I'm Next!
Here it goes.
Name: Ryan
Age: 32
College Major: Agribusiness Management
College Attended: Purdue University 1998 - West Lafayette, Indiana
Occupation: Pharmaceutical Sales
Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana
You guys are going to love this part. :laughing:
I grew up on a family farm in Greenfield, Indiana were we raised corn, soybeans, and cattle. When I say raised cattle I don't mean for the sole purpose to put them on your dinner plate. We exhibited them or showed them at various National shows thorughout the USA. The primary breed we exhibited were Polled Herefords. The family farm throughout the midwest has changed tremendously. More and more farm kids go to the business side of Agriculture instead of going back to the farm because there are very few "family farms" anymore. I did just that when I attended
Purdue University Purdue has a strong Agriculture School but Engineering as well and is home to most of the Astronauts,
Buzz Aldrin ,
Neil Armstrong ,
John Glenn, etc... but we also had
Orville Redenbacker the popcorn KING and the great
John Wooden of UCLA!
I am employed in the Pharmaceutical industry but on the animal health side. For example Merck, Pfizer, Novartis, Bayer, Wyeth, Roche, Eli Lilly, and Schering-Plough all have animal health divisions. I am employed by
Merial Limited a
Merck owned company. Merial makes vaccines, osteoarthritis, heartworm, flea & tick, and oral care drugs. The most famous being
Heartgard(ivermectin) and
Frontline(fipronil) brand products. We also have the following brands as well:
Previcox(firocoxib)
OraVet
PureVax Feline Vaccines
Recombitek Canine Vaccines
Imrab Rabies Vaccine
I have sales responsibilities for North East Indiana or approximately 170 Veterinary Clinics.
I had ridden mostly four wheelers and dirt bikes on the farm but when I went to college I took a part-time job at a local motorcycle dealership parts department and was introduced to sportbikes. I couldn't afford one then but as soon as I graduated my first purchase was a shiny brand new 1999 Honda CBR 900RR
I have since bought and sold all of the following:
2000 Ducati 996 SOLD
2001 Yamaha R1 SOLD
2001 Kawasaki ZX9R SOLD
2002 Honda RC51 SOLD
2002 MV Agusta F4S SOLD
2004 Yamaha R1 SOLD
2005 Kawasaki 636 SOLD
2002 MV Agusta F4S 1+1 Currently Own
I am engaged and will be getting married in September of 2006.