Nov 2023 – Mar 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Drove strategic change in R&D, aligning technical innovations with company goals to boost operational efficiency and reduce product development time.
• Implemented digital inventory practices, increasing seed handling efficiency and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Streamlined workflows, resulting in a 75% increase in on-time seed deliveries and reclaiming two weeks annually to ensure optimal planting windows for research trials and high-quality data returns.

Jul 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Established a gene editing research pipeline, transforming isolated discovery projects into an integrated product development workflow, doubling the rate of gene-edited plant production and exceeding annual delivery targets.
• Developed scientific and operational leaders through mentorship and coaching.
• Added structure and project management principles to team standards, empowering the teams to deliver cross-functional outcomes on the desired schedule.
• Led and optimized operations across three scientific research laboratories. Collaborated with functional leaders to implement quality improvements, optimize costs, and maximize capacity utilization.

Oct 2019 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater St. Louis Area

• Led digital transformation efforts by providing strategic thought leadership to design user-friendly workflows, define high impact capabilities, and implement effective change management plans.
• Aligned cross-functional stakeholders to deliver prioritized technology roadmaps for a globally integrated planning and logistics system.
• Conducted risk assessments and developed user-readiness recommendations for a new software system rollout, ensuring a positive user experience.

Mar 2019 – Dec 2019 · 9 mos · Greater St. Louis Area

• Developed strategic roadmaps and managed product lifecycle for IT solutions that enable automation and data-driven processes for controlled environment, field testing, and seed operations.
• Led team of Product Owners in defining technical software requirements and managing product development backlogs with agile development teams.
• Fostered culture of collaboration with partners resulting in alignment on outcomes and adoption of newly developed systems.

Aug 2018 – Apr 2019 · 8 mos · Greater St. Louis Area

Jul 2016 – Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Established a centralized data visualization platform, enhancing data-driven decision-making for plant breeding operations.
• Delivered 60+ BI dashboards, data visualizations, and operational tools, enabling hundreds of users globally to make informed decisions more efficiently and serving as templates for next-gen solutions.

Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · 9 mos

Dec 2012 – Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Apr 2012 – Nov 2012 · 7 mos

• Works collaboratively with Monsanto R&D scientists to understand technology needs and translate into detailed requirements for software products.
• Interacts closely with software development teams to deliver software that facilitates the needs of Monsanto R&D teams.

Oct 2010 – Mar 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Software application and workflow expert with knowledge encompassing various stages of the Monsanto R&D Pipeline. Specific focus on engaging with R&D teams to ensure successful adoption of new workflows and utilization of IT solutions.

Sep 2008 – Sep 2010 · 2 yrs

• Technology Pipeline Solutions
• Field Testing- Deployment and Support
• Liaison between Monsanto’s scientific community and TPS software development teams, providing training and user support for R&D software systems

Jan 2005 – Aug 2008 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Thesis title: Characterization of Anks6, a novel gene that is associated with Polycystic Kidney Disease in the Han: SPRD- Cy rat.

Jan 2003 – Jul 2004 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Project title: Temporal change in the microbial community in the sediments of the Ledbetter Bay littoral zone at Kentucky Lake.