OBJECTIVE:     Agricultural-related position in the agri-business industry in the Midwest.

SUMMARY:      •   Agricultural-business co-op with 3M.
                        •   Agriculture-merchandising internship with Archer Daniels Midland.
                        •   Magna Cum Laude graduate with BS in Agriculture.

EDUCATION:    Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, May 2008
                        Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
                        Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale

                        Courses taken included:
                        Agricultural Management              Agricultural Engineering
                        Agricultural Merchandising           Global Commodities Markets
                        Microbiology                               Agricultural Science
                        Business Management                  Biomedical Engineering
                       
EXPERIENCE:   Agriculture Co-op, September 2007 to December 2007
                        3M, St. Paul, Minnesota
                        •   Worked in a structured co-op program as an assistant to the Manager of Research and                         Development, Agricultural Technologies
                        •   Documented theoretical and experimental study programs.
                        •   Developed internal library of study results for publication on 3M’s Intranet, including the first                         usage of this technology within the R&D Department.
                        •   Awarded Outstanding Co-op Student Award.

                        Agriculture Merchandising Internship, May 2007 to August 2007
                        Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Decatur, Illinois
                        •   Developed Excel spreadsheet models for analyzing merchandising models at each of ADM’s                         product lines matrixed against physical plant production.
                        •   Designed new break-even analysis currently in use by ADM Merchandising Department.
                        •   Developed automated record keeping to reduce month-end record-keeping process                         from 12 hours to 2 hours.

ACTIVITIES:     •   Captain, Illinois State Soccer Team, 2007-2008
                        •   Varsity Team Member, Illinois State Soccer Team, 2005-2008
                        •   Member, Future Farmers of America, 2005-Present