Tom Kessler

Production Agronomist at Corteva

McLeansboro, Illinois, United States

About

Experienced Area Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the farming industry. Skilled in Research, Data Collection, Management, Drone Piloting, Crop, and Project Management. Expert in collecting Agronomic, Disease, and Phenotypic field ratings. Strong customer relationship with a Bachelor's degree focused in Agronomy and Crop Science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

Experience

  • Agronomist at Corteva Agriscience
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

  • Agronomist at Rubenacker Farm
    Mar 2021 - Oct 2021 · 8 mos

  • Plant Specialist at Inari
    Mar 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Area Senior Research Associate Lead at DuPont Pioneer
    2011 - Feb 2019 · 8 yrs 2 mos

    Led field/lab activities for Mascoutah IMPACT Team, oversaw 50+ testing locations, collected and analyzed high quality data for product advancement. Also I managed full & part time employees. Job activities: building customer relationship, location planning, experiment assignment, sort/labeling, equipment service, planting, data collection, UAS drone pilot, harvesting, data analysis. Site activities: safety program lead, safety training (JSA's, SDS, LOTO), site phenotypic lead, RMS/QMS training, stewarded & regulated compliance record keeping.

  • Research Associate at Monsanto Company
    2008 - 2010 · 2 yrs

    Assisted in seed prep, planting, managing, field notes, and harvesting 40,000 yield testing trials in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. I developed knowledge of common soybean diseases and completed field ratings. Also I oversaw maintenance on research equipment.