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Sacramento, California

South Valley Farms, Wasco, Ca

Generated recommendations for and arranged delivery of all fertilizers and soil amendments for over 20,000 almond and pistachio acres.Director of new orchard development, supervising two employees and coordinating all operations for the establishment of almond and pistachio plantings totaling nearly 4,000 acres.

Lincoln, Ne

Team member of Project SENSE, a university extension initiative encouraging the use of canopy sensors for directing in-season nitrogen applications in corn. Carried out 37 on-farm trials researching sensor-based nitrogen fertilization, completed over 60 fixed-wing UAV missions for multispectral imagery collection, and delivered 19 extension presentations on the use of canopy sensors for nitrogen management.

Rexburg, Id

For one semester, I served as a TA for a newly offered Precision Agriculture course, for which I gave two lectures in addition to designing and overseeing all weekly laboratory assignments. I also tutored students and maintained the gradebook for three semesters for an introductory soils course.

Deseret Cattle And Citrus, St. Cloud, Fl

Gathered historical pasture data and published to a mobile GIS app, allowing for more informed decision-making by ranch agronomist and upper management. Created maps using ArcGIS and collected soil samples in order to obtain biosolids application permits for over 30 pastures. Revised spreadsheet recordkeeping methods to minimize future data entry time.

Deseret Farms Of California, Chico, Ca

Carried out water, nutrient, and pest monitoring in walnut and prune orchards. Conducted research on pheromone disruption for codling moth control. Gained proficiency in Microsoft Excel programming by reconstructing the method for pesticide application reporting farmwide.

Connell, Wa

As a member of a field team that planted and managed 4,700 acres of hybrid seed corn, I co-supervised the planting and maintenance of over 100 parent seed corn plots, helping to monitor moisture levels and implement an integrated pest management plan to produce quality, high-yielding seed. I also directed Spanish-speaking worker crews of up to 200 in the roguing and detasseling of hybrid seed fields.

Connell, Wa

Assisted in the delivery and vaccination of newborn lambs in a flock of 1,800 lambing ewes as well as in the tagging, docking, and castration of young lambs. Built and maintained pens and helped oversee the feeding and care of over 4,000 sheep.

Richland, Wa

Followed lengthy procedures to chemically separate radioactive elements in soil, water, and animal tissue samples for radiation analysis. Gained experience in the safe handling of dangerous chemicals and radioactive materials as well as in data entry and interpretation, resulting in accurate chemical analyses.

Eltopia, Wa

Assisted in data collection and maintenance of small-plot field research trials for the Washington State Commission on Pesticide Registration. I became proficient in insect, weed, and disease identification in several crops, including potatoes, asparagus, hops, apples, peaches, pears, cherries, and grapes.

M.S. Agronomy, Gpa: 4.0

Activities and Societies: Agronomy and Horticulture Graduate Student AssociationThesis title: Integrating Management Zones and Canopy.

B.S. Agronomy, Crop & Soil Science, Summa Cum Laude, Gpa: 3.99

Activities and Societies: Students of Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Sciences (SASES), Postsecondary Agricultural Student Organization.

Education record