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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Offering consultation in the field of agricultural biological products, drawing on a network of senior industry experts in the areas of opportunity assessment, market analysis, go-to-market strategy, acquisition targets, due diligence, technology assessment, R&D platform design and implementation, product optimization, product development, and business development. Clients include companies ranging in size from start-ups to large multinationals. Extensive experience in organic and conventional specialty and agronomic cropping systems.

Long Grove, Il

Led teams of scientists and networks of alliances to discover and develop biorational products in the areas of: Crop enhancement – plant growth regulators and biostimulantsCrop protection – biofungicides, bioinsecticides and bionematicidesRhizosphere enhancement – mycorrhiza and plant growth promoting rhizobacteriaManaged product support and renewal of a portfolio of plant growth regulators, microbial insecticides, mycorrhiza, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and plant health products.

Led a team of Product Development Managers executing global product development programs for environmentally-compatible Plant Growth Regulators and Biological Pesticides.

Led global product development programs for ReTain®, ConTego™ and ProTone™ Plant Growth Regulators.

Responsible for complex international crop residue programs for registration and re-registration of crop protection products.

Designed, launched and led Natural Product Discovery Platform, one of four core approaches to discovery of DuPont crop protection products. Built alliances with collaborative research organizations.Resulted in the discovery of Thaxtomin and its subsequent out-licensing resulted in the registration of Opportune™ Bio-herbicide, a product providing crop selective broad-spectrum weed control, registered in 2012, and scheduled for launch in 2013.

Designed and implemented high throughput in vivo assays used to discover crop protection products.

Launched and led a cross-functional team focusing on Cereal and Sugar beet herbicide discovery and product life cycle management, leading product candidate optimization projects and contributing to the development and registration of Safari® and Upbeet® Sugarbeet Herbicides, Lexus® and Lexus® Class Cereal Herbicides.

Researcher in programs to discover new herbicide products, contributing to the discovery of DuPont's portfolio for sulfonylurea herbicides. Improved screening programs. Scouted opportunity and patented use of rimsulfuron herbicide for potatoes and peppers leading to the development of Matrix® and Shadeout® Herbicides.

Executive Education, Business Essentials For Executives

Executive Education, Innovation Leadership

Executive Education, Creating And Leading High Performance Teams

Executive Education, Financial Analysis For Nonfinancial Managers

Kellogg Executive Education, Creating And Managing Alliances

Kellogg Executive Education, Creating And Leading A Culture Of Innovation

M.S., Horticulture

B.S. With Honors, Crop And Soil Sciences

Certificate, Biotechnology Short Course

Apple Growers School

An intensive three day course that provided a realistic picture of what it takes to run a successful orchard operation—including capital.

Tree Fruit Integrated Pest Management School