Wade Givens Email & Phone Number

O'Fallon, Mo

O'Fallon, Mo, United States

(Incotec is a provider of seed improvement/enhancement and high-quality products)North America Technical Sales Coordinator 02/18 – Present• Served as liaison between commercial clients and internal sales team in effort to direct research and new strategies for internal product development.• Managed University and third-party industry group relationships.• Mentored the North America sales team on field trial and data management best practices.• Oversaw and addressed customer satisfaction to enhance products and offer quality service Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

• Identified and built business relationships with clients in order to understand their specific needs and assist with developing product solutions to benefit their business objectives.• Developed, planned and achieved strategic sales goals and objectives.• Designed and offered field trialing programs for customers to ensure product success.• Evaluated synergy opportunities between field crops and vegetable crops.Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

Greater St. Louis Area

(Monsanto is leading provider of business solutions for modern agriculture and seed technologies) Developed and managed a multi-company testing program to create high quality spatially collected hybrid performance data across the key corn growing regions.• Offered expertise advice to customers in effort to assist with higher quality products by understanding their needs, assisting with FieldScript product offering, analyzing data, and developing internal FTN (Field Testing Network) to licensee customers.• Identified new areas of growth opportunities in precision agriculture.• Developed and provided training on implementing FTN plots which including hybrid selection, management zones creation, data capture and harvest data analysis.• Participated in USATS (Unmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial Systems) Team by understanding regulations, developing internal case studies for proper usage, providing summaries of activities regarding the use of remotely sensed data and presenting findings to Leadership and Strategy Teams.Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

Henderson, Tn

(DuPont Pioneer is a leader and producer of hybrid seeds for the agriculture industry)• Provided expert knowledge and information to assist and support territory managers with appropriate data to be successful in selling products.• Developed and managed Product Knowledge Plots (PKP) trial efforts.• Resolved issues and serviced customers involving product performance and/or specific inquiries regarding agricultural product lines.• Developed both technical and marketing material content for internal and external partnerships.Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

Johnston, Ia

• Identified new and existing technology and developed processes to retrieve data from these technologies, to assist with analyzing agriculture information, products, and field performance.• Provided expertise in precision farming equipment, software tools, data structures and limitations of technology, data analysis and development strategies to other business units.• Strategically developed and guided technology for mobile devices for the purpose of trial data collection and reporting.• Assisted in integration of research weather and crop models into commercial sales products to explain product performance and guide product selection in key environments.Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

Starkville, Ms

• Successfully managed MSU Mission Operations Center for the High-Performance Computing Collaboratory and Geosystems Institute.• Directed and coordinated all phases of mission operations, mission planning, data retrieval, data storage, product development and systems/network administration.• Analyzed data from surveys to determine trends in grower perception of glyphosate resistance.• Conducted small plot research for academic advisor’s research program and participated in benchmark studies which focused on glyphosate stewardship and the sustainability of glyphosate-resistant cropping systems.• Provided recommendations to growers on herbicide products and assisted growers on industry specific information which led to stronger and more positive industry relationships.• Led a 6-week training activity for MSU staff in Guildford, England which focused on operation and data processing of Disaster Management Cluster satellite assets in support of Magnolia Lunar Orbiter design study (case studies included RapidEye and DMC space vehicles).Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

Starkville, Ms

• Supported the management of the Advanced Spatial Technologies in Agriculture program (ASTA).• Mentored graduate students by assisting with geospatial technology needs for their research projects and activities.• Served as ESRI campus license coordinator and Tier 2 support contact.• Volunteered services for hurricane Katrina recovery efforts by providing GIS support, map production, database development and on-going support as needed.• Lead technician for academic advisor’s research program in weed science which also included supervising all small-plot research trials.• Provided Extension Service support and assisted growers regarding questions, purchases, and implementation of ag specialized hardware/software solutions.Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

Sumner, Ms

(Mid-South Ag Data Agriculture equipment dealer and crop application products)• Managed daily activities within the SST Information Lab including processing, analyzing, and interpret data for clients• Heavily involved in two university research projects which focused on economic feasibility of precision agriculture for Mississippi sweet potato producers and using remote sensing to derive variable rate growth regulator and defoliant applications in Mississippi cotton fields.• Created specialized multimedia presentations and documents for grower education meetings.Key Skills:ManagementLeaderDirectorSeed EnhancementSeed ImprovementFood ScienceAgricultureAdvanced Spatial TechnologiesResearch ProjectsPrecision AgricultureComputer-Based TechnologyGeospatial TechnologiesAgriculture Sales and ServicesGrantsMap ProductionBusiness PlanningGoal SettingGoal AchievementCompany LiaisonField TrialsProduct SolutionsField CropsVegetable CropsFTN PlotsField Testing NetworkUnmanned Satellite, Aerial, and Terrestrial SystemsUSATSProduct Knowledge PlotsPKPCustomer ServiceFarming EquipmentFarmingCrop ModelsProduct SalesWeed Science

Stillwater, Ok

Internship consisted of two month’s intensive training in SST’s full suite of GIS software.Internship prepares interns for work in SST Information Labs and other positions requiring in-depth GIS knowledge and experience.

Ph.D., Weed Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Rho

M.S., Weed Science

Activities and Societies: alpha Gamma Rho

B.S., Agricultural Engineering Technology & Business

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Rho