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Mahomet, Illinois, United States

Provide comprehensive credit analysis and underwriting, focusing on large and complex farm, agribusiness, and commercial loans.

Champaign, Il

Prepare Annual Financial Statements and Reports and provide Financial Analysis to over 100 Farm Clients, including Sole Proprietors, Corporate Farms, and Farm Partnerships.Provide multiple on-farm visits with clients each year to assist in maintaining accurate Financial Records.Provide Individualized Tax Planning Strategies for clients and prepare over 250 Tax Returns each year, including Individual, Partnership, Corporate, Fiduciary, Gift, and Non-Profit Returns. I have achieved Enrolled Agent status with the IRS and maintain over 24 hours of Continuing Education Credits each year to stay current on tax law and strategies to best serve my clients. Assist in Transition Planning and Estate Planning for multiple generation farm operations.Provide computer and other tech support for many of my farm clients.Area Manager, serving as liaison to state leadership team for 4 local FBFM offices, as well as mentor to new and less tenured staff.Serve on Data & Risk Management Committee and EDP Committee.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Researched Farm Revenue and Farm Revenue Risk in IllinoisDeveloped Instruction Packet for FAST (Farm.Analysis.Solution.Tools) Lease vs Purchase Tool

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Served as a TA for multiple semesters for Plant Pathology 100Developed and presented lectures, evaluated undergraduate student research papers and written exams, and developed questions for online quizzes and written exams

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Provided research assistance for multiple graduate students in the Plant Pathology Doctorate Program specializing in soybean diseases including SDS, Rhizoctonia, and Soybean Cyst Nematode.Responsibilities included both Field Work and Lab Work

Kouts, Indiana

Served as a crop scout for multiple clients. Scouted fields multiple times during the summer to look for weed, insect, and disease pressure in corn and soybeans. Prepared reports and recommendations to farmers for control of weeds, insects, and disease discovered in the scouting process.Developed field research project and wrote research paper on the use of starter fertilizers on corn.Partook in educational opportunity on weed identification and control methods.

Roanoke, Illinois

Cashier/Customer Service

Master Of Science (M.S.), Agricultural Economics, Gpa 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: Agricultural Economics Graduate Student Organization (Intramural Sports Committee Chair)Specialization.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Agronomy And Crop Science, Gpa 3.98/4.0

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Sigma Professional Fraternity, Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary Agricultural Fraternity, Alpha Zeta.