Trey Colley

Experience

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  Smith Farm's

  May 2010 - Aug 2014

  Technician

  • Performed maintenance on trucks, tractors, fence rows, and other farm upkeep.• Cultivated, fertilized, planted, sprayed, and harvested fields of row crops.

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  University of Montevallo

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Technician

  Delivered mail and packages for the University of Montevallo's physical plant on campus, performed regular building maintenance.

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  Smith Farm's Produce

  Jan 2012 - Aug 2016

  Co-Owner

  Small business entrepreneur who marketed produce to wholesale grocers in the Birmingham, AL metro area, resulting in approximately 200% growth in 4 years.• Coordinated a small team of part-time employees while managing field operations related to planting, spraying, application, and other agricultural operations. • Maintained and calculated budgets in advance of all operations, increasing annual productivity.

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  Auburn University

  Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Student Technician

  • Conducted field work, laboratory experiments, and analysis related to forages in the Department of Crop, Soils, and Environmental Sciences.• Planted, maintained, and harvested various experiments related to forage production, biomass production, and plant breeding.

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  The Ohio State University

  Aug 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Instrumental in the creation and production of the annual eFields Report, an extension publication that aggregates on-farm research data from across the state of Ohio and reports results to growers in an actionable form.• Started a quarterly newsletter “The Digital Ag Download” to better inform growers about OSU’s research from the Digital Ag Team in a clean, concise, and efficient manner.• Involved with multiple projects requiring spatial analysis techniques to extract relevant agricultural information from field-scale research plots. • Developed novel image processing techniques to perform calibration procedures and uniformity analysis on granular fertilizer applicators.• Engaged in multiple instances of equipment, sensor, and technology evaluation at field-scale, including the on-farm impact of adopting these technologies.• Coordinated a team of student technicians to perform both programming and research related fieldwork in a timely fashion.• Quickly processed and analyzed agricultural data while maintaining an organizational file structure.• Presented research and educational material at numerous extension programs, field days, and international conferences.• Frequently published research papers and posters in both international journals, conference proceedings, fact sheets, and other outlets trough Ohio State’s extension portals.• Produced documents, PowerPoints, videos, and other education materials for internal training, educational, and informational purposes.• Gained experience with CANBUS systems, machine telematics, data acquisition and translation to as-applied mapping. Show less

  • Precision Ag Program Manager

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Graduate Research Associate

    Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
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  Agri-AFC, LLC

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2020

  Precision Ag Manager
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  GreenPoint Ag

  Nov 2020 - now

  • Sr. Manager - Innovation and Equipment Technology; Ag Technologies

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Regional Manager; Ag Technologies

    Nov 2020 - Aug 2022