Makenna Eisenzimmer

Email: meisenzimmer2@huskers.unl.edu    

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Education:       University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Start Fall 2023

  Majors: Agriculture Education     Minor: Agribusiness                

  Expected graduation: May 2026

Northeast Community College-Norfolk, NE   Start: August 2021- May 2023    

Mid-Plains Community College- Ogallala, NE   (Dual credit – 27 hours)

Ogallala High Schools-Ogallala, NE    Graduate: May 2021  

Experience:

American Implement- Goodland, KS  (May 2024 - August 2024) 

- Sales and Precision Ag Intern 

• Assist dealership with daily operations, restock showroom displays, inventory parts, assist walk-in customers with small ag sales and provide phone support.   

• Communicate with customers about equipment sales, load used equipment trades into the computer, assist with precision ag customer service calls, and complete quotes for machinery sales.

• Complete online courses at John Deere University to expand product knowledge. Focuses on mower, utility tractors, combines and precision ag components and programs.  

• Presented feature/benefit walk-around of the new John Deere S7 combines during a customer clinic. 

• Represented American Implement at various community sponsored events.   

Claytop Farms (Gerri & Sherri Krueger) – Pierce, NE (September 2021-2022)

Farm Employee (10-15 hours/week during college)

• Operated New Holland Tractor/grain cart during fall harvest and assisted with all aspects of cattle operation.   

Eisenzimmer Show Pigs – Big Springs, NE (Aug 2019-August 2021)

Owner/Operator – FFA Supervised Ag Experience (SAE) Entrepreneurial Business

• Bred breeding gilts to raise show pigs for retail to area 4-H youth. 

• Managed the feeding, nutrition, breeding, wellness, and retail aspects of the business.  

Kimberly Farms, Inc.- Big Springs, NE (May 2014-Present)  

Ag Production Assistant 

• Operate John Deere equipment with autotrac during wheat/corn harvest and other operations. 

• Assisted with daily maintenance of center pivot irrigation and crop production processes. 

• Assist with some aspects of machinery maintenance, and various other tasks around the farm. 

Nebraska State Historical Society- Lincoln, NE (August 2023-August 2024)

Community Outreach Intern

• Coordinate new collaborative 4th Grade Nebraska History project with state wide teachers.

• Contribute to marketing promotions and activities throughout the state.  

• Highlight Nebraska agricultural history across the state. 

Makenzi’s Boutique & Photography – Ogallala, NE (August 2019-June 2023)  

Sales Associate (10-15 hours/week during high school and college breaks)  FFA (SAE) Job Placement

• Provide service to retail customers, stock shelves, and create displays. 

• Contributed to the marketing, promotion and sales event via social media.

Activities/Leadership/Awards/Skills:

• UNL Sigma Alpha – Alpha Delta Chapter Ag Sorority Member 2023

• Rotary International – Paul Harris Fellow 2021

• NebraskaLand Foundation Committee- Youth Member           2021-Present

• Northeast Community College Livestock Judging Team           2021

• Nebraska Ag Youth Institute Delegate (NE Dept of Ag) 2020

• Nebraska Farm Bureau: Member, The Crew Ag Advocate, Ag Pen Pal,  5th Grade Ag Day Volunteer

• Ogallala FFA: American Degree, Treasurer, Secretary, Reporter, Nat’l Vet Science Team, 7th Place State Ag Sales Contest 

• Keith County 4-H: (10 Years) Outstanding Member-3 years, President, Secretary, 4-H Council Youth Member, Diamond Clover, National 4-H Congress, CWF Leadership 

Skills-  Welding (Mig, Tig, Gas, SMAW), CNC Plasma Cutting Table, and American Heart Association CPR certification.