Manager Sales

David K. Demkey

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Bakersfield, CA 93309

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DAVID EVANS FARMING INC.; Porterville, CA Jan 2008 -

Nov 2008

Pest Control Advisor

. Pest management of 3,000 acres of Oranges, 960 acres of Almonds, 150

acres of Pistachio, 640 acres of Table Grapes, 51 acres of Olives and 7

acres of Pomegranates.

. Set up Respirator program for farm.

. Changed computer program to a more efficient one to do REC, NOI and Use

Reports.

. Safety training for pesticides for workers.

. Saved farm from fines from Agricultural Commissioner's Office.

MARICOPA ORCHARDS, LLC; Bakersfield, CA Feb 2006 - Nov

2007

Commodities Manager Nuts

. Day to day operations of Almonds, Pistachio and Walnut Orchards.

. In one year took walnut production from 2600 pounds per acre to over 4600

pounds per acre.

. Set up a working irrigation and fertilization programs.

. Set up a HACCP program for nut orchards.

. Found good grafters for young pistachio trees.

. Improved production on stressed almond orchard by almost 1,000 pounds per

acre.

. Oversaw labor contractors for pruning, tying, and grafting.

. Made budgets for each crop.

. Harvest crops, supervise labor and equipment.

WILBUR-ELLIS CORP; Earlimart, CA Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

Sales Representative

Cold call and maintenance of current accounts. Sales and service of farm

chemicals and equipment, PCA/QA. Inspect farms/orchards, helping growers

with problems from insects, fungi and nutrition to animal pests (fruit,

nut, turf and vegetable crops).

TEJON RANCH CORPORATION February 1999-

Januray 1, 2005

Lebec, California

(Left to a higher potential position)

PCA/QA, Technical Services Manager, Safety Officer, Research and

Development. Improvement of nutrients and plant health, irrigation

scheduling, weather station installation and maintenance, field trials of

new material, pest control scheduling and improvement. Training of workers

in safety, set up of programs, protocols and procedures for W.P.S/T.I.P.P.

and Senate Bill 198, securing of all permits and licenses, chemical budget

and bidding. Manager of raisin crop through harvest. Purchasing agent for

farm for pesticides, fertilizers, water, and harvest materials for raisins.

Pistachio took insect damage from 14% to less than 1%. Stopped bunch rot

problems and increased production in wine grapes. Stopped citations from Ag

Commissioner Office. Stopped the thief from hay operation.

PAVICH FAMILY FARMS March 1994 - February

1999

Terra Bella, California

(left for more pay)

Technical Services Manager, Pest Control Advisor, Research and Development

for an organic farming and marketing company. Finding new ways to prevent

or control pest problems in the field and in cold storage. I found a way to

control grape mealy bug in organic grapes and to increase the storage life

of organic grapes from 2 weeks to 6 weeks of cold storage. Set up,

calibrate and oversee operation of special equipment. I helped plant

breeder with logistic problems. Safety Officer: Set up programs for safety

training to comply with W.P.S./T.I.RP.P. and Senate Bill 198. Securing all

needed permits and licenses needed to farm or operate. Making and keeping

certifications with the different organic certifiers. Process Produce

Manager: Set up programs for raisins, prunes, nuts and dates for growing

through packaging (storage and effective shelf life). Took raisins sales of

$250,000 to $2,000,000 per year. Dealing with state and federal agencies,

USDA, and FDA on raisins and other crops. Grower Representative: For

company to outside growers. I set up a 12 month organic vegetable and

lettuce program. Also set up and started an organic carrot program . Grower

Tech: Helping growers with problems from insects, fungi and nutrition to

animal pests (fruit, nut and vegetable crops). Purchasing agent buying

special equipment to packing materials for vegetable crops and fruits.

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES February 1992-March 1994

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MAZ-ZEE INTERNATIONAL (left for better

salary)

Fresno, California

Sales, Pest Control Advisor, Qualified Applicator. Find new customers for

company and maintain current ones. Use beneficial insects to control or

prevent insect pests or weeds. To release beneficials in the most efficient

manner. Advise growers what pesticides to use so that the beneficials

remain active. Help growers find the best cover crop seeds for their

operations.

Manufacturer's Representative, Technical Advisor. Find and develop new

customers for company and maintain current ones. Advise growers and PCAs on

the benefits and use of company products. Open new territories. Run test

trials on farms to prove products use.

MIRACLE FEEDS

October 1991-February 1992

Shafter, California

(Office closed)

Field Merchandiser. Sale feeds and commodities to dairies and feedlots.

Find new customers and maintain current ones. Find new sources of feeds to

supply customers and increase supplies. Increased sales by twice the

amount on just one customer. Public relations for company (Temporary

position due to sale of company to Canadian Operator.)

PURE-GRO

March 1990-March 1991

Tulare, California

(Drought lay off)

Area Coordinator for Crop Monitoring Program. Sample soils and plants for

nutritional purposes, to aid growers and PCAs with their fertilization

programs. Sold program to growers.

EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY

San Luis Obispo, California

Bachelor of Science/Animal Science

CALIFORNIA LICENSES

Agricultural Pest Control Advisor

License # 72026

Qualified Applicators License

License # 10335

. Worked for both Integrated Pest Management Services and Maz-zee

International at the same time for commissions.

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