Profile Evaluation - Agribusiness Industry
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27 Aug 2013, 20:10
Appreciate any insight you might have, I am 24 years old.
1) Cash grain/commodities trader at a Fortune 100 agribusiness company. Purchase grain from producers/commercial businesses and sell/arbitrage it to domestic mill, export and feed markets through rail, truck and barge logistics. Entered in business management trainee program and 2 years in I am on track to manage a country elevator within a year or so (7 employees net revenue of 10+ million). Have worked in 3 different states while in program, traded 55 million dollars of grain in fiscal 2012. (office traded roughly 350 million dollars). Stellar performance reviews.
2) 700 GMAT.
3) University of Idaho - AgEcon - 3.24 GPA - Worked two jobs to graduate with zero debt load, multiple scholarships.
4) VP/Treasurer Fraternity - managed budget, 100 plus volunteer hours tutoring Native American Children, Nominated Student Employee of year, VP of multiple clubs/projects for College of Agriculture, 2nd place National Food Research Marketing Program.
5) Series 3 license easily attainable.
6)Indiana Unviersity / Purdue Distance Program. Cornell. USC. Any chance at Stanford or Berkeley?
7) R1 - 2015 / 2016
8) Executive level position at multinational agribusiness firm.
I am guessing my gpa and state school are my biggest limiting factors. Stayed in state because of job I had that funded school, proximity to elderly grandparents and proximity to family business (ranching).
I appreciate your time.