Meet Our People

Q: What are your main job responsibilities?

A: One of my main responsibilities is to oversee the field trial program in both the US and internationally. I'm also involved in managing some of our collaborations with other companies. Another really fun part of my job is demonstrating that our products can solve problems for growers in unexpected markets like mushrooms and bananas or new geographies like Brazil.

Q: Why did you choose AgraQuest over other companies?

I had been working for a large company (Novo Nordisk) where there was not always a direct correlation between your successes and contributions and the longevity of the enterprise. Also, it took much longer to get ideas/discoveries to market in a big company. I hoped that in coming to AgraQuest, I would work on research in the lab that actually resulted in products that would help growers and the environment. One of the first chemistry projects I worked on was QST713 which became the biofungicide Serenade. After that, I just couldn't stop; it was too much fun.

Q: What do you like best about working here?

A: I like seeing how my direct contributions affect the business. I like watching how the teams work together to come up with the best solutions and working within the teams to progress the product candidates. We move at a pace that allows you to see how your projects and ideas grow to success. I also think we have a great group of people who I very much enjoy working with. I'm really happy to have a job that I love.

Q: What have been your greatest achievements during your employment at AgraQuest and/or what do you hope to achieve during your tenure here?

A: I was really happy with the package I assembled that resulted in the Presidential Green Chemistry Award for the chemistry research on Serenade. But I think the greatest achievements have been working with the teams to get Serenade and Sonata on the market and I'm really looking forward to celebrating the introduction of Requiem, our first AQ developed insecticide. Hitting some key benchmarks for sales revenue is what I hope to see us achieve.

Q: What motivates you with respect to your work here?

A: Knowing that we are making a difference to the agricultural community and to the environment is what motivates me. When I see us designing programs that replace older, toxic agricultural chemicals with effective programs including our products, that makes me feel like all the hard work is well worth it. The enthusiasm that surrounds me from my colleagues doesn't hurt, either. It's a great company to be part of.

Q: What are your main job responsibilities?

A: My main job responsibility is inventory planning. I follow forecasted sales and actual sales on daily and weekly basis. Based on the forecast, I coordinate production plans with our production facility in Mexico. I also evaluate sales demands for each of our sales territories and coordinate warehouse stock transfers to replenish inventory at various warehouses located throughout the U.S., including the coordination of end of month inventory reporting and reconciliation. I also assist with international sales, sales order processing, shipping coordination, and status reporting to our international sales team and international customers.

Q: Why did you choose to work at AgraQuest over other companies?

A: I chose AgraQuest because of the company's vision and it's technology. I was born and raised in a farming community and agriculture has always been an integral part of my life. I truly belive that "green" is the new "Red, White and Blue" and I consider AgraQuest as a trailblazer!

Q: What do you like best about working here?

A: AgraQuest offers me the opportunity to balance my time between my family and my career. There’s a great team environment and management is very supportive of individual employee goals and aspirations.

Q: What have been your greatest achievements during your employment at AgraQuest and/or what do you hope to achieve during your tenure here?

A: My goal is to streamline supply chain and production planning process as well as to evaluate various shipping modes and options to reduce our freight cost per pound and, ultimately, increase the gross sales margin of our products.

Q: What motivates you with respect to your work here?

A: My contribution towards a greener and healthier environment is what motivates me. I like being part of a company that is truly a leader in this industry. Our products and technology are unmatched. I also strongly believe that our technology, and its applications, can be further utilized by other industries. I like being part of a company that is bringing cleaner and safer solutions to solve global problems.

Q: What are your main job responsibilities?

A: I figure out how to scale our lab production processes to the large-scale manufacturing process at our manufacturing plant. I develop the product specificications, sourcing the raw materials, and making test batches of the product for field trials. It's really exciting to see my lab projects scaled up to the huge production tanks, and then to see the final product in the distributor warehouses.

Q: Why did you choose to work at AgraQuest over other companies?

A: I choose AgraQuest because of the active pipeline of new products, the brilliant people, and the fluidity of ideas and processes that a growing company can offer.

Q: What do you like best about working here?

A: AgraQuest has a friendly and collaborative environment. There's an enthusiasm and dedication that I've never experienced at work before. Also, the company fosters an environment for toward project goals, so I always know where I'm headed.

Q: What have been your greatest achievements during your employment at AgraQuest and/or what do you hope to achieve during your tenure here?

A: I enjoyed working intimately on the development and manufacturing launches of many AgraQuest products, inlcuding SERENADE® and SONATA® fungicides. These produts are now among the top-selling biopesticides in the world.

Q: What motivates you with respect to your work here?

A: On a daily basis, I'm motivated by experimenting, discovering new things, and then putting those discoveries into action. It's challenging, fun and rewarding.

Q: What are your main job responsibilities?

A: I manage the SERENADE® Garden and Lawn Disease Control line, the Home & Garden brand for AgraQuest. I answer technical service calls and product questions about SERENADE Garden for distributors, independent garden/nursery centers, and home garden users. I work closely with our Marketing Department to create all of the SERENADE Garden marketing material that is used, website updates and tradeshow material. Part of my duties include speaking on radio shows about organic gardening, speaking at seminars regarding fungicides for home gardeners, and promoting SERENADE Garden via social media.

Q: Why did you choose to work at AgraQuest over other companies?

A: The technology and core values at AgraQuest make me want to come to work every day. The company's core values (winning attitude, integrity, teamwork, innovation and environment) provide an enjoyable work experience that I believe in and make my job a rewarding one.

Q: What do you like best about working here?

A: AgraQuest has given me the chance to experience a variety of career paths, and has helped me grow professionally. I began my AgraQuest career as the receptionist, then transferred to the Sales Operation/Logistics department. In 2008, I started working in the sales department promoting and growing the SERENADE Garden Disease Control brand. AgraQuest has given me the tools and training on the job to excel in my field.

Q: What have been your greatest achievements during your employment at AgraQuest and/or what do you hope to achieve during your tenure here?

A: AgraQuest provided the opportunity to learn about the home and garden market, and has helped me to expand the home and garden brand in the independent garden center market.

Q: What motivates you with respect to your work here?

A: AgraQuest lets me promote "green" living through my work with SERENADE Garden Disease Control. I get to "preach what I live" by speaking at tradeshows, seminars and participating in radio interviews about organic home gardening.