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Lansing, Michigan

Minnetonka, Mn

Assist attorneys in providing guidance to key business functions for in-licenses genetic materials that have contractual restrictions and obligations.• Built connections with R&D from different parts of the globe.• Gained approval of contractual interpretations from supporting attorneys.• Create, manage, and maintain unique identity codes, per contract, to adhere to confidentiality clause obligations.• Provide advice for Legal Document Management database improvements to better support compliance.• Notify key stakeholders about key milestones in contracts lifecycle.

Minnetonka, Mn

Provide support with analytical insights and build relationships for Regional Sales and Operational Planning process. Scope covered all Syngenta product families sells with focus on seeds business.• Run annual business process to prepare SAP for customer orders for new selling season.• Work in partnership with Product Managers and Operations Planners to take focused S&OP processes and embed as daily operating model for Field Corn product line.• Guided process review of SAP transactions for discarding excess stock working with Operations Planner and Finance.

Minnetonka, Mn

Analyze inventory and supply forecasts to identify issues that may have impacts to sales and marketing. Also report and tool development and support reporting needs for Production & Supply department.• Created custom Excel solver tool utilizing VBA (still in use at Present).• Key User of SAP and Enterprise Business Intelligence (EBI) database for supply and sales orders reports.• Gained Business Analyst experience while working with programs to create five base reports in SAP, previously done with Access and Excel.• Proven as a Subject Mater Expert in supply and demand data flow through SAP.

Ames, Ia

Comprehensive introduction to Syngenta’s Corn Supply Chain including seed production, supply management, commercial, logistics with focus on SAP processes and data reporting.• Key business tester for SAP system upgrade implementation.• Managed Interplant process, communicating with distribution specialists at plants to meet customer expectations.• Develop, design, and train on initial version of Supply, Daily Shipping, and Interplant reports that are still in use today.

Ames, Ia

Selected and managed personal summer research project to reduce cost in the supply chain of Sorghum and Alfalfa.• Analyzed data of distribution system costs and profit margins.• Developed financial model for estimating crop plan, carry over, re-bag, and re-tag.• Discovered cost savings opportunities in distribution that could save $50,000 in first year.• Savings of $400,000 over 3 years possible if processing done internally instead of 3rd party.

East Lansing, Mi

Research objective was to determine if biomass could be a competitive fuel source in the heating of greenhouses. • Lead the fabrication of the furnace.• Designed, assembled and calibrated the data collection system.• Lead activity planning, scheduling and coordination of test burns.• Redesigned and modified furnace components as a result of testing.• Solved problems “on-the-fly”.• Analyzed data for heating trends and operational performance.• Wrote operators manual for operation of burner and fuel system.• Mechanical and data collection program operate as desired awaiting for higher level student.

White Pigeon, Mi

Assist Plant Engineer during the construction of a new $17.5 million potato processing facility. Facility included receiving, storage, handling, washing, grading and packaging of potatoes. Activities included:• Field checked building and equipment locations.• Used AutoCAD to design and draw equipment parts.• Received, labeled, organized, and inventoried potato handling equipment for installation.