Matthew R. Brady500 Webster Rd Lot 91, Auburn, Alabama 36832 | 334-345-0234 | mrb0048@auburn.edu

Objective· To obtain a summer 2017 internship/full time trainee program within agricultural lending. Through this, I will utilize gained skills and

knowledge from agriculture business classes and internship experience to reach my career goals.

Education

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE | MAY 2017 | AUBURN UNIVERSITY

· Major: Agricultural Business and Economics

· Related coursework: Ag Finance, Ag Law, Farm Management, Farm Appraisal

· Current Overall GPA: 3.01/4.00

Experience

FARM HAND | IOKA FARMS | JANUARY 2009-PRESENT

· Assisting in managing my family’s third generation farm in Marion, Alabama by balancing checkbooks, making financial decisions, and producing farm raised cattle and catfish.

FIELD ASSISTANT | SYNTECH RESEARCH | AUGUST 2015-FUBURARY 2016

· Responsible for cotton and corn research and honeybee experiments as a student worker in Auburn, Alabama.

INTERN | FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK | MAY-AUGUST 2016

· Supporting customers in Dadeville, Alabama by entering transactions into computers in order to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts

LeadershipBlock and Bridle |  Marshall | 2013-Present

· Supporting the Animal Science department by facilitating FFA events, collegiate showing events, and cattle sales.

Agribusiness Club | Scholarship Committee |  2015-Present

· Assisting the Department of Agriculture Economics and Rural Sociology by volunteering at College of Agriculture events and raising money for the club’s trips and activities on and off campus.

Ag Ambassadors | Social Committee  |  2016-Present

· Serving the College of Agriculture and Auburn University Experiment Station by sharing their meaning in college and high-school visits and also by leading on-campus tours of Ag Hill to prospective students.

Activities/AwardsAuburn University Young Farmers Club | Member |  2013-Present

Alabama Farmers Federation | Scholarship |  2015-Present

Hilmer L. Jones Fund for Excellence | Scholarship | 2016-Present

Ag Alumni Mentor Program | Mentee | 2015-Present

Skills & Abilities

· Reliable: Hard worker with a desire to complete tasks wholly and promptly

· Personable: Valuable communication skills that will be shown in and outside of the workplace at all times

· Computer: Applicable knowledge pertaining to Microsoft office, Microsoft word, and Microsoft excel

· Leadership: Goal-setting mindset on leading individuals with respectable methods.

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