Background
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           Grew up on a farm near Hospers, IA
            Farm 2500 acres of corn and soybean, little bit of wheat
            Been involved with operations for most of life.
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           Graduated from Spalding Catholic High School ’07
            Granville, IA
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           Iowa State University
            Started as an Open Major
            Chose Agriculture Systems Technology; Machine Systems 
               Option
                 Precision Agriculture attracted me to AST 
                                Internship Experience
      
          Farmers Elevator Cooperative (HQ – Doon, 
          IA)
           Sales and Marketing Intern
                 Hudson, SD and Hawarden, IA
           Responsibilities
                 General Operations
                 Crop Scouting
                 Customer Interaction
                   Received Sales and Product Training
                Precision Agriculture
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     Before college…
      New to Precision Agriculture
      Saw Yield Monitors
      Learn more about applications of Precision Ag
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     College…
      ABE Department attracted me to AST
      Eager to learn
      Enjoyed the lectures and hands on learning
                                  Precision Agriculture
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          Undergraduate Assistant (ABE Dept.)
           Worked for Dr. Darr during Spring of 2010
                 Testing Auto-Steer Equipment 
                 Taking Measurements
                 Updating Software
                 Setting up CAN Bus demonstration
                 Good hands on learning experience 
              Implementation on Farm
   
     Auto-Steer on International 9280
      Pulling Landoll Disk 36ft
      Ag Leader Edge Monitor Kit
      OnTrac 2 Assisted Steering
      WAAS Controlled