Almond Board of California
Luwam Kidane is a skilled database administrator currently employed by the Almond Board of California since March 2023. Previous roles include SQL Developer/Power BI at Mr. Cooper from June 2017 to June 2020, ETL Developer/SSIS at HMSHost from August 2016 to June 2017, and Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Mississippi from August 2015 to May 2016. Luwam also served as a SQL Developer and Head of Purchasing at the National Board for Higher Education from October 2011 to July 2015. Educational qualifications include a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Mississippi (2015-2016), a certificate in Information and Communication Technology from SMAP Institute of Training, Education and Consultancy in Asmara (2012-2013), and a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the College of Business and Economics in Halhale, Eritrea (2006-2010).
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Almond Board of California
Consumers all over the world enjoy California’s wholesome, high-quality almonds. They’re California’s most valuable agricultural export and the second largest acreage crop in the state. And the Almond Board of California is both a leader in this industry and a great place to work. We’re here to help farmers market their crop and invest in research to identify operational efficiencies and precision food safety and growing practices. We do this on behalf of California’s over 6,800 almond growers and 100 processors, many of whom are third- and fourth- generation farmers. To be a sustainable crop for California, we’ve increased and accelerated our research investment in key areas like water conservation, air quality and 22nd century agronomics. Agriculture isn’t a static industry; it’s always evolving with changes in climate, resource availability, science, and technology. Our research programs keep us on the forefront of this change. We’re constantly learning more and helping California’s almond community take advantage of the latest science in order to meet the future needs of the industry while benefiting local communities and the environment. We represent an industry that is committed to ensuring that almonds are an economically, environmentally and socially responsible crop for California. Established in 1950 and based in Modesto, California, we are a non-profit organization that administers a grower-enacted Federal Marketing Order under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Learn more at Almonds.com and get the latest news at newsroom/almonds.com. And if you’re interested in working for a forward-thinking, sustainability-minded, research-driven organization, take a look at our open positions: Almonds.com/careers.