2023

  • Grain Merchandiser, Archer Daniels Midland
  • PhD Student, Cornell University
  • PhD Student, University of Wisconsin
  • Editor, Rim Intelligence Company
  • Economist, Federal Transit Administration

2022

  • Advisor, KEB Wealth Advisors
  • Internal Auditor, Archer Daniels Midland
  • Analyst, Archer Daniels Midland
  • Customer Developer Department Director, 4D Bios, Inc.
  • PhD student, University of Illinois
  • Software Engineer University of Ottawa
  • Monitoring and Eval Specialist, Samaritan's Purse
  • Intl Commodity Analyst, USDA-FAS
  • Senior Sales Executive, Siemens
  • Research Analyst, Resources Innovations
  • Farm Manager, First Illinois Ag Group

2021

  • Analyst, hEDGEpoint Global Markets
  • Agr Economist, USDA-ERS
  • Business Analyst, WEC Energy Group
  • Guidehouse, Transportation Cost Estimator
  • Consultant, Centrec
  • Credit Business Analyst, Farm Credit Illinois
  • Energy and Utilities Consultant, West Monroe
  • Economist, Industrial Economics, Cambridge MA
  • Financial Officer, US House of Representatives
  • Instructor, University of Illinois
  • Research Associate, GFI India
  • PhD student, University of Illinois
  • PhD student, UC Davis

2020

  • Advisory Services, Rabobank
  • Data Analyst, Granular
  • Transportation Planner and Data Scientist, Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning
  • Survey Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau
  • PhD Student, Cornell
  • PhD student, University of Illinois
  • Financial Analyst, Treasury Dept, Washington University (St. Louis, MO)

2019

  • Associate Analyst, HF&H Consultants
  • Analyst, US Foods
  • Analyst, AgriBank
  • Oil Products Trader, Raizen
  • Commodities Trader, Eagle Seven
  • PhD student, University of Illinois

2018

  • PhD student, University of Illinois
  • Research Assistant for Assessment and Research, The Career Center at Illinois

2017

  • Grain Merchandiser, Archer Daniels Midland Company
  • Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for Research in Economic Development
  • President, WTCare, LLC, Denver Colorado
  • Associate, ICF International, Washington DC
  • Associate Director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean Value Chain Research
  • Operations Associate & Data Scientist, Z5 Inventory
  • Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Department of Defense, U.S. Government
  • Product Innovations Associate, One Acre Fund
  • Economic Researcher, TearFund UK
  • Grain Elevator Manager, GRAINCO FS, Inc
  • PhD student, Duke University
  • Agricultural Investments Research Analyst, MetLife
  • PhD Student, Auburn University
  • PhD Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Financial Analyst, Tianfeng Securities Co., Ltd.

2016

  • Associate Manager, Global Consumer Insights, The Hershey Company
  • PhD Student, University of Illinois
  • Investment Strategies Consultant, GP Financial Services
  • Research Associate, University of Illinois
  • PhD student, UC Davis
  • Greater Ohio Outreach Coordinator, Vegan Outreach, Columbus Ohio
  • Customer Success Manager, Granular Inc.
  • PhD student, University of Wisconsin
  • PhD student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • PhD student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2015

  • District Sales Manager, Monsanto Company
  • Research Analyst, California Association of Realtors
  • Research Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank
  • Customer Experience Manager, Uber Technologies Inc.
  • Project Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Vice President, Ag Junction
  • Distillate Analyst, British Petroleum

2014

  • PhD student, Cornell University
  • PhD Student, University of Illinois
  • President, WTCare, LLC, Denver Colorado
  • Research Associate, University of Illinois
  • MSc student in statistics, McMaster University
  • PhD student, UC Davis
  • Research Technician, National Addiction and HIV Data Archive Program, University of Michigan
  • Internship, U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Lab, working with the Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis
  • President, Mammoth Trading
  • WTCare, LLC, Denver Colorado

2013

  • Analyst, Industrial Economics, Cambridge, MA
  • Senior Analyst, Thompson-Reuters
  • Ph.D. student, University of Minnesota
  • Ph.D. student, Cornell University
  • Trading Assistant, Cargill, China
  • Analyst - Technical Services, Jones Lang, LaSalle, Illinois
  • Analyst, State Farm
  • Senior Researcher, Jordan Strategy Forum, Jordan
  • Research Assistant, GRADE
  • Analyst, Noble Group
  • Consultant, The World Bank
  • Manager, the Kellogg Company
  • Project Manager, Kede Irrigation Scheme, Zambia

2012

  • Commodity and Ingredient Buyer, Euralis, France
  • Research Assistant, Tufts University
  • Associate, Verdant Partners, LLC
  • Doctoral Student, Department of ACE
  • Bulk Grain Trader, Lansing Trade Group, LLC
  • Resident Advisor, Malawi Integrated Household Survey World Bank
  • Senior Research Assistant, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
  • Researcher, Abbott Labs

2011

  • Doctoral Student, University of California, Davis
  • Doctoral Student, University of Illinois
  • Instructor/Outreach Coordinator, Christopher Bond Learning Center, Missouri State University
  • Economist, The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC
  • Research Analyst - Dairy, Rabobank International, New York, NY
  • Head of Section, The Danish Ministry of Taxation, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Doctoral student, Cornell University
  • Senior Research Assistant, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC
  • Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Agribusiness and Capital Markets Financial Analyst, AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Fargo, North Dakota
  • Commodity Analyst, Noble Americas Resources Corp, Sweden
  • Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Research Manager, Ipsos Agriculture & Animal Health, St. Louis, Missouri
  • Teaching and Facility Manager, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China
  • Senior Consultant, Ernst & Young, LLP

2010

  • Field Economist, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Economist, Noble Americas, Houston, Texas
  • Research Associate, Institute for Water Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Director, Cash Management & Ag Property Services, Office of Business and Financial Services, University of Illinois
  • Doctoral student, Cornell University
  • Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC
  • Grain Broker, Palmetto Grain Brokerage, Ridgeland, SC
  • Farm Manager, Lansing, MI
  • Feed Merchandiser, Cape & Son, Abilene, TX
  • Transportation Planner, Arup, San Francisco, CA
  • Economist, Informa Consulting, Washington, DC
  • Doctoral Student, University of Illinois - Chicago
  • Economic Analyst, Lines & Tendency Corporation, Shanghai, China
  • Doctoral Student, Dept. of ACE, University of Illinois
  • Program Assistant, USDA - FAS, Beijing, China
  • Research Associate, Cline Center for Democracy, Chicago, IL

2009

  • Visiting Extension Specialist, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • Deputy Chief of Staff - Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA, Washington, DC
  • Associate, Industrial Economics, Inc., Cambridge, MA
  • Community Economist, Oregon State University Extension, Corvallis, OR
  • Research Assistant, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC
  • PhD Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • Portfolio Analyst, Farm Credit Bureau, Illinois
  • Doctoral Student, Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois Illinois
  • Operations Analyst, Teays River Investments, Carmel, Indiana
  • Doctoral Student, University of Maryland
  • Doctoral Student, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois
  • Commodity Analyst, Noble Group, Shanghai, China

2008

  • Economic Analyst, International Dairy Food Association, Washington, DC
  • Owner, Garlisch Landscape, Urbana, IL
  • Ph.D. Student, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  • Grain Merchant, Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., St. Louis, MO
  • Research Coordinator, International Food Policy Research Institute, Gulu, Uganda
  • Researcher, AgResearch Limited, New Zealand

2007

  • Experiential Learning Coordinator, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • Developmental Sales Representative, Syngenta, Greensboro, NC
  • Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • PhD Student, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  • Research Technician, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO
  • Owner, T-storm Weather, Chicago, IL

2006

  • Food and Agribusiness Research Analyst, Rabobank International, New York, NY
  • Chief Executive Officer, Technology Specialists Group, Inc., St. Joseph, IL
  • Extension Specialist, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • Business Analyst, Capital One, McLean, VA
  • Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • Accounting Department, Universal Scientific of Illinois, Elk Grove Village, IL
  • Instructor, University of the Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines

2005

  • Marketing and Customer Development, Cargill, Argentina
  • AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA
  • Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
  • Ph.D. Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL