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Portland, Oregon, United States

Applying modern plant breeding technologies to the genetic improvement of Cannabis with emphasis on the development of seed based F1 hybrids.

Woodland, CA

• In this role, I oversaw and directed digital Vegetable Pipeline Solutions team and interacted with allied business functions and regional business unit leadership teams to ensure transparency and digital focus to.
• Next, I developed a team structure around three areas of focus, including: Analytics Group supporting tools, methods and data extraction for R&D with support for trait genetics, phenotypics, pedigree integrity.
• I also partnered with commercial business organization to gather and deliver guidance to breeding and discovery teams, while promoting data-based advocacy for product pipeline advancement, documentation, and leading.
• Finally, I represented Vegetable R&D to standardize global and cross-functional alignment of processes, data, product characterization, and pipelines, ensuring organization effective and efficient in delivery of.

Woodland, CA

• Prior to my Global Vegetable Pipeline & Portfolio Lead position, I served as the Tomato Global Breeding Lead tasked with delivering management and scientific leadership to industry-leading tomato breeding research and.
• In addition, I restructured Breeding team, resulting in immediate enhanced scientific and operational execution with significant savings and significantly improved commercial pipelines in subsequent years, which.
• I also developed and implemented improved breeding protocols, including establishment of complimentary germplasm pool structure across programs, widespread adoption of marker assisted selection (MAS), and development.
• Next, I spearheaded integration of breeders and technology research efforts into collaborative research teams, strengthening focus of basic discovery research toward relevant commercial targets and resulting in.
• Additionally, I established Pipeline Development Operations team, later the Vegetable Pipeline Solutions team, focused on improving key breeding workflows, adoption of IT platform and tools, and enhanced pipeline.
• Last, I led development and implementation of cross-functional workflows across business units to achieve enhanced operational execution for pipeline advancements, product characterization, and customer knowledge.

• In this position, delivered management and scientific leadership to Large Seed and Root & Bulb breeding research and product development activities.
• I also secured eight new breeders for the team, providing immediate enhanced scientific and operational execution and significantly improving commercial pipelines in subsequent years and created and established.
• Additionally, I directed development and implementation of cross-functional workflows directed at achieving enhanced operational execution for pipeline advancements and product characterization.
• Next, I established performance indicators allowing bench marking to facilitate continued improvement against defined targets and later adopted in other crops and functions now used in managing pipeline development.
• Last, I headed integration of breeders and research efforts into collaborative research teams within Monsanto vegetables, strengthening focus of basic discovery research toward relevant commercial targets and.

• As Director, I developed and led vegetable global product management team consisting of five Global Product Managers and the Operations lead with oversight of 23 crop species while establishing and leading regional.
• I also oversaw product portfolio management, strategy development and implementation across all crop species globally and directed development and launch of a comprehensive annual business LRP process aligned with.
• Next, I optimized Monsanto’s vegetable revenue and profit for the seed business through management of product lines with all crop portfolios (23 crops), SKU optimization, demand forecasting, and inventory management.
• Finally, I headed cross-functional team representing product management, technology development and breeding to define, quantify, prioritize and select for crops and segments for product development and business.

St. Louis, MO & Woodland, CA

• As Lead, I directed development of Monsanto’s corn commercialization model to optimize germplasm and overall trait revenue achieved through redefining market approach, germplasm deployment, pricing and alignment with.
• Next, I spearheaded germplasm sourcing and placement across Monsanto’s business units, including leading brand DEKALB/Asgrow, American Seeds Inc (22 regional brands), strategic retail partners, seed license partners.
• I also optimized Monsanto’s revenue and profit for seed business through management of product lines with nine product portfolios, SKU optimization, and inventory management, achieving short- and long-term LRP goals.
• In addition, I represented US corn product management and led breeding organization and technology teams to ensure Monsanto led the industry in germplasm and trait performance across all RM zones.
• Finally, I collaborated with global regional business leads in developing a multi-channel go to market strategy through the adoption and modification of model established in US markets.

Multiple

Monsanto, Corn Germplasm Manager, Corn States; Monsanto, Seed Quality Operations Lead, Technology; Monsanto, Corn Technology Development Lead, US Markets; Asgrow Seed Co./Monsanto, North America Corn Research Director; Asgrow Seed Co., Associate Research Corn Director; Asgrow Seed Co., Corn & Soybean Project Leader; Iowa State University, Research.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Plant Breeding & Cytogenetics, Gpa: 3.97

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Agronomy, Gpa: 3.99

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Agronomy, Gpa: 4.0