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Seeking a position in sales, product development or marketing

Juan Pablo Arce-Ochoa
La Alhambra C-56
Carr. Qro-Humilpan Km 1.5
Queretaro, QRO 76087
Mexico
Tel: (442) 148-6488 / 230-2919 / 222-8707
E-mail: jparce@avantel.net

Objectives
I plan to work for an international corporation as the leader of its product development and/or product marketing department.

Summary
Over eleven years of work experience with vegetable products and the seed industry. Experienced in product development, sales and marketing. Fluent in Spanish and English. Experienced with personal computers.

Education
- Ph.D. in Horticulture. Texas A&M University. College Station, TX. June, 1991 - July, 1995.
- Master of Science in Horticulture. Texas A&M University. College Station, TX. June 1989 - May 1991.
- Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (Crop Production). Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Monterrey, Nuevo-Leon, Mexico. August 1984 - June 1988.
- ASTA Management Forum Graduate. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. February, 2005
- ASTA Management Academy XVII Graduate. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. March, 2004

Personal
- Born on September 28, 1966 in Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. No Physical restrictions.
- Highly motivated and goal oriented.

Experience

04/06-Present
Horticulturist. Vegetable production consultant with vegetable growers of the Bajio Region and Michoacan.

09/05-04/06
Sales and Product Development Manager. Western Pacific Seed, Inc. Establishment and market development for the company in Mexico.

04/01-03/05
Product Advancement Specialist in Mexico. Rogers Brand Vegetable Seeds. Development and evaluation of new and existing Rogers product line in Mexico.

10/00 – 04/01
Product Development and Sales Representative in Kern County, California. Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Development, evaluation and sales of new and existing Asgrow and Petoseed product line with special emphasis in carrots.

08/95 – 10/00
Product Development Specialist Seminis Vegetable Seeds. Evaluation of experimental and new vegetable hybrids in California and Mexico. Research and development of sales and marketing programs for Asgrow’s new and existing vegetable product line in California and Mexico.

01/95 - 07/95
Graduate Research Assistant Texas A&M University Technology Licensing Office. Assistance in the marketing and licensing of cultivars and other technologies developed within the Texas A&M System.

06/94 - 08/94 and 06/93 - 08/93
Summer Intern Asgrow Seed Company. Evaluation of new and experimental vegetable lines in major vegetable producing areas of South Texas and Mexico.

08/91-12/94
Graduate Research Assistant Texas A&M University Vegetable Improvement Center. Selection and development of new cucumber, onion and carrot cultivars. Assistance with the Alternaria porri disease screening of a 400 onion PI collection.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Texas A&M University Department of Horticultural Sciences. Instructor of the graduate level Nutrition of Horticultural Plants laboratory and the undergraduate level Greenhouse Management, Nut Culture and Vegetable Culture laboratories.

06/89 -07/91
Technician Texas A&M University Department of Horticultural Sciences. Management and maintenance of the Texas A&M University pecan orchards in College Station, TX.

01/87 - 06/88
Laboratory Assistant Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Department of Chemistry. Instructor of the undergraduate level Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis laboratories.

Honors
- Lammar Fleming Scholarship recipient. 1989 - 1995.
- Honor Society of Agriculture Gamma Sigma Delta Certificate of High Scholastic Achievement recipient. 1990, 1992 and 1994.
- Horticulture Graduate Council Scholarship Recipient. Spring 1992.
- Good Neighbor Scholarship recipient. Spring and Summer 1991.
Membership in Professional or Academic Societies
- Chairman of the Horticulture Graduate Council Scholarship Committee. 1993-1994.
- Social Director of the Horticulture Graduate Council of Texas A&M University. 1992-1993.
- Member of the Texas A&M University Association of Former Students. 1991 - present.
- Member of the American Society for Horticultural Sciences. 1989 - present.
- Member of the Mexican Students Association of Texas A&M University. 1989 - present.
- Member of the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Association of Former Students. 1988 - present.
- Officer of the Agriculture. Engineers Society. of the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. 1986 -1987.

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