Jason Adams

Experience

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  Monsanto Company

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Co Op
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  Monsanto Company

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  Research Assistant

  Set up and shipped coring, chipping and Protein and Oil analysis to the St. Louis and Ankeny labs. Worked in summer crossing block. Performed soybean research calibration and maintenance. Managed part-time staff and interns.

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  Monsanto Company

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2014

  Research Associate

  Managed USDA Regulated and Stewarded Soybeans at eight locations. Led team members in ensuring all regulated and stewarded standards were being fully met.Coordinated off-set yield trials which included land contracts, montly observations, maintaining good land owner relationships and maintaining in-depth records of harvest data.Over saw the day to day activity associated with a Yield Testing Program. Developed plans and directed staff during seed handling tasks, resulting in reduced errors and increased productivity.Managed a vast yield trial inventory. Assisted in implementing automated packagers on combines that utilized bar codes. Increasing efficiency in sorting and categorizing harvest samples inside warehouse.Managed bidding process for all capital procurements, major equipment and building upgrades.Implemented soybean crosses by working with Soybean Breeder at station. Managed summer crew in cross-pollinating soybeans. Then followed process through breeding cycle. One variety getting a US patent. Show less

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  Purdue University

  Jan 2015 - now

  Manage and oversee the overall and daily operations of all users, staff, processes, equipment and facilities associated with the Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center. Develop innovative procedures and processes for efficient and safe seed sample processing and plant sample processing. Train researchers and farm staff in the efficient operation of equipment and facilities. Engage and create innovative working conditions by operating the facility in a way to create an atmosphere of innovation and collaboration. Conduct educational tours. Monitor safety and security of building users and guests. Show less Assist graduate students in designing maize field nurseries and research plots at Agronomy Center for Research and Education. Develop field books and record of all data collected: performance traits, disease resistance. Organize and lead the planting of nurseries and yield trials, and the hand harvesting of nurseries and combine harvesting of yield trials. Perform application of fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides. Operate seeding, harvesting and grain handling equipment. Collect field and disease data, plant measurements: maturity, height, and lodging. Maintain Microsoft Excel files of multi-year experimental results. Organize and maintain seed stocks. Oversee and carry out preparation of seed for long-term cold storage. Maintain accurate records of seed stocks. Respond to requests for seeds by other universities/seed companies in USA and abroad. Show less

  • Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center Manager

    Nov 2015 - now

  • Agronomy Technician IX

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2015