Jeffrey H Thill Resume

Jeffrey H. Thill

378 4^th St. SW.

Britt, IA 50423

641-843-9036 Home Phone

http://www.geocities.com/knowthill/index

OBJECTIVE:

The communication skills I possess convey innovative business methods of a technical nature. Maintain integrity, as a recognized leader, and develop a strong economic atmosphere. A combination of experience and education provide advantages to excel.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Proficient with the following software:

¨ Microsoft Word	¨ Microsoft Excel	¨ Microsoft Power Point
¨ Microsoft Outlook	¨ Borland C++	¨ SAS and JMP
¨ Mathmatica	¨ Lotus	¨ HTML

EXAMPLES OF TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

Developed software while at Farmers 4-County Co-op to implement spray sheets with proper regulatory information.
Generated a break-even analysis for the members and customers.
Worked with the Department of Natural Recourses designing a computer program generating hazardous chemical reports.

PERSONAL:
Awarded Team Leader Trainer by the Ciba Geigy. Awarded Outstanding Dealer of the year by Monsanto Corporation. Provided expert testimonials in several television commercials. Received the Iowa Fertilizer and Chemical Association's Speakers Core award for excellence.
EDUCATION:
Agricultural Business	Bachelor of Science	Iowa State University Ames, Iowa December 2001
Economics	Bachelor of Science	Iowa State University Ames, Iowa December 2001
Statistics	Masters of Science	Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Working
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

January 1991 – September 1996 Agronomy Department Manager	Shellsburg Elevator	Shellsburg, Iowa
¨ Combined the buying power of a group of farmers that controlled 35,000 acres of cash crop, which eventually formed a corporation and was able to take advantage of its assets and products. ¨ Worked with equipment manufactures and chemical companies to insure the exact placement of input. ¨ Sold and applied fertilizer, chemicals, seed and pesticide to cooperative customers.
September 1985 - December1990 Agronomy Department Manager	Farmers 4-County Co-op	Belle Plaine, Iowa
¨ Increased the department from three to eight locations, which increased the annual sale from $300,000 to $1.75 million within three years. ¨ Prepared the profit and loss statements. ¨ Acted as safety coordinator as well as public relation spokesperson for the company in the event of an emergency. ¨ Implemented a team concept for employee incentives. ¨ Wrote a computer program to monitor employees and equipment productivity.
January 1982 – September 1985 General Manager	Crop Production Services	Gibson, Iowa
¨ Responsible for the overall operation of the plant. ¨ Budget forecast, equipment purchase, pricing of retail products and services, ROI, and personnel. ¨ Repositioned plant from 63^rd out of 70 to 15^th place out of 93 locations, based on the combination of pre-tax profit, inventory turn over, and ROI. ¨ Named most improved plant each year.
January 1981 – December 1981 Regional Sales Manager	Brayton Chemical Co.	Burlington, Iowa
¨ Responsible for company sales of nine Iowa counties. ¨ Represented Imperial Chemical Company, USA as a part of the Brayton contract. ¨ Assisted in developing a foreign (British) company sales strategy that would work in a domestic sensitive market. The planning worked so well the company had to divide and reorganize the territories three times that year. ¨ Performed extensive one-to-one cold call sales. ¨ Conducted demonstrations with new sales representatives.
September 1978 – October 1980 Plant Manager	Ramsdel's Crop Service	Flandrew, SD

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