X-Motorcycle racer and still regularly riding sports bikes on track as my main hobby, although I really should stop soon.  Love family with six children ranging from 11 to 37 years old and still enjoying being childish with all of them and their children.

I began in 1998 as a Field Technician Assistant in GEP trials and soon began carrying out trials as a Trial Specialist. In 2014, I founded FTS AgroConsulting with a colleague to offer high-quality GEP trials under our philosophy. I started using ARM 6 in 2002 and have worked with the software since.

A reliable and quick solution to ensure any problems do not interfere with the clients’ planned day. We do our best to keep a personal connection to our clients to offer the best solution. In FTS, to achieve this goal, we have two technical consultants plus someone to answer administrative questions.

 

I enjoy any activities that involve family, especially if it is around a meal. I have a little dog, and my hobbies include photography. Although I am not young, I enjoy a football match every Friday night with my friends.

In 1990, I started with Monsanto as a product development representative, where part of my job involved conducting field trials. I was a member of the trial software development team that selected PRM4 from GDM as the tool for managing Monsanto field trials. PRM4 and PRM5 served as the precursors to ARM software. In 1996, I moved to ISK Biosciences Europe as a regional product development manager for several countries. I introduced the software in ISK's field development work and BAD development, which I managed for the entire European team from 1998 to 2001. In 2001, I joined EDEN Biosciences, where I introduced ARM into the field development coordination work. However, in 2002, EDEN Biosciences ceased its operations in Europe, and I subsequently started my own company, Agricultural Development Consulting, now known as ADC GmbH. Alongside offering trial organization services across Europe and writing BADs for the industry, I began supporting and selling the software products of the ARM family.

When customers encounter software issues, they typically need immediate solutions rather than a support ticket or an automated voice on the phone. I strive to be available promptly whenever possible. I aim to resolve technical issues through email, phone calls, WhatsApp, and screen sharing via TeamViewer. I treat the customers' issues as my own, with the objective of ensuring they don't waste time. The ARM software significantly enhances efficiency, and I endeavor to demonstrate how it can increase efficacy by creating meaningful protocols, documenting field trial work, and summarizing results. I share my ARM experience, from the experiment planning phase to reporting and data summary for registration purposes.

 

Since I was a young boy, I have dedicated much of my spare time to working on a neighboring farm. Over time, I was fortunate to merge this hobby with my profession. Perhaps that's why I still derive enjoyment from what I do. As for other hobbies, they are closely related to working in nature: I am a passionate hunter and also train dogs for hunting, both for myself and my friends.

I was first introduced to ARM when working for Dow AgroSciences in the Australian crop protection research team back in 2006. I was with Dow for 10 years, with ARM being the core software product used for all data generation and capture from field trials, as well as for analysis and reporting of data. I have also used the software when working with other smaller research teams and I now work alongside GDM to provide support and training to the Australian/New Zealand customer base who work with ARM in their research.

My aim is that clients have a positive experience with ARM from the very start. With good training and support clients can get a lot out of the power of the software. This then makes their jobs as researchers easier and more effective, whilst improving the quality of data that they are generating. It’s a super powerful program that does many things in many ways, but if I can simplify it and show them short cuts and tricks then this helps them grow in confidence when using the program. I am also always looking for feedback from new and old users as to how the program could be better for the end user, so encourage this constantly. 

 

Outside of work and helping clients with ARM, my time off involves hanging with my family (2 girls and husband David), working on our small property and building and renovating. But my biggest love and because I spend way too much time in the office these days, trail running is my outlet. I am lucky to live close to fantastic national parks that allow for hours to be wasted running around in the bush. I have been known to run events of 50-100 km’s for the challenge and fun of it. It’s really just an excuse to be outside, eat whatever you want and have fun.

I am sure that GDM's decision in having a representative in Brazil will add a lot of value to the customers. With the large experience I have in using ARM (30+ years), our customers will have real-time support (email, WhatsApp, phone and in many cases face-to-face), in local language (Portuguese) and will also be able to purchase new licenses and/or renewals directly in Brazil and in local currency (less bureaucracy for the client). Also, in a near future, specific features may be developed to attend local needs.