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Ph.D., Purdue University, 2005-2008, Dairy Systems Management
Dissertation: Automated body condition scoring of dairy cattle: technical and economic feasibility
Major Professor: Dr. Michael M. Schutz
M.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1998-2000, Dairy Systems Management
Thesis: The 1999 Wisconsin dairy modernization project
Major Professor: Dr. Roger W. Palmer
B.S. University of Kentucky, 1994-1998, Animal Sciences (Dairy Option)
2008-present, Assistant Professor, Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky
2005-2008, Graduate Research Assistant, Animal Sciences, University of Kentucky
2006, Visiting Researcher, Ice Robotics, Ltd., Roslin, Scotland, United Kingdom
2003-2004, Dairy Technical Services Manager, PerforMix Nutrition Systems, Nampa, ID
2000-2002, Director of Student Relations, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
1998-2000, Graduate Research Assistant, Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1989-1998, Milkhand/Record Keeper, Skees and Flowers Dairy, Rineyville, KY