Aaron Killingsworth
Westmoreland,Kansas
Summary
Passionate beef industry employee with a unique skill set. Have extensive experience in cattle handling from cow-calf pairs to stockers on grass to the feedlot. Am well versed in the industry and understand the dynamics that make it work. Can rope and doctor cattle in the morning and in the afternoon visit with a producer about breeding decisions, vaccination schedule, treatment protocol, and nutrition program. Enjoy the ranch and its solitude but also very much enjoy the public setting and networking within the industry.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Horse Trainer
Self Employed
09.2002 - Current
- Start colts for public
- Provide experience for green horses through ranch work
- Sell broke horses
- Prepare customer horses for sale
Herd Manager
Booth Creek Wagyu
03.2023 - 10.2023
- Monitored health on naive seed stock cattle and breeding herd
- Reduced calf mortality rates through early intervention strategies and diligent monitoring of newborns on first calf heifers and running age cows
- Optimized grazing patterns by designing efficient pasture rotation schedules that promoted sustainable land use.
- Assisted veterinarians with routine health checks and emergency treatments as needed.
- Maintained ranch records and documentation.
Sales Manager
Versa Air
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Managed accounts to retain existing relationships and grow share of business.
Cowboy
Wickstrum Farms
09.2002 - 07.2022
- Provided cattle care in feedlot and pasture. Inside duties included typical pen riding and doctoring procedures. Started calves, home raised and purchased, sorted penned cattle horseback, and weighed/shipped fat cattle. Outside duties included monitoring health on summer pairs, stocker cattle, and naive calves. Assisted with calving of mature cows and 350 head of heifers.
Cowboy
Z Bar Ranch
04.2021 - 07.2021
- Leased and provided summer care for grazing heifers on 7500 nature conservancy.
Cowboy
Fox Creek Ranch
11.2020 - 04.2021
- Provided care for dry winter yearling cattle. Duties included initial processing, feeding and monitoring health throughout backgrounding phase until summer turnout.
Sales Representative
ABS Global
01.2017 - 06.2018
- Responsible for four county region in north central Kansas as a sales territory
- Analyzed company bull prospects recommended options to registered and commercial customers
- Certified as Artificial Insemination Tech
Owner/Operator
Xtraformance Feeds
01.2000 - 09.2002
- Founding member of new company
- Responsible for Flinthills as sales territory
- Handled accounts directly
- Developed dealerships
- Recruited and managed new sales reps
Education
Feed Science And Management -
Kansas State University
05.1996
High School Diploma -
Dexter High School, Dexter, KS, US
05.1990
Skills
- Personal communication
- Good teammate
- Competitive
- Good listener
- Disarming
- Interested
- Client Relationship Building
Timeline
Herd Manager
Booth Creek Wagyu
03.2023 - 10.2023
Sales Manager
Versa Air
08.2022 - 08.2023
Cowboy
Z Bar Ranch
04.2021 - 07.2021
Cowboy
Fox Creek Ranch
11.2020 - 04.2021
Sales Representative
ABS Global
01.2017 - 06.2018
Horse Trainer
Self Employed
09.2002 - Current
Cowboy
Wickstrum Farms
09.2002 - 07.2022
Owner/Operator
Xtraformance Feeds
01.2000 - 09.2002
Feed Science And Management -
Kansas State University
High School Diploma -
Dexter High School, Dexter, KS, US