Michael Smith
fayetteville,AR
Summary
Experienced agricultural professional with keen focus on optimizing farm operations and maximizing crop yields. Strong background in overseeing daily farm activities, managing resources efficiently, and implementing sustainable farming practices. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to changing needs to achieve consistent results. Skilled in crop management, livestock care, machinery maintenance and operation, and budget planning.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Math/Science Teacher
Summit Academy High School
11.2022 - Current
- Math and Science teacher, grades 7 through 12.
- Lock down facility with a diverse group of students from many different geographical areas in the U.S.
- Weekly assessments by the ALEKS program and written knowledge checks.
- Each class had many levels of competency and individual instruction challenges that helped me grow as a teacher and an individualized instructor.
- I have had success because I believe in developing relationships with students and understanding how they learn.
- In my present environment I need to be both flexible and creative in order for the students to succeed.
- We added in one day per week to explain how the math they are learning will be applicable to them both in school and when they enter the job market in the future.
- By tying in the real world uses of the content, I have generated more interest in the class and improvement of participation and grade level increases.
Counter/Inventory
NAPA Auto Parts
09.2021 - 11.2022
- Counter, inventory and insuring deliveries to accounts in a timely manner.
- Provide assistance to accounts and walk in customers.
- Preform inventory audits and verify stock.
Teacher
Springdale Public Schools
08.2018 - 02.2020
- Sonora Middle School - Science and Social Studies teacher for 6th and 7th grade.
- All facets of teaching.
- Staff and section meeting.
- Professional development and continuing education.
- Developed strategies and implemented lesson plans to help students achieve proficiency in state mandated curriculum in both science and social studies.
- Led field trips and all students progressed both academically and socially.
- Also, was fishing and archery instructor for after school program and certified by the state in both.
LLI Teacher
Springdale School District
11.2017 - 05.2018
- Taught lower levels readers using the LLI system of instruction.
- Had excellent growth in all students with one student awarded the school reading award.
Long Term Substitute
Springdale School District
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Taught Algebra I to ESL 2 level students with one class of standard students.
- Classes were 95% minorities.
Para Professional - One on One Instructional Aide
Springdale School District
10.2014 - 05.2016
- I worked with a 13-year-old bi-lingual student with cerebral palsy.
- Student made the honor roll for the first time in his life.
- He gained confidence in his abilities and functions as a young adult.
College Student
10.2008 - 09.2014
- College jobs.
- Part-time and full-time jobs that worked around my school schedule.
Owner/Operator
Pitkin Consulting
09.2004 - 07.2008
- Company Overview: Surveying and ordering equipment for data and cable television for Marriott and Hyatt hotel chains as a contractor for Lodge Net Entertainment Corporation.
- Running of Cat-5 and Cat-6, RG-6 and RG-11 co-ax, and tying it in to servers and distribution areas.
- Installed new computer systems, mods and receivers for the satellite system.
- Instructed the staff, management and engineers on operations of the new systems.
- Very much a hands-on job that required much attention to detail and focus.
- Surveying and ordering equipment for data and cable television for Marriott and Hyatt hotel chains as a contractor for Lodge Net Entertainment Corporation.
Farm Caretaker
Clark Farms
09.2002 - 06.2004
- Duties included overseeing 400-acre cattle farm including equipment operation and maintenance, maintaining buildings, fences, and roads.
- Maintained a 180-head mixed cattle herd, handling cattle records, plus interacting with various contractors and other farmers in the region.
- Farm was also a partial research farm with added duty of interacting with PhD's and veterinarians on a regular basis concerning feeding and animal health issues.
Research Technician
Arkansas Water Resources Center, University of Arkansas
05.2001 - 12.2003
- Provided ground truthing for correlation of satellite photos with actual PSOC's (potential sources of contamination) to update the GIS (global information system) data in ARC MAP.
- Worked with data entry and assisted with the relief maps of the White and Illinois watersheds for publications.
- Project was funded by the Arkansas Department of Health and carried out by the AWRC, headed by Dr. Ralph Davis.
Seismic Observer
Solid State Geophysical
10.1996 - 04.1999
- Day-to-day operation of seismic recording crew.
- Principle organizer of a 40 to 100-person crew, depending on job size.
- In charge of all crew movements, including across borders and through airlines and other means.
- Responsible for blasting operations and powder storage security in the field.
- Manager of $2 million standing inventory, and $5 million rotating inventory.
- Worked in transition zones and in Arctic environments.
- The crew was first in safety and production for oil and gas explorations in 4 Canadian provinces and 11 states over 2.4 years.
- Operated LINUX based recording system, with DOS peripherals.
- Fluent on I/O system 2, generations 1, 2 and 3, plus the RSR system.
- The crew was responsible for the successful extreme cold weather environment tests conducted on the I/O RSR radio telemetry system.
Owner
Wildcat Biological Services
06.1994 - 09.1996
- Managed and developed water quality and fish disease diagnosis operation.
- Developed new client base throughout aquaculture community.
- Marketed services and negotiated contracts.
- Supervised and performed on-site water quality testing, and all lab work for farms in our client base.
- We created graphs and charted diseases and water quality trends to make data more user friendly and have greater clarity for interpretations for farmers.
Farm Production Manager
Farm Fresh Catfish
12.1991 - 04.1994
- Managed 474 water acres with $2.4 million dollars of dynamic inventory.
- Supervised 10 to 20 laborers, including the use of 15 tractors and equipment.
- Supervised seining crew and night crews.
- Prepared payroll and monitored employee performance.
- On my own initiative, I designed feeding and oxygen schedules that have since been adopted by the industry.
- Interfaced with all levels of corporate structure daily.
- As manager, created a farm restructuring plan that saved $250,000 the first year, and improved morale at all levels.
Education
Master of Arts - Education
University of Arkansas At Monticello
Monticello, AR05-2018
Bachelor of Science - Earth Science
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR06-2013
Skills
- Teaching
- Inventory Management
- Data Analysis
- Customer Service
- Project Management
- Equipment operation
- Supply ordering
- Preventive Maintenance
- Fertilizer application
- Livestock management
- Crop management
- Controlling pests
- Supply purchasing
- Managing operations
- Records management
- Overseeing employees
Timeline
Math/Science Teacher
Summit Academy High School
11.2022 - Current
Counter/Inventory
NAPA Auto Parts
09.2021 - 11.2022
Teacher
Springdale Public Schools
08.2018 - 02.2020
LLI Teacher
Springdale School District
11.2017 - 05.2018
Long Term Substitute
Springdale School District
09.2016 - 12.2016
Para Professional - One on One Instructional Aide
Springdale School District
10.2014 - 05.2016
College Student
10.2008 - 09.2014
Owner/Operator
Pitkin Consulting
09.2004 - 07.2008
Farm Caretaker
Clark Farms
09.2002 - 06.2004
Research Technician
Arkansas Water Resources Center, University of Arkansas
05.2001 - 12.2003
Seismic Observer
Solid State Geophysical
10.1996 - 04.1999
Owner
Wildcat Biological Services
06.1994 - 09.1996
Farm Production Manager
Farm Fresh Catfish
12.1991 - 04.1994
Master of Arts - Education
University of Arkansas At Monticello
Bachelor of Science - Earth Science
University of Arkansas
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