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Dedicated individual pursuing a career opportunity focusing on further developing leadership, interpersonal and management skills as well as maintaining progress towards mastering business practices and principles within a strong team environment.

Employment History

Assistant Orchard Manager

Farm Assistant
Orchard
10 Years – Current Employer

• Implement and manage Weed Management Program, resulting in a 40% reduction in chemical bills
• Implement and manage Food Safety Program, leading to a 97% compliance rating
• Maximized profit across all peach and apple varieties on a 400 acre farm by delivering more than 95% of fruit within packing house standards
• Direct and supervise 4 sprayer technicians
• Assist in budgeting and meeting budget goals
• Efficiently manage a team of year-round production employees
• Co-creator of safety committee ensuring safe workplace protocols and standards
• Implement and maintain irrigation program on over 400 acres of fruit varieties
• Plan and execute logistical operations on a day-to-day and long term basis
• Responsible for day-to-day care of over 50,000 nursery trees
• Managed a crew of up to 20 workers
• Operated a sprayer and other farm equipment

Technical Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Heavy equipment and 4x4 operation experience
• Intermediate proficiency in Spanish
• CPR and First Aid certified
• Private Pesticide Applicator’s license

Education
Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences

A motivated crop advisor with 8+ years in the field and 13+ years in the agriculture industry. Experience with scouting in the field with potatoes, sugar beets, corn, dry beans, barley, wheat, and alfalfa. Excellent communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.

Crop Advisor

Simplot
8 Years – Current Employer

• I work with the customers as an agronomist. Working with various crops such as potatoes, sugar beets, corn, dry beans, barley, wheat, and alfalfa.
• I provide them with agronomic knowledge on what inputs to use and how much they need to use to both grow their crop and maximize their investment within their budget.
• I scout field looking for any issues from insects and diseases and provide the customer with options to remedy any issues.
• I recently obtained my Certified Crop Advisor license as part of my continuing education.

Office Coordinator/ Dispatcher

Simplot
1 Year

• I coordinated employees and resources to fulfill orders the crop advisors turn in.
• I helped the customers that either come into the office or call in with any of the questions or requests they may have.
• I oversaw the inventory control of both dry and liquid fertilizers and reconciled the tickets that were made against the inventory

Operations Support

Simplot
1 Year

• I was in the shop as a tractor and truck mechanic, preforming the maintenance on them.
• I built and set up the bars for bedding, side-dress and fumigation depending on what the growers need to get their job done.

Assistant Farm Manager

Potato Farm
1 Year

Assistant Farm Manager

Family Farm
1 Year

Agronomy Assistant/Crop Scout/ Management Trainee

Potato Farm
1 Year

Education

Associate of Applied Sciences in Agriculture Business Management

Licenses

• Certified Crop Advisor License
• Professional Applicator License/ Statewide Consultant
• Class A CDL with Hazmat, Tanker, Doubles

Farm Operator with 7+ years of operator and irrigation experience focusing on using safe and efficient farming methods to plant, grow, and harvest crops for production. Works well in a team in a team and has great communication skills.

Farm Operator

Farm
7 Year

• Use safe and efficient farming methods to plant, grow, and harvest crops for production
• Irrigate crops and properly maintain and fix equipment breakdowns
• Operate large and expensive machinery to effectively perform daily duties required to properly care for crops
• Work with others by listening to important instructions and carrying out critical tasks

Distribution Assistant

Beverage Distributing Company
1 Year

• Provided quality service and developed long-term customer relationships by communicating positively with customers
• Organized and processed large volumes of inventory to ensure accurate accounts of sales
• Administered around fifteen customer deliveries per day to guarantee customer satisfaction and meet delivery schedules

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major: Business Administration; Minor: Agribusiness

Honors

Dean’s List

Farm Manager focused on producing high-quality potatoes that exceed customer expectations and help achieve company production and revenue goals. I pride myself on being a hands on leader, having excellent employee/landlord relations, and being successful at delegating authority and motivating others.

Farm Manager

Produce Cooperative
1 Year – Current Employer

• Manage several center pivots for maximum production and quality of potatoes for fresh pack/processing
• Coordinated all agronomic activities including dry spread applications, irrigation, fertigation and work orders for applications of crop protectants
• Analyzed soil/petiole results and recommended appropriate fertility
• Excellent landlord relations
• Operated and managed tillage/diking operations and CASE sprayer

Production Manager

Food Processing Company
5 Years

• Manage several center pivots for maximum production and quality of processing potatoes for french fries
• Responsible for budgeting and purchasing all crop inputs including fertilizer and crop protectants
• Monitored budget P&L with monthly meetings
• Coordinated all agronomic activities including dry spread applications, irrigation, fertigation and work orders for applications of crop protectants
• Managed all seed handling and cutting for optimal size and temperatures during suberizing
• Managed all tillage activities, 24 hours when applicable
• Instrumental in planning and execution of installing telemetry for all pivots
• Assisted in creating 5 zone field maps for variable rate dry fertilizer applications
• Analyzed soil/petiole results and recommended appropriate fertility
• Excellent landlord relations
• Responsible for storing approximately 700,000 cwt annually
• Extensive knowledge with Trimble RTK and their new farm management software-Trimble Ag Business Solutions

Production Manager/Farm Manager

Potato Farm

• Manage several center pivots for maximum production of seed potatoes
• Monitor soil moistures
• Applied chemicals and fertilizers through center pivot injections
• Trouble shoot and repair center pivots
• Operate and calibrate equipment required for potato production including planters and harvesting equipment
• Help plan and coordinate planting and harvesting operations
• Oversee all repairs to harvesting equipment and ordered necessary parts and manage inventory
• Experience with the John Deere Green Star GPS/RTK System and autonomously took on the role installing and managing telemetry system for all pivots using Agsense/Wagnet products

Equipment and Maintenance Manager

Large Farm
1 Year

• Conferred with farm manager to coordinate and prioritize activities
• Supervised all maintenance activities in shop and field
• Inspected work for compliance with standards
• Purchased and priced parts and supplies for repairs and inventory
• Initiated or suggested plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals
• Directed 4-6 full time employees in the shop/field
• Responsible for all field operations including planting, spraying, fertilizing and harvesting
• Utilized Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word and Outlook on a regular basis
• Was instrumental in other areas such as loadout when necessary
• Recorded information, such as hours and mileage on tractors and service vehicles

Assistant Farm Operations Manager

Chipping Potato Farm
1 Year

• Involved in all supervision and direction of a large-scale potato production operation
• Partially in charge of managing 5-50 full and part time employees
• Experienced a whole new concept in potato production regarding the chip industry
• Informed in the protocols and quality requirements in chip potato production
• Improved knowledge concerning center pivot irrigation, fertigation and chemigation
• Facilitated in harvesting and storing over 800,000 cwt of potatoes
• Compiled a complete budget for harvesting equipment repairs
• Involved in the planning and budgeting of 4,000 acres of chip stock
• Analyzed soil/nematode tests with NMF team and agronomist to determine the chemical and fertilizer needs
• Recorded all financial data and mapping of all fields in the computer software program
• Utilized Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word and Outlook on a regular basis

Owner/Manager-Self Employed

Small Family Farm
13 Years

• Executed daily operations of a commercial seed potato farm
• Managed 2-3 full time employees and up to 25 seasonal employees
• Negotiated with bank officials to obtain credit
• Analyzed soil tests with agronomist to determine type and quantity of fertilizer and lime required for maximum quality and production
• Maintained financial, tax, production, shipping and employee records utilizing various computer programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, Quickbooks and Syngenta/Landdb
• Evaluated products, varieties and marketing alternatives
• Purchased all farm/crop inputs such as seed, fertilizer, chemicals and parts
• Planned/Coordinated all production duties such as tillage, planting, spraying and harvesting
• Operated, set up and calibrated all facets of farm equipment
• Monitored crop for growth stages, pests, diseases and weather conditions

Education:

1 Year towards associates degree in business management

Other:

• Graduate of Level One Dale Carnegie course
• Class A CDL License