Sales Manager
Resume:
Chad J. Arp
Current Address: *** **** ***** **. ** Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Cell: 319-***-**** Email: abhzj7@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: To enter the workforce through a company that allows me to use my skills in order to help them achieve
their goals, while also providing myself with a stimulating and rewarding career.
EDUCATION: University of Northern Iowa Graduated: May 2010
Major: Geographic Information Systems Degree Earned: Bachelor of Arts
GPA: 3.76
UNI Dean’s List all semesters of attendance
Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL Graduated: May 2008
Major: Business Administration Degree Earned: Associate of Arts
GPA: 4.0
Kishwaukee College Dean’s List all semesters of attendance
Overall Collegiate GPA: 3.89
COMPUTER SKILLS: ESRI ArcInfo package, Erdas Imagine, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Publisher, Windows Pathfinder, Terrasync, Visual
Basic, Photoshop, MapViewer, Ag Leader SMS, and SST ag. software
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Precision Agriculture Sales Specialist: Big Country Seeds, Tiffin, IA, August 2010-Present
Created and manage precision agriculture division of Big Country Seeds
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Sell and service three major brands of precision agriculture technology
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Consult with farmers in order to find the best technology to match their specific operation
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Execute contract work with the Iowa Soybean Association for GPS testing
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Perform mapping and information management for customers
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Office Manager and General Sales: Big Country Seeds, Tiffin, IA, August 2010 – Present
Oversee office operations and retail sales
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Deal with multiple brands of hybrid seed, fertilizers, chemicals, and landscape products
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Learn agronomic processes and which products work best in different situations
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Discover and use new and interesting ways to sell a diverse line of retail products
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Agribusiness/Farming: Arp Farms, Fairfax, IA, Summer 2004-Present
Till, plant, fertilize, and spray corn and beans in a large scale and modern farming
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operation
Service and repair heavy machinery
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Learn the business side of farming through the sales of grain, hybrid seed, and chemicals
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Learn about my field of interest through hands on use of high tech GPS and farm
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machinery
Become familiar with the entire agricultural process
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ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
Collegiate baseball player at UNI and Kishwaukee College
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2010 National Council of Geographic Education Award for Excellence
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2010 Association of American Geographers Award for Excellence
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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
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Retreat Team Leader and Church Lector
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2007 Outstanding English Student of the Year – Kishwaukee College
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2008 Male Athlete of the Year – Kishwaukee College
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First Team Academic All-American for baseball
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