• Generated a source of new revenue for Iowa Corn from licensing fees and royalty income.• Successfully negotiated hundreds of research, nondisclosure, option and license agreements with universities, companies, and government labs both domestic and international.• Conducted due diligence and negotiated convertible notes for investments in a start-up companies.• Developed a research strategy as the Principal Investigator for 3 successful federal grants from the US Department of Energy and the US Department of Agriculture totaling over $5 million.• Helped develop the business plan and the structure of a subsidiary company called Iowa Corn Opportunities, LLC.• Organized and recruited a team of staff and consultants to identify opportunities, manage research projects, license patents and commercialize products.• Gathered and analyzed technical and market intelligence to developed key targets for Iowa Corn to focus its research and development on key biotechnology traits and key corn-based industrial chemicals.• Coordinator of the ICGA Annual Convention and Trade Show, policy development Roundtable meetings, and county meetings• Obtained a 30% growth of ICGA membership and organized 11 new county organizations• Influenced public perception by writing and publishing news releases, letters, speeches and newsletter articles. Spoke about the corn industry at conventions, workshops, seminars and banquets.• Improved the agricultural business climate and reduced the regulatory burden on agriculture by writing testimony, lobbying state legislators, state and federal agencies, and Congress on agricultural issues.• Improved trade relations by hosting foreign trade officials, influencing foreign policy and developing relationships with foreign grain buyers.• Marketed products made from corn by developing displays and attending trade shows, Iowa State Fair, county fairs and other events.