Manager Marketing

Tim Vandygriff

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Colfax, IA *****

515-***-**** (C)

Objective

To fully utilize my skills, knowledge and abilities as a Risk Analyst professional in grain commodities and grains related industries

Skills Profile

Expertise in the management of risk and hedging

tools available

Achieve effective and timely results working alone or within a team

Identify opportunities, develop and execute plans to achieve results

Establish and maintain high quality working

relationships and networks

In-depth understanding of hedging tools as means of protecting exposure

Effective strategic thinking and tactical planning and execution

Excellent technical and organizational problem

solving skills

Communicate with clarity and relevance in

presentations and market research

Identify solutions with creativity and innovation

-Facilitate various groups as a member or outside resource

Utilize excellent PC skills to enhance results

Achievements and Work Experience

NPG Investments, Kansas City, MO

Grain Analyst 2014-Present

Managing investment capital to build regional agribusiness company

Oversees risk management, hedging, merchandising, and logistics

Buying additional businesses as they relate to existing assets Key Cooperative, Le Grande, IA

Location Manager 2010-2014

Manage logistics and operations for 5 million bushel facility

Manage day to day operations and budgeting for facility

Manage team of employees

Manage agronomy assets and sales

Progressive Energies/Growmark, Des Moines, IA/Kansas City, MO Risk Manager 1997 –2009

Provided analytical research on market conditions and how they affected the price direction.

Followed cash markets to establish trends and market timing for both buying and selling opportunities

Research tools to better hedge and manage risk of various energy and grain markets.

Planned and executed hedge recommendations for accounts to increase profitability

Consulted other energy companies to help them manage their risk and helped to eliminate unrelated risks

Prepared market presentations for market outlooks Gateway, Conroy, IA

Grain Manager 1992-1997

Managed 3 locations and the grain activity through these facilities

Originated bushels through innovative marketing programs to increase volume

Handled the day to day operations of accounting and facilities

Created new markets for one location and added 1/2 million bushels of new storage

Increased grain revenues by 100% by utilizing the markets tools and creative marketing Nissho Iwai Trading Company, Irvine, CA

Consultant 1987-1992

Assisted Japanese Trading company in various import and export issues related to basis commodity groups

Helped to establish marketing channels here in the United States

Acted as liaison for the start up of oil based company in the Midwest

Provided analysis and research to Trading company for their staff on the mechanics of the US markets

Central Soya Company Inc, Baltimore, MD

Commodity Manager 1984-1987

Responsible for procurement and merchandising of a processing facility

Promoted to manager of export facility of East coast terminal

Helped coordinate logistics of truck and rail as it related to shipments of product

Involvement in international trade and trade regulation

Facilitated contract negotiations with International Longshoremen Association Agri Industries, Des Moines, IA

Grain Merchant 1981-1984

Traded and executed corn and bean sales to foreign markets

Involved with the logistics and merchandising of four river locations on the Mississippi

Serviced the SOO Line rail account and their marketing needs

Participated in the daily conference call in the trading of barge freight Education

Truman State University (Northeast Missouri State University), Kirksville, MO B.A. in Business

Areas of Emphasis: AG Business and marketing

Minor in Economics

Drake University, Des Moines, IA

Studies toward an MBA

References available upon request

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