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R&D MANAGER / SENIOR PLANT SCIENTIST
Professional Summary
Senior Scientist at ag-tech startup with MS degrees in Agronomy and Data Science.  4 years of experimental design and statistical analysis experience working primarily in SAS and Minitab and familiar with Python, R, and gretl. Team-player with broad leadership experience. Seeking position in a challenging and rewarding environment that marries my passions in agriculture and data science.
Education
Master of Science: Data Science Current Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
  • Recipient of Data Science Scholar Fellowship
Master of Science: Plant, Environmental Management, and Soil Science August 2014 Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, LA
  • Thesis "Effect of Water Management on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Main and Ratoon Rice Crops Grown in a Crowley Silt Loam Soil"
  • Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Bachelor of Arts: Environmental Science and Public Policy May 2011 Harvard University - Cambridge, MA
  • Thesis "Reduced Mycorrhizal Interactions in Tomato Plants A Pilot Experiment"
Skills
  • SAS
  • Minitab
  • gretl
  • Tableau
  • Sci2
  • Weka
  • Experimental Design
  • Statistical Analysis and Modeling
  • Basic MongoDB
  • Basic Python
  • Basic R
  • Basic SQL
Work History
R&D Manager / Senior Plant Scientist 08/2014 to Current
AeroFarms – Newark, NJ
  • Leading 10-person R&D / Horticulture team and overseeing all aspects of plant health and nutrition.
  • Analyzed 20MB of environmental sensor data to predict optimum microenvironment for each crop.
  • Developed predictive growth and yield models for each crop using imaging data and regression analysis.
  • Designed split-plot experiments that have improved yield performance by 14% in the last two months.
Graduate Research Assistant 08/2013 to 08/2014
LSU, School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Science – Baton Rouge, LA
  • Performed yield-scaled evaluation on the effects of water management on rice greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Analyzed 11.5MB of yield and GHG data.
Faculty Research Assistant / Agricultural Economist 04/2012 to 05/2013
University of Maryland / Economics Research Service - USDA – Washington, DC
  • Headed the update of the USDA's 2010-2011 organic acreage and livestock database.
  • Teamed with other agricultural economists to assess coexistence of GE, conventional, and organic crops.
Sustainability Intern 10/2011 to 04/2012
Ingleby Farms & Forests – Vordingborg, Denmark
  • Authored and implemented sustainable management guidelines on all company farms worldwide.
  • Compiled, analyzed, and reported experimental data from agro-ecological field trials at Ingleby-Romania.
Languages
Fluent in French | Working knowledge of Danish, American Sign Language, and Turkish
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • AeroFarms
  • LSU, School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Science
  • University of Maryland / Economics Research Service - USDA
  • Ingleby Farms & Forests

School Attended

  • Indiana University
  • Louisiana State University
  • Harvard University

Job Titles Held:

  • R&D Manager / Senior Plant Scientist
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Faculty Research Assistant / Agricultural Economist
  • Sustainability Intern

Degrees

  • Master of Science : Data Science Current
    Master of Science : Plant, Environmental Management, and Soil Science August 2014
    Bachelor of Arts : Environmental Science and Public Policy May 2011

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