Experience

The Arthur Companies

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grain Merchandiser

  • Aug 2018 - Present



Knutson Farms

• Oslo, Minnesota

• Seasonal Farmhand

  • Jun 2009 - Present

  • Assist with harvest and in marketing commodities to achieve profitable and consistent financial returns • Responsible for operation of light and heavy equipment. • Scout crops for possible weeds, diseases, and crop stage. • Assist with harvest and in marketing commodities to achieve profitable and consistent financial returns • Responsible for operation of light and heavy equipment. • Scout crops for possible weeds, diseases, and crop stage.



Gavilon Group, LLC

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Merchandiser

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Originate grain from current customers and cold call potential customers• Explain and execute a variety of contracts and pricing tools • Hedge futures for each commodity through CQG• Communicate market news and concerns with producers • Monitor locations futures and commodity positions• Produced and settle grain contracts.• Pre-released BN shuttles and compile grades & weights, which is submitted to traffic group for billing of shuttle

• Merchandiser

  • May 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Trade grain at terms that contribute to maximize company’s profits.• Manage multiple locations' grain and futures positions• Maintain relationships with elevators, farmers, livestock producers, feed mills, and meet/exceed client relations.• Evaluate and communicate of changing crop conditions, market conditions, and weather updates to appropriate managers/locations within Gavilon in a timely manner.• Created a harvest log for each commodity that I updated daily and distributed to all of our elevators and managers.• Align logistics at a low cost and timely manner.• In charge of buying small freight and domestic efficiency trains while communicating with the transportation department to get them ordered to the location needed. (Bid in BNSF and CP auctions for freight when needed.)• Temporarily moved to North Dakota to help in the scale room during wheat, soybean, and corn harvest.



Bell Bank

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ag Credit Assistant

  • Dec 2015 - May 2016

  • Provide assistance to the Credit Department and Agriculture and Commercial lenders • Spread and analyze agriculture and personal finance statements • Provide preliminary recommendation as to the feasibility of the credit request • Prepare trend card analysis to determine if customer is in compliance with loan covenants • Prepare loan committee presentations • Prepare annual credit reviews • Update the financial spreads • Structure terms, including costs, repayment methods, and collateral requirements.



Hertz Car Rental

• Fargo, ND

• Customer Service Representative

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Professionally provided customer service daily • Utilized team work with managing daily rental rates • Operated company vehicles • Professionally provided customer service daily • Utilized team work with managing daily rental rates • Operated company vehicles



Farmer's Elevator Company of Alvarado

• Alvarado, Minnesota

• Crop Scout and Sales Intern

  • Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Regularly monitor fields and compiled the information (including crop stage, condition, and pest levels) • Assisted on sale calls for new prospects and servicing current customers • Dumped seed beans in conveyor • Collected samples and tested moisture, foreign materials, and test weights • Used the data collection to specify the grade of the grain • Utilized organization skills and communication to decide where to store the grain. • Operated company vehicles daily • Regularly monitor fields and compiled the information (including crop stage, condition, and pest levels) • Assisted on sale calls for new prospects and servicing current customers • Dumped seed beans in conveyor • Collected samples and tested moisture, foreign materials, and test weights • Used the data collection to specify the grade of the grain • Utilized organization skills and communication to decide where to store the grain. • Operated company vehicles daily