Experience

Alberta Canola

• Canada
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Director

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• Research Administration

  • Apr 2018 - Oct 2021

  • Manage all research projects funded by Alberta Canola, including project selections, investment agreements, report acceptance, payment schedule, and relationships with institutions and principal investigators.• Active voting member on the Canola Performance Trials technical committee which involves developing precise protocols for cooperators to follow for statistically viable trials across western Canada.• Collaborated with other Alberta commission groups to create an online Agronomy Update event with over 700 registrants.• Reorganized paper and online filing system for research projects and developed an online research database for all funded projects by canola growers.• Assisted with logistics, the poster program, and tour organization as an organizing committee member of the 2019 International Clubroot Workshop.



University of Alberta

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Pathology Technical Lab Assistant

  • Apr 2018 - Sep 2018



Canola Council of Canada

• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Agronomy Specialist

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Lead on tillage messaging, social media, crop scouting, and effective retail visits while a part of the Crop Production and Innovations team.• Highly active in event organization and management, such as the 2018 canolaPALOOZA agronomy event, and the newly formatted canoLAB Top Gun event.• Developed 14 fertility trials for canolaPALOOZA during 2017. These trials included N, P, K, S, polymer coated urea, dositubes for ammonia volatilization measurements, and a urease inhibitor product.• Revised and updated the Canola Council of Canada social media protocol, including the Agronomy Facebook page and Agronomy Specialist’s individual twitter profile strategies.• Begun developing a profitability calculator on seeding rate and current market value for canola.• Created valuable relationships with canola researchers to extend the reach of their work to agriculture industry members such as retail staff, sales staff, and farmers.



Superior Crop Management

• Agronomist

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2017

  • Supported farmers agronomically in crop inputs to be the most profitable and environmentally sustainable.• Influenced growers in choosing the best crop varieties, specifically for their operation.• Collected soil samples to support fertilizer blend recommendations, in addition to creating individual, tailored blends.• Unloaded fertilizer trucks into storage, blended and loaded fertilizer for farmers, and obtained forklift certification. • Supported farmers agronomically in crop inputs to be the most profitable and environmentally sustainable.• Influenced growers in choosing the best crop varieties, specifically for their operation.• Collected soil samples to support fertilizer blend recommendations, in addition to creating individual, tailored blends.• Unloaded fertilizer trucks into storage, blended and loaded fertilizer for farmers, and obtained forklift certification.



Bayer

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Territory Sales Assistant

  • May 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Aided farmers in choosing the correct chemical for specific weeds, diseases, and insects, as well as appropriate staging of the crop for application timing.• Competently organized tours for producers and retailers which involved public speaking, coordinating presenters, and site set up/take down.• Developed on-farm trials with growers to determine the best products for their operation.• Participated in team building events which were of very high importance and conducted once a month as a Southern Alberta Team, and the Alberta Team as a whole



Viterra Canada

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agronomist Assistant

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  • Assisted regional agronomist with three major growers for Viterra. This included scouting 20,000 acres for weeds, insects and diseases.• Organized tours and groomed plot sites; set up and monitor canola demonstration strip trials.• Successfully hosted multiple Government of Alberta and University of Alberta employees at a crop tour among the crops of the three key growers. • Assisted regional agronomist with three major growers for Viterra. This included scouting 20,000 acres for weeds, insects and diseases.• Organized tours and groomed plot sites; set up and monitor canola demonstration strip trials.• Successfully hosted multiple Government of Alberta and University of Alberta employees at a crop tour among the crops of the three key growers.