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Chesterfield, MO

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Vegetable Seeds Research & Development. Led multi-functional team across global locations to enhance novel genetics in vegetable seeds. Co-created strategies and fostered transparency through metrics and retrospectives. Oversaw functions including Cell Biology, Trait Integration, and operational support for Trait Discovery. Delivered diverse outputs such.

Fresno, CA

Horticulture crop protection research and development. Led team of field research scientists in weed science, plant pathology, entomology, and nematology delivering efficacy and crop safety data for small molecule and biologic crop protection solutions. Delivered internal and external field-testing program across 40+ crops in California, Arizona and.

Houston, TX

Precision agriculture research and development. Designed and delivered a global digital innovation field research program. Worked cross-functionally with data engineers, analysts, field testing teams, product and marketing stakeholders to generate model-building datasets, validate farmer digital recommendations, and generate science driven commercial value.

Houston, TX

Led cross-functional testing team of agronomists and engineers focused on high definition field and seed product characterization and new technology development for prescriptive product placement in corn and soybeans.

Houston, TX

Remotely supervised four field testing sites in the southern U.S. including people management, budgeting, talent selection, and resource allocation to enable research trial plans. Matrix responsibilities to advance digital phenotyping and crop protection testing initiatives across the North America team.

Houston, TX

Managed field testing innovation projects and drove network wide initiatives within biotech field testing leadership team including ramp up of microbial seed treatment testing and launch of ground based digital phenotyping platform.

Kihei, HI

Led large team responsible for integration of biotech traits into company portfolio of corn parent lines. Directed and improved field and seed management processes to enable rapid cycling of breeding generations, meet aggressive deadlines, and deliver high quality seed handoffs for increase and testing.

Kihei, HI

Oversaw biotech seed corn nurseries at continuous growing season location. Managed segregating populations, seed increases, purity screens, and production of hybrids for testing of discovery transgenes. Recruited, trained, and supervised large field crews. Coordinated with stakeholders and service providers to deliver quality genetics for testing.

Jerseyville, IL

Contributed to advancement of soybean seeds and traits pipeline through execution of yield and efficacy trials for discovery transgenes and traits. Managed plot agronomics, collected and managed field data, championed site safety program, processed and distributed seed to other testing locations, and participated in all aspects of research and farm.

Master’S Degree, Agronomy

Bachelor’S Degree, Biological Sciences