Working to support commercial businesses with their product needs. I supply project management, pricing negotiation, and assistance with financing major projects.

I educate farmers, dealers, and distributors about BioSafe products and I facilitate sales to distributors.

Agronomist and Agricultural Entomologist (February 2015 - June 2016)Westland Seed Inc., Ronan, MT 59864• Implemented integrated management programs in cherries, cereals, potato seed, canola, alfalfa, and alfalfa seed production systems. • Began talks with wholesale vineyard hardware supplies with the intent to make Westland Seed Inc. the sole distributor of vineyard supplies in the state of Montana, potentially bringing in $10’s-$100’s of thousands in brand new revenue. • Analyzed soil reports and created custom fertilizer mixes and application plans for commercial and home producers. • Identified insect and plant pests and plant pathogens. • Worked with county extension agencies to identify key crop pests.• Gave conventional and organic chemical recommendations to commercial and home customers for the purposes of pest and disease control. • Created a catalog of all chemicals, fertilizer, and crop and grass seed.• Scheduled the first ever Westland Seed Inc. Customer Appreciation Day in Sanders County, Montana.• Built up the Sander’s County dealer relationship and increased sales by $25,000 in 45 days. • Created the special pricing catalog for the Sander’s County dealership.• Created a 2016 business plan for the Agronomy and Seed Production departments.• Wrote job descriptions Agronomy Foreman, Fertilizer Plant Operator, and Spray Applicator positions. • Archived and organized the office and outside work areas to increase efficiency and safety. • Created custom product packages for customers.• Conducted a Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Agronomy services and products and compiled a report identifying the relative strengths, weaknesses, and areas of necessary critical improvement. • Directly managed four people year round and additional seasonal help.• Learned the entire cereals cropping system on the job from coworkers and customers.

Executed field trials, collected data, and presented data in reports. Reared insect colonies and assisted other researchers with their projects.

Entomology graduate student working with native bees in alfalfa seed fields.