Devan is an animal nutritionist with business, research, technical service, and extension experience. Her expertise is in functional additives for the support of animal health and productivity. She possesses strong communication and relationship building skills which she utilizes to support product sales and business growth.

EXPERIENCE

Technical Service Manager
Papillon Agricultural Company, 2021 - Present
Technical service manager supporting product development and sales. Key activities include management of annual research budget, national technical service support for feed additive portfolio, and development of relationships with key stakeholders.

Leader and Co-Founder
Ag Women Grow, 2021 - 2024
Lead and organize events focused on supporting the career growth of women in agriculture. Key activities include development and hosting of virtual events monthly, management of website, and development of newsletter and website content.

North America Ruminant Business Development Manager
Evonik, 2021 - 2021
Business manager supporting growth and development of the US ruminant business. Key activities included technical service support of key accounts, oversight of North American research activities, and promotion of business in the North American ruminant market.

Ruminant Technical Service and R&D
Land O’Lakes, 2016 – 2021
Researcher and technical service specialist managing the identification, development, research, and technical support of novel feed additives and other nutritional solutions. Key activities included management of multi-million dollar research budget, national technical service support for feed additive sales, and development of relationships with key stakeholders.

Animal Nutritionist
Lincoln Park Zoo, 2014 – 2016
Nutritionist managing nutrition center operation and animal nutritional health for 800+ zoo animals. Key activities included nutrition management, food safety management, supervision of 3 commissary staff and commissary operations, and development of custom formulation software.