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Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, Ae

Lead a team of highly productive individuals that advance and produce top quality sorghum to US and Global Markets.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

· Lead the Indigo Research Partners (IRP) group in field trial execution, logistics and status reporting. · Support, develop and maintain accurate dashboards for field activities within IRP Technical Services.· Provide weekly progress reports for each experiment timeline for business operations, implementation, data capture and data transfer to Geo Innovation team, Systems Innovation team and field data services for data analysis and grower research reports. · Lead and organize weekly meetings for IRP staff, project planning, experiment development, data analysis and capture. · Monitor and report on development and implementation of farm-scale trials to transition product concepts from R&D testing to commercial products.· Provide training and mentoring to IRP team and technical leaders on implementation, inputs and management practices of Indigo products and systems to improve grower profitability.· Coordinate on boarding of new field staff by providing training, documents, file and program access, as well as developing field staff goals and evaluation metrics.

Givat Brenner, Il

· Manage, develop and execute all US based research and trials both internal and with 3rd part researchers. · Serve as liaison between 3rd party researchers and the headquarters in Givat Brenner, Israel. · Grew business in 1 year 4000% more than projected in seed sales and had commitment from 93% of those growers to grow again in 2020. · Plan, manage and organize a seed production for next growing season with seed increase companies and internal increases with growers. · Manage contracts between Equinom, growers, seed cleaners, and processors.· Provide agronomic support to Senior Crop Specialist and growers who have contracted with Equinom.· Provide agronomic support and samples to partners such as Sabra Humus, Roquette, Mavinga Sa, Mitsui, and Garcia Grain Trading. Work with Texas Department of Agriculture and USDA on obtaining phytosanitary certificates for international shipping of seed and samples. · Manage budgets, assets for company growth, timelines, and meet expected goals for seed quality, quantity, and assurance. · Oversee supply chain of seed to/from Israel, Australia, South Africa and South American countries to the grower including shipping, cleaning and delivery.

Arden Hills, Minnesota, Us

· Provided support, organization, and execution for the answer plot system in West Texas. · Trained local cooperative sellers on Winfield United products, partnered products and agronomic information. · Held trainings for Professional Agronomy Training, local seller trainings, internal sales training and provided CEU credits for state ag licenses and Certified Crop Advisor.· Visited fields regularly with coop sellers, internal sales staff and partnered companies. Visits included collecting data, designing on farm trials, executing trials, working field complaints on products and delivering information as needed. · Worked closely with research staff to conduct local trials on farms, research farms or with third party researchers. · Worked on training materials, tech bulletins, local information and delivering results to customers and owners via meetings, in person meetings, email, written reports and through the R7 online tool.· Managed local budget, tracked sales through PowerBI and Equinox and forecasted supply for upcoming seasons. · Provided seed information to sellers on CROPLAN seed, walked seed plots and trials, worked with sales force on forecasting for seed sales in the next year, provided information on partnered seed brands.

· Managed wheat breeding fields across the southwest and northeast regions of the USA. · Assisted the head breeder in making selections and crosses for the year to meet the needs of customers.· Planned, planted, and harvested breeding and seed increase fields as well as supervised a crew during the growing season. · Analyzed data and ran reports for customers and head breeder as needed. · Managed inventory and forecasted seed inventory for the next crop year.

· Developed an extension program around field crops in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties concentrating on cotton, alfalfa, vegetable crops and durum wheat. · Worked on Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus with the state entomologist to develop a scouting, flight pattern, alternate host and control program for the melon market throughout the state. · Worked with the International Rescue Committee to develop a farming program and provide training for refugees. · Brought in $39,000 in Program Gifts to the Agricultural Crops program in Maricopa County.· Brought in $360,000 in Grant Money through Federal, Industry, State, and Regional Programs.· Partnered on a $1.5 million grant from the USDA for the Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

· Provided research support for cotton, alfalfa, durum wheat, and vegetable crops. · Worked on an organic truck farming grant to help bring fresh vegetables to the Native American communities around the Phoenix metro area. · Worked on writing grants and conducting field research under the instruction of the agricultural extension agent.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Agriculture

Certificate, Seed Science And Technology

Ms, Horticulture

Bs, Horticulture

Diploma

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