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Ben Rathbone

Ben Rathbone

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Data Analysis | Continuous Improvement

  • Education

    • Washington State University

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor's degree Economics with an agricultural focus

  • Experience

    • Rathbone Sales Inc

      May 2008 - May 2015
      Parts Manager

      Assisted customers in finding the correct parts for Massey Ferguson & Heston implements. Assembled discs, hay rakes, & 3 point mowers. Picked up & delivered machinery for repair or purchase. Performed basic accounting tasks.

    • Cascade Agronomics, LLC & Basin Farming, Inc.

      Jun 2015 - Dec 2017
      Assistant Agronomist

      Conducted soil & tissue sampling of various crops. Applied agricultural chemicals & fertilizers through chemigation. Inspected fields for pest pressure & crop health. Met with customers for sales calls & product demonstrations. Gave presentations at agricultural conferences on the use of UAVs in agriculture. Created business & presented business cases to management for a new enterprise involving selling bagged compost.

    • NW Ag

      Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
      Agronomist

      Conducted chemical and fertilizer sales. Scouted fields for pest & disease pressure. Performed chemical and fertilizer applications.

    • D&L Foundry

      Aug 2018 - Nov 2021
      Project Manager

      Serve as the face of the company to new customers, acting as the lead point of contact through the product development stages & production. Analyze historical data and work with subject matter experts to estimate the production cost of new products. Analyze data collected during the production process to ensure that products meet customer specifications. Work with operations managers to ensure timely delivery of products.

    • J.R. Simplot Company

      Nov 2021 - Jul 2024

      Plan the delivery of Raw potato inputs for processing into Moses Lake, Othello, & Pasco production plants. Analyze raw quality attributes to match customer specifications. Serve as a main point of contact between processing plants, field operations, third-party grading & other vendors. Manage supply chain of raw product in storage to ensure just-in-time delivery to production facilities. Use data visualizations to present facts about the remaining inventory to senior management. Supervised packaging operations in the Othello manufacturing plant. Oversaw over 20 direct reports. was responsible for the day-to-day safety of direct reports, quality of packaged products, & meet compliance with production quantities.

      • Raw Product Planner Scheduler

        Aug 2022 - Jul 2024

      • Shift Packaging Supervisor

        Nov 2021 - Aug 2022

    • Greenpoint Technologies, Inc.

      Jul 2024 - now
      Senior Operations Specialist

  • Licenses & Certifications