1. 10095 Timberland Drive
Story City, IA 50248
trentdwhip@gmail.com
TRENTON D. WHIPPLE
Objective: To contribute to the success of the Company by incorporating my technical
skillsets and 12 years of experience in the Information Technology field with emphasis
on application and application data support.
Education
FROM – TO DEGREE SCHOOL
09/1999 – 05/2003 MIS Iowa State University – Ames, IA
09/1995 – 06/1999 Roland-Story High School – Story City, IA
DuPont Pioneer – Johnston, IA
FROM – TO POSITION DEPARTMENT
05/2010 – Present Research Scientist (IT Manager) CGI Support
 IT Manager in the Crop Genetics Informatics (CGI) department with Top Talent status
 Successfully manage a small group of highly skilled IT staff supporting a worldwide
Regulatory Science Department of ~250 clients
 Support and maintain 50+ out-of-the-box and in-house developed systems
 Capable of carrying out crucial conversations in a professional environment
 Coordinate cross-department software testing efforts
 Support an increasingly growing Regulatory Science group while not increasing IT support
headcount
 Implemented and support Regulatory Science’s Lab Information Management System
(LIMS) system
 Implemented and support Regulatory Science’s Seed Inventory Management system
 Good knowledge of relational database tables for report creation
 Utilized and trained employees on Hyperion Business Intelligence Tool for third party
reporting of in-house developed systems
 Demonstrated ability to identify new software opportunities
FROM – TO POSITION DEPARTMENT
07/2003 – 05/2010 Senior Research Associate (IT Support) CGI Support
 Proven ability to take on projects in a team or solo environment
 Led the implementation and support of the TransgenicGPS Mapper System implementation
to all NA corn and soybean research centers
 Implemented multiple versions of a Document Management System including backend
database work
 Created many custom database applications including
o LIMS plate tracking for protein lab
o Material tracking for external parties
o Barcode tracking system for all Regulatory study, registration, and reference
notebooks
o Quality Assurance Inspections and Audits Tracking System
o Field Study Planning System for Regulatory Science Studies
 Implemented and supported Pioneer Research World Wide Shipping System
 High level customer service skills