Nicholas Shelton
Marcellus
Summary
Animal scientist skilled in swine diet formulation, delivering technical sales support, and managing product development initiatives. Robust understanding of applied swine nutrition, adept at converting technical data into actionable strategies for producers.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Swine R&D Nutritionist
NutriQuest
Mason City
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Led swine and poultry innovation projects through the internal R&D pipeline, from concept definition to market testing.
- Coordinated with regulatory, supply chain, finance, and commercial teams to build product development plans, timelines, and go-to-market requirements.
- Executed design and analysis of swine and poultry trials to support internal development and contract research initiatives.
- Developed and delivered technical presentations for internal stakeholders and end users to support product launch and evaluation.
- Continued to service swine nutrition consulting accounts, providing diet formulation and production recommendations.
Nutritionist
NutriQuest
Mason City
12.2016 - 01.2024
- Provided nutrition direction and ongoing consulting services to swine producers, including diet formulation and system-level nutrition strategies.
- Evaluated new technologies with producer clients, designing and interpreting in-system evaluations to quantify performance and economic impact.
- Maintained DDGS database (Illuminate) and supported ingredient matrix and diet specification updates in formulation software.
- Delivered technical sales support for NutriQuest products to a global customer base, including troubleshooting and on-farm application guidance.
Director of Nutrition and Product Development
International Ingredient Corporation
Fenton
12.2015 - 12.2016
- Initiated and led development of proprietary feed ingredients from food industry by-products for multiple species, with emphasis on swine.
- Led the product development process, from ideation and technical feasibility through scale-up and customer evaluation.
- Advised management on technical aspects of product concepts, trial results, and commercialization risk/benefit.
- Surveyed and screened new technologies and by-product streams for potential value capture in animal feeds.
- Provided technical support for existing products to domestic and export customers, including formulation guidance and troubleshooting.
Nutritionist
International Ingredient Corporation
Fenton
09.2012 - 12.2015
- Served as project leader for product development trials, coordinating design, execution, and data analysis.
- Registered and renewed export product registrations and maintained associated technical documentation.
- Assisted purchasing in evaluating raw materials for nutritional suitability and application in animal feeds.
- Maintained updates to the IIC technical manual and supported technical inquiries from domestic and export customers.
Education
PhD - Swine Nutrition
Kansas State University
05-2012
M.S. - Swine Nutrition
Kansas State University
12-2009
B.S. - Animal Science
Tarleton State University
Skills
- Swine diet formulation
- Ingredient matrix management
- Technical sales support
- Developing an evaluation plan from technical data
- Co-product utilization
- Experimental design
- Statistical analysis
- Interpretation of production and research data
Publications
6, 13, 12
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Swine R&D Nutritionist
NutriQuest
01.2024 - 12.2025
Nutritionist
NutriQuest
12.2016 - 01.2024
Director of Nutrition and Product Development
International Ingredient Corporation
12.2015 - 12.2016
Nutritionist
International Ingredient Corporation
09.2012 - 12.2015
PhD - Swine Nutrition
Kansas State University
M.S. - Swine Nutrition
Kansas State University
B.S. - Animal Science
Tarleton State University