What did you do during the pandemic? I wrote a children's book and created a publishing company! Author and co-illustrator of the award-winning picture book, Modern Farms, a realistic look at modern specialized farming, telling the story of where food originates with sing-song lyrics and bright, engaging illustrations. My goal is to educate children and their parents regarding the important role of agriculture in their lives and help them to be informed consumers. I also want to inspire the next generation of agriculture professionals from an early age. If you see it, you can be it!Modern Farms was released on June 15, 2021, the related Modern Farms Activity Book was released November 8, 2021 and an Educators' Guide for Modern Farms was made available December 12, 2022. My second book, Bonnie the Bovine and her Bodacious Burps will be released in 2024.Visit www.moomaven.com to learn more and check on progress of new books.

Offering guidance and support in animal nutrition, ration formulation, animal feed marketing, regulatory compliance and quality assurance.

Freelance photography specializing mainly in agricultural stock photography. I also dabble in travel, landscapes and nature photography. Visit www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/JackieNix or stock.adobe.com/contributor/205653722/jackienix for your stock image needs.For your print or merchandise needs, visit jackienix.smugmug.com.

Gathering important door-to-door data for the decennial census as a service for my community. Closed over 650 cases in the central Alabama zone that helped inform decisions about allocating hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding to local communities —for hospitals, fire departments, school lunch programs, and other critical programs and services.I identified and corrected an error directly resulting in poor case completion rates within my enumeration zone. Case completion rates improved from 30-40% to 80-90% immediately.

* I had the great honor of helping care for my father in the last year of his life as he battled Parkinson's Disease. * I used this time to renew, refresh and reconnect to my life purpose. - I enriched myself with a 12-week career coaching program specializing in Leadership, Public Speaking, Team Relationship Dynamics and Personal Development. - I continue daily learning in Growth Mindset and Goal Fulfillment. - I also completed a Companion Animal Nutrition course through the Univ. of Illinois. as part of a certificate program. - I expanded my photography and art and took on freelance work. And in my spare time as an avid DIYer, I took on several home renovation projects.It was a time of self-discovery and renewed focus on what was truly important in life. Now, I'm in the position to share my best self as I move forward with my career and my life journey. I am ready to share my passion for science and animals, attention to detail, communication skills, creativity and leadership skills in my next position. If my profile resonates with you and you feel we can benefit one another, please feel free to message me.

• Created the SWEETLIX® Meat Maker® product line for goats. Collaborated to create marketing and educational campaign to take the tonnage from 0 to a high of roughly 1,000 tons/year (equivalent to 8,000 tons at cattle intake rates) within a period of only 6 years. 18 years later, it remains the flagship goat line for all Ridley brands.• Coordinated and managed the SWEETLIX® CopperHead® product line to combat copper deficiency in 2002-2018 in response to regional research which grossed nearly $1M annually.• Streamlined state and Federal pesticide registration process, reducing fees paid by over 30% • Spearheaded a successful formula changes on several NADAs through FDA resulting in $80K savings• Secured FDA approval for an alternate manufacturing site for an NADA product resulting in $20K savings in transfer costs annually.• Coordinated with FDA and Zoetis to get our NADA block containing CTC in compliance with VFD labeling requirements• Accomplished writer, published monthly in multiple magazines (Including: EAR Magazine, Carolina Cattle Connection, Goat Farmer, Goat Rancher, Drovers, AFC Cooperative Farming News, etc.) generating a value of at least $60,000/year in free advertising and valuable sales leads • Go-to expert within the company on EPA and FDA registration issues.• Streamlined formulations resulting in $70K savings in ingredient costs throughout the company.• Coordinated and oversaw Ridley's efforts in obtaining and maintaining ISO/HACCP certification at all manufacturing plants• Lead on-boarding efforts and created technical training for new sales hires• Lead technical customer service liaison who utilized root-cause analysis to resolve customer complaints and production non-compliance issues• Persuasive copywriter who developed marketing messages for all digital and print outlets.• Detail-oriented quality auditor for Ridley manufacturing plants

• Coordinated the training of 856 swine producers as Certified Animal Waste Operators in Duplin County, NC within a 6-month period with 90% of these students passing the required examination• Created a first-of-its-kind Goat Management Short Course attended by 51 participants from 17 different counties which resulted in documented changes in knowledge, aspirations and management practices• Collaborated to create a Southeastern North Carolina Hay Directory in 1996 that increased hay sales for area farmers by $63,000• Effected increase in use of chemical hay analysis by county livestock producers by 680%, averting at least $25,000 in possible death losses due to deadly nitrate levels found in hay samples• Created/maintained a nationally and internationally recognized Goat Information Links website that received over 64,000 visits in 3 years• Created an educational animal awareness workbook for 2nd graders for use in animal agricultural field days which was distributed to over 1,500 students• North Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents state winner in individual newsletter division of the AT&T Communications Awards competition in 2000• National Association of County Agricultural Agents regional finalist in webpage design in the AT&T Communications Awards competition in 1998

I've been an artist my entire life. I have been drawing for as long as I can remember and I dabble with different media. Unfortunately, I haven't been consistent in my art creation through the years. Here is a sample of some of my work. I intend to correct that during the pandemic.