Experience

Pacific Nurseries

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Inventory Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Oversee Inventory Department & Assist Head of Production for 36 + acre wholesale nursery: Pricing oversight and evaluation Manage records of contract grows Maintain database and enter new data and codes Order and maintain additional non-plant material items as needed, such as soil, fertilizer, mulch, gopher baskets Offer support to sales team fielding questions regarding pricing, availability, substitution options, or other details their clients may require. Conduct periodic inventory audits Track receiving of plant material from vendors (average of 6-14 incoming truck deliveries per day dependent upon day of week) Helped to develop structure for tracking, storing, and labeling inventory of more than 15,000 plant Genus, Species, Varieties, and sizes. Assist Plant Health Specialist with pest management and reporting as needed Collaborate with multi-departments to overhaul and bring current data systems up to speed Develop and design reporting for other teams as needed. Develop and maintain knowledge of plants available for sale or order. Coordinate monthly employee appreciation breakfast



Almond Board of California

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Agricultural Affairs Specialist

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Served as staff liaison for the Pollination and Bee Health as well as Irrigation, Nutrients, and Soil Health Work Groups. • Facilitated committee and work group meetings both in webinar format and in-person, prepared notes, and summaries, followed up with questions from members. • Review of submitted annual reports, proposals, updates, and outreach materials received from the researchers, gathered additional data and scientific research from various technical materials and researchers; synthesized the findings, created reports for stakeholders. • Developed fact sheets and backgrounder reports in the area of pest management, soil health, pesticide use, and pollinator health. • Compilation and analysis of the CA DPR Pesticide Use data Reports, and development of additional materials for inclusion in industry databases to measure specific metrics. • Maintained knowledge of current regulatory affairs.



Freelance

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Project Manager & Consultant

  • Mar 2012 - Jan 2019

  • Developed course curriculum modeling state education standards for STEM classes • Partnered with local charter schools to provide workshops and tutoring to K-12. • Spearheaded local land conversion projects for urban farm and gardens, recycled and grey water systems, and native plant restoration. • Designed detailed integrated pest management and farm management plans implementing local, state, and federal regulatory policies. Additional Skills: Organization and Time Management, Social Media and Networking, Coding, Project Management, Technical Troubleshooting and QA.



USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Awarded USDA-NIFA Fellowship; designed and conducted budgeted research project addressing solutions to environmental issues that are impacting economic and food security in the agriculture sector. • Prioritized through collaboration with industry professionals and local farmers areas of most critical concern pertaining to soil borne pathogens and nutrient cycling. • Successfully suppressed 90% of focus pathogen; provided cost-savings of inputs to farmers. • Co-Authored presentation posters, reports, and articles for publication. My research pertained to suppression of soil borne fungal pathogens Fusarium oxysporum, and Verticillium dahliae. Following incorporation of carbon sources, and Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, I performed bio assays to observe how successful each treatment was in suppressing disease. Additionally, I conducted experiments in soil fertility and nutrient cycling of the various carbon sources in both field and controlled lab settings. All aspects of the research was documented, analyzed, and summarized. I trained staff members in the lab to assist with experiment preparation, soil processing and statistical analysis of lab data. please refer to: Grant number- 2016-67032-24987 https://youtu.be/B2spWvUmdMI



University of California, Santa Cruz

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field & Lab Research Assistant III

  • Nov 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Conducted agriculture experiments for on farm trials and in controlled lab environments. • Isolated equipment malfunctioning issues; quickly resolved using troubleshooting techniques. • Compiled and analyzed data, created pivot tables, graphs, reports, and presentations • Initiated and led project to update standard operating procedures manuals ensuring regulatory compliance met, and ease of comprehension for staff; trained new staff and volunteers. Working in Dr. Carol Shennan's lab I assisted with Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation and strawberry research she and Dr. Joji Muramoto were doing. I conducted a variety of tasks related to agroecology and sustainable agriculture field research including but not limited to: soil sampling, both organic and inorganic acid measurements, pH & Electroconductivity readings, crop planting, field plot preparation, biomass measurements, data collection, entry, Lachat ion spectroscopy, analysis, data summary, and management, calibration and use of lab equipment, reagents, and maintaining cleanliness and organization of laboratory. I updated SOP's and created new ones as needed. I helped to train new volunteers and staff. For further details of projects, please refer to: USDA, NIFA Grant numbers - 2017-51181-26832, 2016-51102-25815 https://shennanlab.sites.ucsc.edu/



ASI Student Farm UC Davis

• Davis, CA

• Student Apprentice

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  2015 Student Farm Summer Apprentice: Participated in all the field activities related to organic vegetable production for sale to local CSA, UC Davis Dining Services, and UC Davis campus Coffee House. Seed sowing in greenhouse, transplanting, mulching, irrigating, cultivating, harvesting, and controlling pests. Learned to drive tractor and use tractor mounted implements. 2015 Student Farm Summer Apprentice: Participated in all the field activities related to organic vegetable production for sale to local CSA, UC Davis Dining Services, and UC Davis campus Coffee House. Seed sowing in greenhouse, transplanting, mulching, irrigating, cultivating, harvesting, and controlling pests. Learned to drive tractor and use tractor mounted implements.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Support Specialist

  • Dec 2008 - Jun 2010

  Resolved technical issues for high profile Fortune 500 customers Offered customers appropriate options and solutions to achieve company profitability goals, meet customer needs, and avoid churn Provided inbound technical support for network connectivity and troubleshooting on GPRS/EDGE/UMTS networks, data plan and feature maintenance, APN, dynamic and IP verification, and device configuration Troubleshoot and escalate undocumented wireless voice and data issues for research and resolution by opening internal and external trouble tickets where appropriate. Make outbound calls to customers to inform of trouble status to ensure communication to customer is being performed Quickly advanced to join the Bothell Ticket Team where I served as the point of contact for network operations, peering partners, other carriers in addition to our own Technical Support Representatives Worked Mobility Porting Support Queue, investigating and assisting in resolution of porting issues between our customers and those of other carriers Organized and presented training sessions to teams of 12-14 reps