• Participate as a member of the company’s sales team to develop, implement and review sales strategies• Attend scientific and sales meetings to keep current on technology/research and maintain customer relations• Develop annual production plans for the tree improvement program and nursery operations• Work with customers to develop, maintain and analyze data on operational field studies• Evaluate planting concerns and failures with customers to determine the cause and then develop recommendations moving forward • Develop various sources of genetically improved seed for production either through seed orchard leases or cone/seed sales agreements• Development and implementation of a Control Mass Pollination "CMP" Program for various pine species• Development and implementation of a internal disease screening and testing program working through the USDA Forest Service Disease Screening Center • Develop and manage a vegetative propagation program for hardwood and pine species• Develop and implement a QC/QA program focusing on major process steps• Create quality reports as needed for customer support or internal documentation

• Trained new nursery operations staff• Developed cost models and prepared budgets for starting new Quality Control/Quality Assurance (QC/QA) and Development programs• Developed and implemented a QC/QA system for the finished seedling program• Assisted in the development of a QC/QA system for the mini-plug program• Captured QC/QA processes in standard operating procedures (SOPs)• Participated in negotiations and relationship management with contract partners• Reviewed crop monitoring data and reports and summarized them into a bi-weekly report for senior management• Audited contract partners with regards to compliance, quality, yield and costs• Oversaw crop inventories at all stages of production• Developed and oversaw research trials for the QC/QA and Development programs • Assisted Business Development with sales planning, seedling allocation and customer relations• Created year end reports on sales, crop development and product quality

• Prepared and monitored annual expense budgets and identified cost reduction initiatives • Captured bare root and container processes in standard operating procedures (SOPs)• Participated in negotiations and relationship management with contract partners• Monitored crop progress and distributed bi-weekly reports on crop development• Monitored contract partners with regards to compliance, quality, yield and costs• Conducted crop inventories at all stages of production• Selected and evaluated new bare root and container capacity• Developed an aggressive scale-up plan for both seedling programs• Assisted and oversaw experiments designed by Research and Product Development• Completed all data analysis and reporting for these programs • Assisted Business Development with sales planning, seedling sales, seedling allocation and customer relations • Created year end reports on sales, crop development and product quality

• Prepared and monitored annual budgets and identified cost reduction initiatives • Managed company seed assets and developed annual seed allocation plans to company nurseries• Developed and oversaw annual seed orchard management activities and cone harvest plans• Advised and oversaw control-pollinations, progeny test establishment and measurement, selection, and other activities as required by the university-based tree improvement cooperatives • Developed and implemented an internal breeding program• Provided technology transfer to internal and external customers. This included, but was not limited to, presentations/short courses, website development, and newsletter editor • Assisted the company nurseries with seedling allocation, seedling inventory and customer relations • Collected, analyzed, and assessed seedling quality data and implemented strategy to meet guidelines set by our customers • Assisted in resolving seedling quality issues both in the nursery and in the field after planting

• Designed and implemented a multiple year project to develop, pilot, refine and disseminate a model for better integrating inquiry-guided instruction into the undergraduate curriculum in Natural Resources • Developed a First Year Inquiry seminar program for undergraduates in the Natural Resources curriculum

• Designed and implemented several rooted cutting experiments focusing on maturation, auxin concentration, age, and hedging treatments in Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) and Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana)• Collected and rooted cuttings for an alternative Christmas tree species project• Greenhouse maintenance for the Christmas Tree Genetics program. Responsibilities included monitoring temperature and humidity levels, programming and maintaining boom mist system, programming and maintaining overhead lighting system

• Developed, established, and analyzed a clonal rooted cutting trial designed to study the effects of various nitrogen and potassium fertilizer rates on stock plant production • Conducted sampling and inventories of pine hedge production for research needs • Installed overhead mist system and assisted in greenhouse maintenance• Assisted in the installation, data collection, and data analyses of numerous rooted cutting trials• Maintained stock plant material for use in various rooted cutting experiments• Completed embryo extraction for use in the development of somatic seedlings