WINFIELD UNITED (LAND 'O LAKES) – Elkmont, AL 2014 – 2018Master Agronomy Advisor (MAA) (2014 – 2018) • Established and advised customer base of fifty growers through direct personal contact, driving sales of up to $40 million annually.• Represented entire WinField portfolio of more than a hundred products to growers and sellers.• Provided continual training and coaching to best serve customers.• Optimized product positioning by effectively communicating technical benefits, making specific recommendations for all commercial seed, crop protection, and crop nutrient products.• Provided practical agronomic insights through side-by-side field plots, Answer Plot locations, and relevant performance data.• Coordinated with current WinField retailers, Sales Team, and Agronomy Services Team, coaching all three functional areas on best products, services, and solutions to maximize yield for growers and profits for retailers.• Collaborated with other WinField Master Agronomy Advisors (MAA), Customer Development Managers, Retail Development Managers, and the Agronomy and Product Development team to drive services, information, and technical expertise throughout system.• Partnered with local retailers of choice to facilitate placement of product purchases.

District Sales Manager (Seed and Agronomy Advisor) (2008 – 2014) • Awarded WinField Top 10 Margin Increase (2009) and Answer Plot Award—Eastern United States (2008).• Managed sales territory across large parts of Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia as well as accounts in Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. • Drove sales of hundreds of proprietary products, maximizing profitability for producers, ag retail, and CROPLAN Brand.• Trained and coached nearly 100 ag-retail salespeople on seed and hybrid genetics. • Provided training at plot days, post-harvest meetings, grower meetings, and one-on-one, teaching seed and hybrid genetics, corn and soybean genetic families, and seed genetics management and placement to seed sellers and their producers. • Maximized gross margins for business, retailers, and growers through specific product recommendations. • Assisting sellers in calling on large farmers by providing coaching and training in seed sales and Agrisolutions proprietary products.• Managed relationships with strategic partners including ag retail managers, agronomy managers, seed partners, and crop protection partners.• Oversaw ongoing district activities including planting and harvesting plots, data management, inventory control, APS Management, addressing performance complaints, and leading staff meetings.

AGRI-AFC LLC (JOINT VENTURE UNDER LAND O' LAKES) – Decatur, AL 2005 – 2008Associate Seed Director• Sourced, purchased, and advised on all seed for Alabama Farmers’ Cooperative locations, AGRI-AFC LLC retail locations, and independent dealer network.• Advised on all row crop seed and assisted in all forage crops, vegetables (including all garden seeds and flowers), coaching managers, sellers, and growers on specific placement and growth habits.• Coordinated seed treatments and inoculants.• Partnered with seed/treatment/inoculant companies to maximize profits and placement of hundreds of products and maximize their brand support.• Joined with Southern Field Seed Council to direct seed industry and regional crop mix to maximize opportunities for industry and growers alike.

TERRA/AGRO DISTRIBUTION/AGRILIANCE – Madison, AL 1999 – 2005Warehouse Manager/Inside Sales• Oversaw daily inventory of all seed and crop protection products (annual sales of $8M), including sourcing and shipping in-bound/out-bound products.• Supervised up to six drivers and aided in loading, making and pricing customer tickets, and routing deliveries and pickups.• Led safety checks and safety meetings for a dozen employees as well as all trucks, loaders, and facilities.• Maximized walk-in business with more than two hundred customers, including local growers as well as lawn care, pest control, golf course, and state and local highway department customers.• Hosted meetings of up to 60 growers and multiple ag retail suppliers to maximizing program profitability for growers and ag retailers.