Experience

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  UND Alumni Association & Foundation

  • United States

  • Data Transfer Analyst

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • United States

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  XiteBio Technologies Inc.

  • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

  • Agriculture Sales Representative

    • Jul 2019 - Aug 2022
    • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

    www.xitebio.com

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  Butler Machinery

  • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

  • Customer Account Manager

    • Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
    • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

    Agricultural Customer Account Manager

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  Direct Contact, Inc.

  • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

  • Consultant

    • May 2018 - Sep 2018
    • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

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  Ag Systems Inc

  • Manvel, ND

  • Warehouse Manager

    • Jun 2017 - Mar 2018
    • Manvel, ND

    Warehouse ManagerAs Manager my main responsiblies were Inventory Management & Control, Location Management, Day to Day Parts Sales, On Call and After Hours Parts, Direct & Indirect Reports, P&L for location.Key Contributions:Spearheaded a new product testing, implementation, training and selling of product to potential customer base.Location Upgrades – Researched, Wrote Job Specifications, Bid Letting and Approval, Subground Tiling Project, Concrete Expansion, Overhead Crane, Electrical Upgrades to 3 Phase Power, Worked with Local, State and Federal Government departs for permitting along with multiple contractors.Inventory Management – Emergency, daily, monthly, annual, Seasonal rolling stock and returned products. Also, All Precision Ag Repair processingLocal Marketing and some Regional MarketingSafety Planning, Update MSDS referencesShipping and Receiving – Warehouse and Equipment (serialized and non)2 Direct Reports & 6 Indirect Reports

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  CHS

  • United States
  • Food and Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • CHS Refined Fuels District Manager

    • Jul 2008 - Oct 2016

    Responsibilities include – key contact between CHS and accounts representing 228M gallons of fuels including gas and distillate products. Monitor accounts strategic and marketing plans. Facilitate conflicting issues between company and customer. Communicate credit, pricing and supply challenges with accounts. Review new retail opportunities with current and prospective customers. Present CHS and brand updates at numerous events including, producer, board of director, association and annual meetings. Enhance and protect the Cenex brand identity while building strong relationships with cooperative members. Encourage and Facilitate the ongoing education of accounts and customers.2015 Excellence in Energy Award - Premium Diesel2010 Pinnacle of Energy Award

  • Cooperative Energy Manager

    • Aug 2007 - Jun 2008

    Oversee 12 direct employeesManage Daily Positions and Purchases of Refined Fuels, Lubricant and Propane.Risk Management - through Contracting and Daily Position Reporting.Energy Budget and Business planning

  • CES - Certified Energy Specialist

    • Mar 2003 - Jul 2007

    Outside sales of Refined Fuels, Lubricants, Greases, Propane, Warranties and Services to a wide range of customer base. Ranging from Home Heat, Grain Drying, Farming, Municipalities, Golf Course, Construction, Small to Large Corporations.Field Marketer StatusSales Board Certified in Action SellingPropane delivery analysis with truck and tank upgrade programI also had my Commercial Drivers license, with tanker, Hasmat and Airbrake endorsements. Propane CETP certifications for Plant Operations, Rail Loading and Unloading, Bobtail Operations, Cylinder Fill

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  Computerland

  • Sales and Partner

    • 1999 - 2002

    Partner in Lemke Inc. dba. ComputerLandMaking decisions with partners on personnel, policies, programs, salaries, financial.Acquire and maintained a client base. Consulting on all of their technology needs.Develop & maintain relationships and programs with major manufacturersAcquire and test demo and new products and softwareSupervise Sales staff

  • Information Technology Consultant

    • 1991 - 1999

    Acquired and maintained a client base. Consulting on all of their technology needs.Ag Sales Rep. Focused on Ag. Businesses and Farms that needed specialized software.Developed technology plans, implementation, deploy and assist with ongoing maintenance.Designed and Support Client’s Technology solutions.Averaged a 33% increase in Net Sales for years 1996, 1997, 1998 & 1999Attained Sales Circle of Excellence award from ComputerLand Corporate. 1998Gold RedWing Award the top 5 resellers of Redwing Accounting Software (focus Ag) 1997

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  Cenex - Land O'Lakes

  • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

  • Crop Production Specialist

    • 1992 - 1994
    • Grand Forks, North Dakota Area

    Crop Consultant – Walking fields, making recommendations for clients.Assistant Manager – Procurement of fertilizer and chemicals, booked orders, dealt with complaints, assigned applicator crews assignments.Network Configurator and Installer - Helped Clients, Plan, purchase and implement a Novel Netware network with the Agrisource software. Traveled a 15 state region, doing final configuration of NetWare settings, basic computer workstation setup and configuration and printer configuration.