Manager Management

Jay Faircloth

Email: abpmi9@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** *.*** **** **.

City: Tucson

State: AZ

Zip: 85749

Country: USA

Phone: 520-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $70,000

Willing to Relocate

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JAY G. FAIRCLOTH, MS

12322 E. Lou Bock Place. * Tucson, AZ 85749

Cell: 520-***-****

Email: abpmi9@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Accomplished career as a horseman, horse breeder, and educator, demonstrating consistent and long term success.

Outstanding and documented success as an educator with students at both the university and community college education levels.

Conception rates consistently in the ninety percent range with a variety of horse breeds and varying fertility ranges.

Consistent success managing all aspects of both cattle and equine herds, including the farms, ranches, and employees where these herds thrived.

EDUCATION

Ph. D. Candidate, Reproductive Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Ongoing. DISSERTATION: The Role of Tissue Inhibitors of Matrix Metalloproteinases -2 (TIMP-2) in Stallion Seminal Plasma.

M.S., Reproductive Physiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1998 THESIS: The Role of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Ultrasonography in the Reproductive Management of the Mare.

B.S., Agricultural Economics The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1990.

ACADEMIC/TEACHING EXPEREINCE

Adjunct Associate Professor, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, 2002 to Present.

Teach Equine Physiology, training, and management as well as farm, facilities, and equipment management to classes averaging 20 students, interns, and apprentices.

Laboratory Instructor, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 2005 to Present.

Teach Equine Reproductive Physiology labs focusing on the practical, hands on techniques for stallion semen collection, processing, shipping, and cryopreservation.

Teach Equine Reproductive Physiology labs focusing on the practical, hands on techniques for mare artificial insemination, embryo transfer, and management of reproductive hormonal cascades.

Equine Reproduction Veterinary Rotation, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 1996-1998.

Teach reproductive palpation and ultrasonography techniques to Veterinary students in their final year of study.

Teach stallion semen collection and processing to Veterinary students in their final year of study.

Teach mare artificial insemination as well as various treatments for uterine infection to veterinary students in their final year of study.

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate

Animal Sexual Behavior

Equine Anatomy and Physiology I and II

Equine Behavior I and II

Stallion Management I and II

Mare Management I and II

Foaling Prepartum I and II

Foaling and Delivery I and II

Foaling-Neonatal-Young Horse I and II

Equine Health I and II

Equine Conditioning I and II

Training Groundwork I and II

Equine Nutrition I and II

Farm Business I and II

Halter Training, Breeding Program

Breeding Barn Facilities and Equipment

HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Breeding Manager, Assistant Farm Manager, Apprentice Coordinator, Al-Marah Arabians, Tucson, AZ, 2002 to Present.

Breeding Manager for a 200+ horse operation, recognized by the Arabian Horse Association as the number one breeder of Arabian horses for the last decade. Bred from over 100 mares per year both on farm and for clients.

Foaled out from up to 80 mares a year for Al-Marah and for clients, managed a wide variety of parturition issues.

Demonstrated a high level of success with conception rates consistently in or near the 90th percentile, while managing a multitude of fertility issues with both mares and stallions.

Responsible for the health and well being for the entire herd, with respect to nutrition, vaccinations, forage and pasture management, and a wide variety of equine disease.

Successful in greatly improving the graduation rates for the apprentice program, a two year program in which college students work and earn college credit simultaneously.

Associate Professor/Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, 2002 to Present.

The apprenticeship program at Al-Marah Arabians is operated in conjunction with Pima Community College. As such, apprentices can earn associates degrees and class credits for the work and class time spent at Al-Marah.

My responsibility is to develop the equine curriculum and teach the appropriate materials in each class.

Additionally, I teach Biology courses for both Al-Marah students as well as conventional community college students.

Plantation/Cattle Manager. Shoulderbone Plantation, Greensboro, GA, 2001 to 2002. Demonstrated success in all management aspects of a 1200 acre plantation in north central Georgia. Management of two cattle herds, one a registered Angus herd, the other a commercial herd. Daily activities included heat detection, artificial insemination, pregnancy detection, record keeping, farm pasture planting and maintenance.

Equine Breeding Farm Manager. Lazy Acres Plantation, Thomasville, GA, 1999 to 2001.

Responsible for the reproductive management of thirty-five Tennessee Walking Horse broodmares, and up to thirty additional horses including foals, weanlings, yearlings, and geldings used for quail hunting.

Day to day activities include mare palpation and ultrasound, stallion handling, artificial insemination and live cover, hoof care and maintenance, hauling local and long distance, vaccination scheduling and administration, and general heard health management.

Responsibilities of this position also include management of personnel, grounds, and equipment maintenance.

EARLY CAREER

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA, 1996 to 1998.

Student Assistant,. UGA Equine Breeding Center - Athens, GA. 1995 to 1996.

Professional Sales Representative, Princeton Pharmaceutical Products, Princeton, NJ, 1991 to 1992.

PRESENTATIONS

In Vitro Bioactivity of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. International Embryo Transfer Society, 1998. Boston, Massachusetts.

Cryopreservation of Stallion Semen; A Method Comparison. ADS Special Problems Research Proposal, 1997. Department of Large Animal Medicine.

Determining Conception Rates in the Mare Using Chilled and Frozen Semen. Masters Research Proposal, 1997. Department of Large Animal Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Alpha Gamma Rho National Agricultural Fraternity

Block and Bridle Club

Georgia Cattlemen's Association

American Quarter Horse Association

Arabian Horse Association

United States Equestrian Federation

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Equine Reproduction Short Course Certification. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Svc. University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens, GA, 1997.

Farrier Aprenticeship. Completed. Jerry Poole Horseshoeing, Carnesville, GA, 1997.

Master Cattleman Certification Course. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Svc., Georgia Cattleman's Association, Rochelle, GA, 1994.

CONFERENCES

International Embryo Transfer Society, Boston, MA, 1998.

PUBLICATIONS

Abstract; In Vitro Bioactivity of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. Theriogenonolgy, 1998.

Equid SLC11A1 5UTR Variation and Associations with Rhodococcus Equi Pneumonia in Horses. Journal of Animal Science, 2006.

RESEARCH PROPOSALS

Cryopreservation of Stallion Semen; A Method Comparison. ADS Special Problems Research Proposal, 1997. Department of Large Animal Medicine.

Determining Conception Rates in the Mare Using Chilled and Frozen Semen. Masters Research Proposal, 1997. Department of Large Animal Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology.

Induction of Tolerance to Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Broodmare. Cell Biology and Immunology Proposal, 1997. Department of Cell Biology, University of Georgia.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Conversational Spanish

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