Agronomic consulting in applied sciences. Strategic planning. Business development.

Responsible for developing strategic public/private partnerships and multi-disciplinary research teams for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Responsibilities included: Facilitation & management of research grants with land grant universities and the USDA utilizing an annual research budget of $4.5 million. • Experienced in forming and leading multi-disciplinary research teams.• Managed a portfolio of more than 60 research projects annually.• Provided leadership and operational strategy to the Board of Directors • Provided technical guidance to several state, regional, and national soybean checkoff boards.… Show more Responsibilities included: Facilitation & management of research grants with land grant universities and the USDA utilizing an annual research budget of $4.5 million. • Experienced in forming and leading multi-disciplinary research teams.• Managed a portfolio of more than 60 research projects annually.• Provided leadership and operational strategy to the Board of Directors • Provided technical guidance to several state, regional, and national soybean checkoff boards. • Provided national leadership to the soybean research and Extension community. Key Achievements:• Elevated the Iowa Soybean Association to a nationally recognized entity in soybean research and education.• New sources of resistance to SCN, Phytophthora root rot, and sudden death syndrome were discovered and made available to the industry.• Best management practices for managing soybean pathogens were updated and released to farmers and crop specialists throughout the United States through a unique partnership with Iowa State University and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. • Produced and released more than 30 farmer-oriented publications in print, e-book, iPad, and PDF formats. Many achieved national recognition from media and awards from professional organizations. Show less

NCSRP is an initiative of 12 state checkoff boards and administered by the Iowa Soybean Association. The goal of this organization is to encourage and facilitate multi-state cooperative research that benefits all soybean producers. Responsible for development and successful execution of production-oriented research programs that benefit soybean producers.

Responsibilities included: Product development and selection of experimental corn hybrids. Management of agronomy sales personnel in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. Direct sales of key customers when needed. Management of overall budget of $500,000.• Increased product evaluation plots in assigned territory by 34 percent. This resulted in more accurate testing of experimental products and fewer product performance calls.• Increase completion rate of product evaluation plots from 50 to 90… Show more Responsibilities included: Product development and selection of experimental corn hybrids. Management of agronomy sales personnel in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. Direct sales of key customers when needed. Management of overall budget of $500,000.• Increased product evaluation plots in assigned territory by 34 percent. This resulted in more accurate testing of experimental products and fewer product performance calls.• Increase completion rate of product evaluation plots from 50 to 90 percent in eastern portion of assigned area resulting in more accurate evaluation of products.• Instrumental in the development and distribution of product-descriptive sales material that resulted in better trained sales personnel. Show less

Responsible for acquisition and testing of soybean genetics for Cargill Hybrid Seeds. Co-chair of the Soybean Business Team that implemented and managed the financial goals of the product line. • Successfully grew this start-up product line to 600,000 units in four years with an after-tax margin of 5.2 percent.• Maintained a soybean product performance success rate of 98 percent.• Instrumental in the development and distribution of product-descriptive sales material that resulted… Show more Responsible for acquisition and testing of soybean genetics for Cargill Hybrid Seeds. Co-chair of the Soybean Business Team that implemented and managed the financial goals of the product line. • Successfully grew this start-up product line to 600,000 units in four years with an after-tax margin of 5.2 percent.• Maintained a soybean product performance success rate of 98 percent.• Instrumental in the development and distribution of product-descriptive sales material that resulted in more well-trained trained sales personnel. Show less

Responsibilities included: Evaluation of experimental and commercial corn hybrids and soybean varieties, agronomic consulting, agronomic training, and statistical analysis and summarization of product development data. Member of the corporate ‘Event 176’ Bt launch team

Responsibilities included: Statistical analysis of data and summarization of results for major pharmaceutical and animal science laboratories.