Peter Richards
Skaneateles,NY
Summary
Results driven individual with over ten years of experience in a competitive agricultural environment. Diverse skills, knowledge and experience in the setting of dairy production with a broad community of industry networking. Foundational experience in customer service based agricultural industry, with a strong history of strategic solution engineering and customer satisfaction.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Field Service Technician
Fisher & Thompson
10.2022 - Current
- Designed and installed mechanical control systems for dairy processing.
- Analyzed processing inefficiencies and provided solutions for operational growth for customers.
- Financial review and budgeting for future project success.
- Provide bi-lingual instructions and training for customer's employees.
- Build PLC/HMI based control systems to provide customers with customized control and monitoring of their operations.
- Direct communication with dozens of customers to provide custom
Dairy Farm Manager
Elmer Richards & Sons LLC
05.2013 - 06.2022
- Oversight of all animal related operations on 1,500 head dairy farm.
- Provided exemplary care and consistency for the health of livestock of all ages.
- Worked closely with DVM and Dairy Nutritionist to monitor and change herd health protocols, reproduction protocols, production benchmarking.
- Hosted a 28% increase in milk production and 12 point increase in reproduction performance.
- Proficient use of dairy management software, such as DairyComp305, SCR by Merck and TMR Tracker
- Led a team of 14 staff members in all facets of the dairy operation, while minimizing use of outside service providers and maintaining high employee retention.
- Maintained and monitored all equipment and machinery associated with dairy production. Was able to reduce accounts payable to service providers by 40%.
- Responsible for recruitment, interviewing and training new staff members. Effectively communicating with both English and non-English speaking members.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY05-2023
No Degree - Environmental Science
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY05-2021
Skills
- Dairy Industry Knowledge
- Industrial Automation
- Product design/fabrication
- Team Management
- Customer Relations
- Spanish
Timeline
Field Service Technician
Fisher & Thompson
10.2022 - Current
Dairy Farm Manager
Elmer Richards & Sons LLC
05.2013 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Cornell University
No Degree - Environmental Science
Onondaga Community College
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