CLASSIFIED ADS
Information on the services listed below is available by contacting the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association office at by emailing the link below.
We are pleased to offer this service free of charge to all of our member companies. The service is also available to those seeking employment in the shortline industry. All proposed ads must be submitted via e-mail. The association reserves the right to revise, edit or refuse any ad.
All posted ads are run as "blind ads" with the association office acting as the go between. Persons currently employed by a member company are not permitted to place an ad seeking employment unless we are notified in writing by the prime contact of the member company that they have no objection.
Hannah Hamontree
Hannah@FarmEquip.org
Director of Membership Services
Updated on February 1, 2012
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
Seasoned sales/marketing/and operations professional seeks role with agricultural manufacturing company. Extensive and effective dealership service skills. Global sales and operating experience as a supplier to multiple agricultural and construction equipment OEMs. Polished communication skills (written and oral). Proven experience in sales, sales management, operations management, and marketing in a metrics driven environment. Proven expertise in finance, contract development/ administration, coaching for performance, pro-forma P&L development and actual P&L responsibility and performance.
Development of cash flows, sales plans/forecasts, budgets and marketing concepts/materials. Proven business unit and territory/account management experience. Have delivered many white papers at industry trade events and authored many articles in trade publications. Extensive public speaking experience. Solid relationship building skills. Accustomed to utilizing professional selling platforms such as Strategic Selling and The Consultative Approach.
I possess a B.A. degree in Business Administration and an MBA. Also possess an extensive agricultural background. I possess a technical and operating expertise with agricultural equipment and an extensive understanding of the market landscape. Geographically located in west-central Ohio. If you have any questions or would like to receive their full resume please contact them at 419.234.1348. 
A graduate student and EIT at Purdue University is finishing their Masters in Agricultural and Biological Engineering and will soon be seeking employment designing agricultural machinery. They will officially graduate in May of 2012, but will be done with their thesis early 2012. They have experience with multiple CAD packages including: Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor and Pro/Engineer as well as experience with FEA and hydraulics modeling software. They have hands on experience with sheet metal design, fabrication, welding and machining from their graduate and undergraduate work. They have equipment design experience, designing a prototype planter and a prototype digger. In addition to their technical experience, they have experience in farm operations including operation and maintenance of agricultural machinery and are familiar with agricultural practices.
This person is seeking a job opportunity designing agricultural machinery. They are interested in mechanization of fruit and vegetable production, as well as improving upon current technologies. They are willing to relocate within the U.S. and abroad. If you have any questions or would like to receive their full resume please contact them at dgalle@purdue.edu.
HELP WANTED
A member company is looking for a Sales Manager. The company says this is an exciting early-stage growth opportunity that is ideal for someone looking to prove him or herself in a highly visible sales role in a rapidly expanding organization. The company is looking for people who can perform today, continue to grow as individuals, and be driven by the challenges and opportunities that go along with aggressive growth.
The candidate must have unquestioned honesty and integrity and be energized by opportunities to not only grow sales but participate in the development of a new and innovative business.
The Sales Manager will be responsible for the entire sales process including: setting and meeting aggressive sales targets, working with existing dealers, finding and developing new dealers, introducing new products, obtaining orders, answering customer questions, managing trade shows, advertising, and literature development.
The ideal candidate should have a 3 year track record of exceptional sales performance, leadership, and relevant work experience, or show demonstrable examples of performance beyond expectations. The benefits package includes a 401K plan with company match, a medical insurance plan and paid vacation and holidays.
If you are NOT currently employed by a Member, please submit a cover letter including current compensation and resume to Hannah@FarmEquip.org about Service # 71.
Posted February 1, 2012
A Member is looking for a VP of Sales for a small but rapidly growing manufacturer of farm equipment. Must have heavy verifiable experience in building and managing a sales force in the agricultural machinery industry. Will require relocation. Good company benefits with compensation in the 75-150K range,
heavily weighted toward pay for increases in sales.
If you are NOT currently employed by a Member, please submit a cover letter including current compensation and resume to Hannah@FarmEquip.org about Service # 70.
Posted January 3, 2012
Seeking Commercialization Opportunity
University of Arizona Automated Lettuce Thinner
Reduces Cost and Increases Efficiency for Vegetable Growers
Mark Siemens, Ryan Herbon, and Ron Gayler pictured with the UA automated lettuce thinning prototype.
The UA lettuce thinner utilizes several novel technologies to deliver its consistently reliable performance. The first challenge the team had to tackle was the problem of how to identify the correct plants for selective thinning. The solution they came up with was a new machine vision system developed by Mule Deer Automation and the UofA. The system utilizes a digital camera to continuously monitor the ground and plants beneath the thinner. Through the use of proprietary algorithms, the system identifies the location of each plant in real time and determines which plant to terminate based on pre-set, user control inputs. The machine vision component is critical not only because it is the best way to detect the seedlings, but also because the decision of which plant to thin is not straight forward. Plant spacing is most important, however uniformity in plant size is also of interest to growers. When two seedlings are adjacent, it is desirable to terminate the one that is abnormally sized. The UA machine vision system is able to perform this function with a very high degree of accuracy.
The other breakthrough developed by the team is the method of termination. Numerous methods were tried including a mechanical knife, a ‘hula-hoe', and pressurized water. The team eventually settled on a sprayed herbicide for most applications. The primary advantage of the spraying system is that it will not disrupt the soil. The resulting challenge, however, is how to spray the plants targeted for termination without affecting its neighbors. After painstaking months of trial and error, The UA team developed a nozzle design without drip or time delay, resulting in a tight, rectangular spray pattern that leaves adjacent plants unaffected.
Designs, software, and a working prototype have been developed and field tested. Several aspects of the technology are patent pending. The University of Arizona is now exploring commercialization opportunities for this technology. Interested parties can contact Chris Snyder in the Office of Technology Transfer: (520) 626-4604, csnyder@ott.arizona.edu.
