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Nampa, Id, Us

United States

Agricultural Technology

United States

United States

Nampa, Idaho, United States

Nampa, Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

Nampa, Idaho

Developed and Managed 30+ North America Key User Network around Quality related SAP knowledge.Organized Key Users for User Acceptance Testing of Process and/or System Enhancements.Regional and Global Project, technical solution designs.Deputy Solution Design Authority for Global SAP Design around Quality Module related enhancements and changes.

Nampa, Idaho

• Structured QC Operations to foster best practices for test execution, standards, data management, and reporting.• Manage daily operational activities related to quality data, genetic purity, and AP testing.• Lead SAP Knowledge Transfer to develop competency within the Specialists, Technicians, and Data Originator, building more advanced resources within Quality. • Partnership with the Sustainable Excellence team with a focus on process/system design and interface as well as support development and training of new “Business Process Analysts” positions. • BPA responsibilities: Managing Quality Enhancements for all crops in NA. Currently leading Global IS interface for SNP testing.

Nampa, Idaho

• Responsible for NAFTA quality testing, data integrity, and Certificates of Analysis related to the following areas; Viability, Vigor, Physical, Genetic, Trait Purity, Adventitious Presence, and New Test Development.• Responsible for NAFTA Vegetables SAP Quality Module development and maintenance, data imports, and all Quality related transactions.• Consolidated all Quality testing into one budget with particular cost elements.• Responsible for NAFTA Vegetables 3rd party quality testing vendors.

Nampa, Idaho

• Maintained laboratory culture and cohesiveness of 18 analysts.• Managed Budgets for all aspects of quality testing.• Responsible for NAFTA quality testing, data integrity, and Certificates of Analysis related to the following areas; Viability, Vigor, Physical, Genetic, Trait Purity, Adventitious Presence, and New Test Development.• Responsible for NAFTA Vegetables 3rd party quality testing vendors.

Nampa, Idaho

• Maintained laboratory culture and cohesiveness of 18 analysts.• Coordinated all vegetable quality testing. • Developed and implemented software to meet needs of Logistics staff for efficient valuation of product. • Maintained genetically modified organism testing for sweet corn crops in NAFTA.

Nampa, Idaho

• Coordinated all Vigor, Viability, and Physical Purity Vegetable testing.• Maintained NAFTA Vegetables quality testing data.• Managed all Quality costing to Gallatin Valley.• Developed LIMS for track and traceability of laboratory processes and methods.

Boise, Idaho Area

Work as a team to aid in steering state seed laboratory testing activity challenges.

Nampa, Idaho

Seed Industry Leadership

Nampa, Idaho

Worked as a team with the board to determine direction for the organization

Nampa, Idaho

Worked as a team with the other Board members to tackle herbicide registration requests, quality testimg, and other industry concerns.

Volunteer Bass player for worship team at Kuna Life Church.

Boise, Idaho Area

Herbarium development and Seed Identification for the State of Idaho. Maintained and identified out of tolerance seed related products for the State of Idaho Department of Agriculture. Acting Bureau Chief for Seed Enforcements when Chief was unavialable.

Conducted Seed Enforcements for the Idaho State Seed Laboratory. Maintained and Expanded Seed herbarium. Increased seed herbarium by 2000 taxa. Conducted Physical Purities on service samples.

Conducted Physical Purities, Divided Service samples for testing. Certified fields for seed exportation.

Boise, Idaho

Certified fields for seed exportation. Conducted testing for Tillia sp. in State Pathology Laboratory. Divided service samples for testing.