• Lead high-performing teams that support key functions across logistics: inventory management, freight accounts payable, data and analytics, IT systems support, and project and change management• Accountable to lead the delivery of the North American logistics strategy• Responsible for ensuring our logistic IT systems and processes deliver value for operations and for the business• Led a cross-functional team that identified and implemented a solution for a major quality issue in 2023 that focused on minimizing customer impact while resolving the problem• Managed the implementation of a Transportation Management System to supports >40% of our domestic business• Played a key role in supporting the stabilization of a batch tracking initiative by identifying operational and system gaps and implementing interim solutions until the operational and system fixes were resolved

• Utilizing agile, PMI, operational excellence, lean, and other methodologies, I led project and program teams to develop and deliver sustainable solutions to better serve our shareholders or our customers• Led and implemented multiple new business opportunities by working with the business, manufacturing, our customers, and our engineering teams to determine how to be successful in the different objectives and the challenges that had to be overcame• Led a production re-siting project due to a site closure by organizing multiple different country regulatory teams, the production of inventory to support the regulatory timelines, and ensured that the team was aligned on the risk and hurdles along the way. Two years post the project closure, the tool developed to manage the remaining regulatory requirements is still being used by operations• Implemented Canadian Soybean business initiatives that mitigated $1.3M cost expenditure in the first year by leading a team focused on processes and profitability initiatives. • Developed, managed, and delivered a program that mitigated carrier shortages by identifying and maximizing several competitive advantages in the space• Led a project team to identify, determine, and deliver changes to processes and tools in response to changes in the US governmental law

• Directed a team of regional supply chain planners to deliver against business targets• Worked across multiple global teams to understand and then determine how to manage complex quality, regulatory, and shipping challenges of shipping seeds globally• Led projects and initiatives with the production and processing teams to determine how to better process seeds to support our global business needs• Identified process improvement opportunities, partnered with cross functional teams, and implemented solutions to better serve internal and external customers• Developed metrics to monitor supply planning processes to support business

• Managed production plans in SAP for >$500M USD global sales/year across more than thirteen countries• Responsible for maintaining production plans to support forecasts over 0-36 months• Mitigated significant global supply chain disruptions that required frequent escalations and detailed analysis to give stakeholders needed information on decisions on prioritizations and implications.• Developed an Inventory reporting tool that was used and shared globally to report on all regional inventory as well as provide a forecast of the future inventory positions.• Led cross-regional and cross-functional teams to launch multiple products

• Actively worked with project leaders to modify production plans to meet business needs and product timelines• Analyzed complex variables to increase quality and quantity of products being delivered out of development• Bred field corn in greenhouse environment to deliver project needs, while working to continually optimize methods for optimal growth• Led the design and implementation phases of a cross-functional resource planning process to support 90 people

• Representative on numerous projects to assist in developing timelines and resource plans to meet product timelines• Designed a forecasting tool to manage and predict resource needs within department to help the leadership team know when to decide on acquiring additional greenhouse facilities to support demand• Worked in a research greenhouse setting with field corn and other crops breeding and horticulture practices to deliver towards project objectives

• Managed collection of samples of maize tissue for analysis and gene expression• Collecting measurements and other data on maize• Participated in routine greenhouse duties• Worked with maize, soybeans, tomatoes, and canola • Pollinated transgenic maize, ensuring quality, consistency, and purity of crosses were maintained