Executive Summary
• Visioned, developed and managed University research and demonstration Orchard that served over 500 small-scale producers
• Taught horticultural fruit and vegetable production, postharvest management and marketing of fruits and vegetables
• Created local value and cool/cold chains for fruits and vegetables for Las Vegas restaurants and fresh markets
• Developed 32 Extension educational programs on fruit production, vegetable production, desert horticulture and irrigation management
• Published and marketed under my byline for local, regional and national print and social media since 1996
• Conducted research resulting in 36 peer-reviewed journal articles
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