PCA/Technical Services Advisor

Location:

Reedley, CA

Salary:

$100,000.

Posted:

July 24, 2024

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Resume:

Rebecca Margarita Pinkard

*** *. ****** ***. ******* CA 93654

Cellular: 559-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science Plant Science – Plant Health Option

California State University, Fresno December 2015

Fresno City College 08/10 – 05/11

Reedley College 01/09 – 05/10

Fresno City College Fall 2008

Sanger High School 04/08 H.S. Diploma

CERTIFICATIONS:

-Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Certification

-Produce Safety Alliance

-Agricultural Pest Control Adviser License (PCA), Categories A, B, C, D, E, G

-Qualified Applicators License (QAL), Categories D

-Forklift Certification through current company

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

PCA/Technical Service Advisor

Employer: John Bean Technologies Incorporation May 2018-Current

8250 W. Doe Ave. Visalia, CA 93291

Supervisors: Marc Bancroft, Billy Wofford

Duties:

Engage with customers by building long-term relationships, providing solutions, and understating long-term goals for production. Stay current with industry standards and forecast potential chemical changes or usages. Implement new fungicide strategies; trial new wax formulations; keep monthly record of spore reports and residue reports for several locations throughout California. Gained Famous Software experience while monitoring produce inventory management. Assess fruit quality and packinghouse equipment to avoid foreseeable risks; perform titrations, utilize degreening techniques and tools, be the liaison between packing house personnel and food safety auditing companies; conduct inventory of chemicals. Resolve customer complaints either individually or with the team. Participate in meetings to keep abreast of new global laws and regulations. Monitor chemical applications through pack-line samples; maintain lab and lab equipment to help with fungicide strategies. Communicating in both English and Spanish to gain ground floor insight as well as export information.

PCA

Employer: Wonderful Orchards May 2017-Febuary 2018

6801 East Lerdo Highway,

Lost Hills, CA 93249

Supervisor: Robert Goff

Duties:

Write recommendations; monitor field traps and graphs; monitor fields for insects, weeds, rodents, and occasionally nematodes; participate in advancement meetings; tackle tasks related to almond harvest and pistachio harvest; complete fertilizer schedules, manage budgets, order chemicals as needed, liaison between field and management

Beekeeper December 2015-May 2017

Employer: Wonderful Bees /Wonderful Orchards/Paramount Farming Company

6801 East Lerdo Highway,

Shafter, CA 93263

Supervisor: Gerard Loazia 661-***-****

Duties:

Add pollen and nectar to hives; re-queen, divide, and pull honey from hives; transport and relocate hives, drive truck and forklift, translate for employees during safety training, certifications, meetings; scout viable locations to set bees and equipment for work; keep abreast of seasonal weather patterns to ensure bees’ wellbeing.

Intern - Beekeeping Summer 2015

Employer: Wonderful Bees / Wonderful Orchards/Paramount Farming Company

6801 East Lerdo Highway

Shafter, CA 93263

Supervisor: Gerard Loazia 661-***-****

Duties:

Listed above as beekeeper

REFERENCES:

Manuel Marquez, Sales Representative for Tsubaki Holdings

Former co-worker from John Bean Technologies Inc.

301 E. Marquardt Drive Wheeling IL. 60090-0665

Work: 800-***-****