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Nicholas Thole

Edwardsville

Summary

I have worked in crop research for eight years with Syngenta gaining experience with crops such as corn, soybeans, and wheat. Through my years, I have acquired knowledge field research and developed skills such as machine operation, phenotypic note taking, and managing deadlines. I have a quality and a safety mindset when it comes to work.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Research Associate 2

Syngenta Seeds
03.2024 - Current
  • Soybean PYT Lead
  • Obtained certifications such as seed treatment license, drone license, and forklift certification
  • Operated research combines in the fall harvesting soybean increase trials
  • Operated a research planter in spring planting soybean PYTs
  • Maintained site stewardship through quality trainings and quality audits as the site quality coordinator
  • Managed crews of H2As tissue sampling, quality checked sampled plates, lyophilized the tissue, and shipped them to the lab
  • Managed the plots and record keeping for our stewarded increases.
  • Assisted in the corn nursery managing crews and note taking during pollination and harvest.



Research Contractor

Syngenta Seeds
05.2018 - 03.2024
  • Worked summers while I was in college and then became a year round contractor
  • Conducted crop research on corn and soybeans across four states conducting field trials (Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, and Kentucky)
  • Managed crews recording phenotypic notes on experiments such as plant/ear height, plot quality, gap/border, population, lodging, flower color, and herbicide damage
  • Packaged seed for upcoming experiments for multiple locations
  • Manually dumped packets of seed on the back of a planter planting soybean plots as well as assisted with the power planter
  • Harvested tissue samples of soybean and corn plots for lab testing
  • Managed crews of local workers during pollination and harvest of a corn nursery

Education

Bachelor of Science - Agribusiness: Plant & Soil Science/Horticulture

Southeast Missouri State
Cape Girardeau, MO
12-2021

Skills

  • Data collection
  • Fieldwork experience
  • Project management
  • Quality Control
  • Teamwork
  • Inventory Management

Certification

  • Seed Treatment License - Obtained 2023
  • Drone License - Obtained 2024
  • Forklift Certification - Obtained 2025

Timeline

Research Associate 2

Syngenta Seeds
03.2024 - Current

Research Contractor

Syngenta Seeds
05.2018 - 03.2024

Bachelor of Science - Agribusiness: Plant & Soil Science/Horticulture

Southeast Missouri State

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