Jon Bukowski is seeking a position in precision agriculture starting in May 2015. He has a strong work ethic and is mechanically knowledgeable, responsible, and adaptable. Bukowski has worked as an intern at Helena Chemical Company where he helped with precision agriculture projects. He currently works at Determination Dairy operating machinery, feeding and milking cattle. Bukowski also has experience working for the Village of Roscoe maintaining parks and roadways and as a farm hand at Russell Dairy. He will graduate from UW-Platteville in 2015 with a degree in Crop and Soil Science and a minor in Criminal Justice.

1. Jon E. Bukowski
1100 Hathaway St, Platteville, WI 53818
Cell: 815-847-0112 / Email: BukowskiJ@uwplatt.edu
Summary of Work and Personal Skills
-Strongworkethic -Responsible
-MechanicallyKnowledgeable - StrongWilled
-Problemsolvingskills -Attentiontodetail
-Independent -Capable
-Adaptable -FastLearner
Education and Coursework:
I am a seniorat UW- Platteville andpursuingaBachelor’sDegree inCropandSoil Science withaminor
inCriminal Justice.Mydesire is toacquire a positionstartinginMay of 2015 workinginPrecision
Agriculture.
Work History:
Summer 2015- Summer Salesand Marketing Intern withHelena Chemical Company,Maple Park, IL
I workedin all aspectsof the fertilizerplant,runningsoil nitratetests andtissue samples,aswell as
PrecisionAgriculture andregularscoutingof fields. Idesignedandbuiltamobile precisionagriculture
unitout of a retiredambulance thatwill be utilized inthe 2016 growingseason.Ialso ran a nitrate level
studyoverthe course of the growingseasonwithouragronomist,RickGriesbach. Igaineda greatdeal
of botanical andsoil healthknowledge duringmytime there.
Fall 2013- Present:Farm Help: DeterminationDairy Platteville,WI
Work primarilyconsistsof operatingmachineryaswell asfeeding,caringfor,andmilkingdairycattle
and youngstock.Thisjob requiresgreatpowersof observationaswell asa gooddeal of knowledge of
howto run, repair, andmaintainfarmequipment.
Summer of2013/14 PublicWorks Employee forthe Village ofRoscoe
Most of mytime was spentmaintaining parksandroadwaysusingmultiplepiecesof equipment.Ialso
plowedsnowin the winters.Iutilizedmechanical knowledgetoassistinrepairsandmaintenance of
machinesaswell asbotanical knowledge inidentifyingdifferentplantsinthe parks. Goodinterpersonal
skillswere importantindealingwith concerned citizensaswell.
General Farm Hand: Russell Dairy, Mineral Point,WI
In thispositionIdidmanychores similartothose that I am currentlydoingatDeterminationDairy,but
on a much more independentbasis.Imixedfeedandranthe barn alone on manymornings,requiringa
great deal of general knowledge,aswell asadaptabilityandquickthinking.
Extra-Curricular Activities:
Boy Scoutsof America(2000-2012) - Achievedrankof Life Scout,waschaplainandassistantcrewleader
on a 100 mile backpackingtripthroughPhilmontScoutRanch inNew Mexico (2010). Recreational
Softball andFootball intramural sportsatUW- Platteville.Ihave participatedinthe AgMech club,a
teamthat designscompetitivepullingtractors.
References:
Mr. Jon Lang Mr. Ron Hintzsche
Ownerof AM Farms,SouthBeloit,IL Area Branch Manager,HelenaChemical Company
815-222-0374 Maple Park, IL
815-739-0949
Mr. Jake Jungels Mr. Dan Schaeffer
Salesman,HelenaChemical Ownerof DeterminationDairy,Platteville,WI
815-693-382 608-778-4005