Driven, goal-focused professional with years of proven, dedicated work experience. Hardworking with a demonstrated ability to manage daily functions and solve complex problems. Skillfully fosters a solid sense of credibility to build lasting relations with customers, coworkers and other important individuals and groups. Excels under pressure as both a team member and independent worker. Assesses needs in order to define and develop targeted solutions that boost performance levels. Seeking employment as an Operations Manager; looking to leverage existing skills, but am open to new challenges that will allow for professional development and growth.

Operations Coordination Land Development Farming Crop Cultivation & Planning

Mergers & Acquisitions Equipment Maintenance Leadership Relationship Building

Teamwork Communication Time Management Computer Proficient

         Direct daily operations for a large farm; includes involvement in large land development projects

         Plan and supervised grain and turf seeding, growing and harvesting, as well as related drying and storage operations of a 2.25M bushel grain facility

         Formulate methods for grain selection that properly align with fertility and chemical requirements

         Crafted and currently utilize computerized controls to complete daily reporting; also used to oversee all elements of crop growth and grain shipments

         Established a sludge application process, including the location and permitting of application sites in accordance with the Maryland Department of Environment

         Successfully located and acquired two farming operations in New Jersey and Texas, 890-acre and 7,500-acre farms, respectively

         Played a key role in developing solar sites on the New Jersey farm, including work with the Northeast Power Grid controller and the NJ Dept. of Environment; aimed to establish a 20-megawatt solar farm

         Aided in the overall development of residential home sites in Howard County, MD, including a major development of more than 3K units, in collaboration with engineers, contractors and local authorities

         Worked in conjunction with farmers throughout Maryland and Northern Virginia to improve production via comprehensive soil analysis and seed selection, along with the use of well-balanced chemicals and fertilizers

         Leveraged skills and expertise learned through being born and raised on a farm in Severn to effectively sell farming products and services

Bachelor of Science, Agronomy, University of Maryland

Member, Glen Burnie Kiwanis Club (six years, former Board of Directors member for two)

Board of Directors, Anne Arundel County Farmer's Cooperation (seven years)