Brian Mattix

Product Trials Director

• Planned and managed end-to-end execution of 400 on-farm crop input trials spanning 25 states and Canada.
• Coordinated and maintained client relationships with 20+ crop input companies within the row-crop agriculture industry.
• Product trial cost negotiations stay aligned with client expectations. Product trial design moves forward through organized planning. Process development supports more efficient workflow execution. Product logistics remain coordinated and on schedule. Status update reporting keeps client communication clear. Invoicing and accounts receivable stay current for client.
• Manage a trial cooperator network consisting of 140 growers across 25 states and Canada
• Managed trial cooperator training initiatives to reinforce standardized procedures supporting consistent, robust trial execution.
• Owned trial cooperator selection and built visual management systems to track and reinforce individual performance levels supporting high project completion targets.
• Collaborated with regulatory experts to manage experimental product trials and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Directed cross-functional initiatives to align agronomy, sales, and client service priorities.
• Designed and implemented operational strategies to align crop innovation workflows and improve reliability of service delivery.
• Managed team performance reviews, delivered coaching expectations, and ensured adherence to accountability standards across daily operations.
• Reviewed, streamlined, and improved internal workflows to raise accuracy standards, accelerate turnaround time, and maintain customer responsiveness.
• Monitored project and operational risks, assessed potential negative impacts, and applied mitigation strategies to reduce disruptions.
• Utilized professional networks and industry expertise to reinforce client trust and long-term engagement.
• Secured key partnerships that contributed to the company's overall growth strategy and market reach.

Chief Financial Officerr

• Owned budget management to ensure optimal resource utilization and sustained financial stability.
• Streamlined business processes and implemented cost-saving measures to increase company revenue.
• Leveraged data analytics insights for informed decision-making in critical areas such as sales forecasting, budgeting, or personnel management.
• Directed accounts receivable management for product trials division and coordinated dues collection workflows for crop consulting division.
• Administered QuickBooks database to manage daily bookkeeping, transaction records, and financial operations for business.
• Compiled monthly reports covering crop consulting dues activities and financial measurements, applying accrual accounting method for submission to company CPA.

• Managed financial operations for my brother and sister in law's 2500 acre farm and chicken manure spreading business until their retirement
• Managed accounts payable and receivable, processing invoices, customer payments, and vendor bills.
• Prepared payroll records, deductions, and tax filings while maintaining confidential employee data.
• Prepared cash flow statements, breakeven analysis and provided guidance on how to improve overall profitability
• Led all financial activities to provide needed documentation for the annual meeting with their loan officer to get needed operation funds
• Prepared Profit and Loss plus Depreciation statements for annual tax appointment with their company CPA

• Managed a group of Industrial Engineers who led continuous improvement projects for Honda
  parts suppliers with poor quality characteristics in the North America region. Our main area of
  focus were suppliers who manufactured safety parts (i.e. airbag and backup camera
  manufacturers)
• Led an activity to use an analytics-based approach to select worst performing suppliers for improvement activity
• Made on-site supplier visits to verify improvement activities and collaborate with supplier executives
• Led meetings with supplier executives to oversee and analyze the effectiveness of corrective actions from previous quality failures
• Feed forward supplier performance data to North American division management which was presented to management at Honda headquarters in Japan