Sales and Supply Chain Consultant at Clean Label Solution (2026-08 – Present)
- Build CRM tools and operational processes to support business growth and customer relationships.
- Build relationships and sales with industry representatives, growers, dairy farmers, and nutritionists across commercial initiatives.
Product Specialist (Part-time) at Biome Makers (2026-06 – Present)
- Partner with agronomists, retailers, and technical advisors to translate complex soil microbiome analytics into practical recommendations and customer resources.
- Collaborate across product, technical, and commercial teams to improve onboarding resources, educational materials, and customer experience.
Consulting Project Manager (Contract) at Timac Agro USA (2026-02 – 2026-05)
- Designed and implemented the company's first standardized project management framework, establishing repeatable workflows, documentation standards, communication plans, reporting processes, and governance practices.
- Created scalable project templates, onboarding resources, and tracking tools that improved execution consistency across multiple initiatives.
- Integrated AI-assisted workflows into project planning and documentation to improve efficiency, communication, and project visibility.
Technical Marketing Analyst at VM Agritech (2025-02 – 2025-12)
- Directed execution of a portfolio of 55 concurrent research initiatives, coordinating university researchers, contract research organizations, and commercial stakeholders while managing changing priorities and deadlines.
- Translated complex scientific work into actionable updates, executive summaries, educational materials, and commercialization recommendations.
- Coordinated project communication, documentation, timelines, and stakeholder needs across geographically distributed programs.
- Improved project tracking, reporting, and communication processes while identifying risks and coordinating cross-functional problem solving.
Infrastructure Analyst at MKS Instruments (2023-07 – 2024-12)
- Coordinated a complex enterprise technology implementation involving multiple business units and technical teams.
- Built dashboards and reporting systems that improved visibility into milestones, risks, dependencies, and implementation status.
- Facilitated communication among engineers, business stakeholders, and leadership, translating technical requirements into executable plans and coordinating issue resolution.
Field R&D Project Manager / Technical Sales Representative at BioSafe Systems (2022-03 – 2023-05)
- Led planning and coordination of 25+ field development programs involving university researchers, distributors, contract researchers, and internal technical teams.
- Managed project schedules, protocols, stakeholder communications, technical documentation, and competing priorities across multiple initiatives.
- Presented research findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences and built trusted industry partnerships supporting adoption of new technologies.
Education Technology Manager at Botanical Society of America (2016-02 – 2021-09)
Directed operations for a national STEM mentoring and education platform connecting scientists, educators, and thousands of students through authentic research experiences.
- Coordinated multiple concurrent program cycles involving scientists, educators, technology partners, software developers, and organizational leadership.
- Worked directly with software developers to prioritize platform enhancements, improve functionality, troubleshoot user issues, and streamline participant workflows.
- Built onboarding systems, user documentation, communication strategies, and operational processes that increased client participation by approximately 25% while improving user experience.
- Developed practical workflows and support systems enabling educators, students, and scientific mentors to navigate the platform and program successfully.
Program Director – Viticulture & Enology at Kent State University (2013-03 – 2015-05)
Developed and led statewide education, workforce development, and applied research initiatives connecting researchers, students, growers, and industry partners.
- Expanded industry partnerships 50% and increased student enrollment 200% through strategic program development and stakeholder engagement.
- Coordinated conferences, workshops, outreach initiatives, and collaborative projects involving academic and commercial partners.
Viticulture Extension Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension (2007-10 – 2012-11)
Managed multiple grant-funded research and education initiatives involving university researchers, government agencies, grower organizations, and industry partners.
- Managed budgets, timelines, reporting requirements, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations across concurrent initiatives.
- Designed research-based educational programs and translated university research into practical recommendations and decision-support tools.
