Brian J. Cook
P.O. Box ****
Laverne, OK *****
CAREER To obtain a position driving Truck.
OBJECTIVE
WORK
EXPERIENCE
September 2013 Driver/Laborer Murphy-Brown LLC Laverne, OK
Present
Transport people and supplies from farm to farm.
Wash and disinfect truck and equipment.
Clean and detail vehicles.
Maintain vehicle and equipment records.
Receive and grade grain during harvest.
July 2008- Nursery Manager Thome Family Farms, Adams, MN
September 2013
Responsible for the daily care of 8,000 nursery pigs.
Ordered feed and monitor feed inventory.
Developed and maintain computer record keeping system.
Supervised other employees.
Assisted with field work during planting and harvest.
Obtained my class A CDL
August 2002- Herdsman Grandview Hogs, Dodge Center, MN
July 2008
Heat checked and bred hogs.
Pregnancy checked sows.
Fed animals in the breeding department.
Moved animals and kept a record of their location
September 2001- Owner and Operator Cook’s Lawn Mowing and Snow Removal
October 2002 Austin, MN
Developed advertisement to inform perspective customers about the business.
Mowed lawns, removed leaves, trimed bushes, edged sidewalks, and removed snow.
Developed and maintained financial, production, and equipment records.
Maintained and repaired equipment.
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August 2000- Soil Conservationist-USDA Natural Resources Conservation
August 2001 Service, Steele, ND
Provided technical assistance and information about the farm programs to landowners and the general public.
Conducted fieldwork to implement conservationist practices.
Developed soils, engineering, land use and other support documentation for conservation planning.
Developed computerized reports and information tracking
systems used for field office management.
Assisted on the management of facilities and equipment.
October 1998- HERDSMAN/ULTRA-SOUND TECHNICIAN
August 2000 Murphy Family Farms, Inc., Laverne, OK.
Ultra-sound pregnancy checked 1,300 sows per week.
Kept conception rate records on two 11,000-head sow farms.
Moved animals throughout facility.
Fed animals in the breeding department.
Assisted in land management when needed.
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February 1997- LAND MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST /METHANE
October1998 DIGESTER OPERATER-Murphy Family Farms, Inc Laverne, OK.
Conducted research on methane digester of approximately 800,000 gallons of hog effluent.
Developed and implemented a computerized record keeping system for High Plains Land.
Made budgeting and purchasing decisions of equipment used.
Direct day-to-day land management for several farms involving landscaping, nutrient application as required by state and federal regulations.
Critiqued the training program according to EPA Pollution
Prevention Plans.
EDUCATION Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI: Certificate in livestock Production, 1985, Michigan Bachelor’s of Science in Food Systems, Economics and Management March 1990, State University, East Lansing, MI
ACTIVITES Assisted in organizing activities for the handicapped.
Member of the Knights of Columbus.
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