• Seed Sales - Maintain approximately $1,000,000 in annual sales.
• Added about $1,000,000 in new annual fertilizer and crop protection sales.
• Signed growers to new subscriptions for the Climate/Fieldview platform.

Research Agronomist

Commodity Cooperative
7 Year

• Maintained a research work staff to conduct research experiments at multiple locations.
• Coordinated multiple experiments with university extension staff.
• Coordinated and implemented contract proprietary experiments for Agricultural Companies.
• Made agronomic recommendations to the grower base from the results of research conducted.

Agriculturist

Commodity Cooperative

• Managed a grower district with approximately 35 growers and approximately 18,000 acres annually.
• Sold approximately $3,000,000 annually of seed to the growers in my district.
• Made recommendations to growers on variety placement, fertility, herbicide, and fungicide applications.
• Managed sites during harvest with approximately 60 temporary employees.

Account Manager/Location Manager

Agricultural Cooperative
6 Years

• Managed the day-to-day operations at a retail location.
• Assisted growers in all aspects of their farming operations.
• Sold seed, fertilizer, petroleum, and crop protection to an assigned customer base.
• Sold crop insurance and procured financing for the financial division to an assigned customer base.

Education

Licensed Certified Crop Advisor
Licensed Commercial Pesticide Applicator in categories A, C, and H.
R3 Sales Training
Management Training
Beet Sugar Development Training

Crop Specialist with an Agriculture Business degree and experience with marking and sales development strategies. I am CCA and CCS certified. I want to use my knowledge, skills, dependability, and willingness to succeed in leading organizational growth and personal fulfillment.

Crop Specialist

Regional Agriculture Cooperative

8 Years

• Implement marketing plans and develop sales strategies that generate profitable sales in the assigned territory

• Provide customer service by working with customers and developing relationships, making recommendations, and using agronomic knowledge

• Ensure credit worthiness and follow through with pricing, credit terms, and contracts

• CCA certified

• CCS certified

• Growth of sales territory from 4 million to 7 million

Chemical Supervisor/Applicator

Agricultural Cooperative

2 Years

• Work with plant manager on logistics of chemical delivery

• Responsible for loading herbicides to be applied to fields

• Assist with computer automation set up for new chemical load out

• Make application of fertilizer and chemicals in the fields

Education

Bachelor of Science, Agriculture Business

Associate of Applied Science, Ag Business

Versatile, self-driven, and enthusiastic about the agriculture industry. Seven years employed as a sales agronomist with successful completion of becoming a Certified Crop Advisor and commercial applicator. An assistant FFA advisor for a local agriculture youth program preparing students to be leaders of tomorrow. Always seeking to strive for high goals and be a difference maker in the agriculture industry that provides the foundation for our growing world.

Sales Agronomist

Agricultural Cooperative

9 Years – Current Employer

• Obtained Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) license by fulfilling the requirements, rigorous exams, and upholding the Code of Ethics.

• Hold a commercial applicator’s license that demonstrates knowledge of over one hundred

• chemical products, the rates of which to be applied, and how to handle them properly.

• Create fertilizer and chemical programs for growers of corn, soybeans, and alfalfa.

• Have strengthened and increased customer base in seven years.

• Determine effective products to use based on crop genetics, weed, insect, and disease pressures.

• Perform composite soil samples and in-season tissue samples for future and current fertilizer application needs.

• Collaborate with co-workers and industry representatives on product test trials and various field projects to uncover results that can be used for future management decisions.

Fertilizer Applicator/Equipment Operator

Agricultural Cooperative

9 Years – Current Employer

• Class B CDL with Tank and HAZMAT endorsements.

• Operate large equipment to haul fertilizer, chemicals, and seed.

• Operate a dry fertilizer floater each fall and spring on customer fields using variable rate technology and auto steer.

Internship Coordinator

Agricultural Cooperative

9 Years – Current Employer

• Present PowerPoint presentations at community colleges on internships and general careers in agriculture.

• Interview and hire interns at career fairs for spring and summer internships.

• Attend job fairs each year for area high school students representing Linn Coop and the agriculture industry.

Assistant FFA Advisor

Local High School

8 Years – Current Employer

• Assistant FFA Advisor for the Benton Community FFA Chapter.

• Chaperone high school FFA trips to various events throughout Iowa.

• Coach and guide Career Development Events that include: Conduct of Meetings, Public

• Speaking, Experience the Action, soil judging, livestock judging, and many more.

• Organized and helped run the Northeast District Convention in 2015.

• Have become a face and resource for the chapter for the students and the community.

Education:

B.S. Agricultural and Life Sciences Education

A self-starting mechanic with a strong agricultural background and eight years’ experience in the agricultural and construction mechanic field. Experience has largely been general service with a leaning in customer relations as well as leadership positions on the floor. Experience teaching groups of technicians on overall repair and documentation for warranty issues and company records.

Senior Sales Location and Application Manager

Nutrien Ag Solutions

15 Years – Current Employer

• Lead a group of 32 full-time and 20 seasonal, managing custom application operations, while supervising three subdivisions covering 150,000 acres. Hire and train new employees.

• Consistently met or exceeded annual sales goals in the 10 years through 2018.

• Achieved sales of $12 million retail, $18 million in wholesale and transfer inventory for 2018.

• Sold $1 million in vegetable products and $1 million in traditional row crops by recommending and promoting the best agronomic solutions in multiple cropping systems.

Technical sales representative

Wilbur-Ellis Co.

1 year

• Built and maintained new customers, promoting crop protection products, fertilizer, and seed.

• Established a consistent sales model to improve the best sales management support.

Manager

Feed Wholesaler

3 Years

• Guided daily ordering, manufacturing, and distribution operations yielding $5 million in annual sales.

• Purchased bulk commodity and mineral raw ingredients used in the manufacture of custom feeds.

• Maintained a steady just-in-time inventory with products from over 20 suppliers

• Maintaining customer relations and determining production needs (customer base of 100)

Location Manager

Agricultural Cooperative

4 Years

• Managed branch operations in providing agronomy products and credit and production loan services to growers.

• Worked closely and effectively with government agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

• Supervised and regularly trained staff in branch operations, safety practices, and regulatory compliance.

• Developed and maintained a loyal base of over 200 customers.

• Achieved over $5 million in annual sales by developing and performing against an effective business plan.

• Received ​the company’s “Most Profitable Location” award.

Sales Representative

crop protection Company

4 Years

• Sold crop protection products, plant food, seed and other services with on-the-farm sales presentations.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration in Industrial Marketing