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Amvac Chemical Corporation
4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1250
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949-260-1212
Fax: 949-260-1213

 

John A. Immaraju, Ph.D
Manager, International Product Development
Phone: (949) 260-1200
Fax: (949) 260-1201

In 2001, John A. Immaraju assumed the responsibilities of Manager, International Product Development and relocated to our corporate offices in Newport Beach, California. John joined AMVAC in 1999 as Product Manager for the Azadirachtin line of products. Prior to joining AMVAC, John was responsible for developing line of the biorational products for specialty market applications in Fortune Biotech's and AgriDyne Technologies, Inc.. In addition, he also worked for Union Carbide as a Field Supervisor. John has 13 years experience in the agrochemical industry and has published over 20 research articles in insecticide resistance management and product development. John holds a Masters of Science degree and a Doctorate degree both in Entomology, from the University of California, Riverside.

 

Paul Vaculin
Product Development Manager, Southern Region
747 Steeple Ridge Cove
Collierville, TN 38017
Phone: 901-861-6710
Fax: 901-850-9979
Mobile: 901-619-1088

Paul Vaculin is located in the Memphis, TN area and serves as AMVAC's technical resource for the Southern Region. His responsibilities include managing field research and development projects and assisting the sales effort through training and technical support activities. Prior to joining AMVAC, Paul worked for American Cyanamid Company, holding positions in Technical Service, Sales and Account Management throughout the South and Midwest. Paul in holds a B.S. and an M.S. degree in Agronomy from Texas A & M University.

 

Richard M. Porter
Product Development Manager, Midwest Region
Phone: 515-965-1708
Fax: 515-965-2098
Mobile: 515-681-1315

Richard Porter is responsible for AMVAC’s product development and technical service activities including the SmartBox® delivery system for corn soil insecticides supporting the sales team in the Midwest Region. Mr. Porter’s extensive experience in the crop protection industry includes field development, technical service, sales training, and managing regulatory issues for a diverse product line in both row crop and specialty crop markets. Mr. Porter holds a B.S. degree in Natural Resources from the University of Connecticut and an M.S. degree in Plant Pathology from Pennsylvania State University.

 

John E. Orr
Product Development Manager, Northern Region
P.O. Box 369. Star, ID 83669
Phone: 208-286-9300
Fax: 208-286-9301
Mobile: 208-890-4055

John Orr is the Product Development Manager for the company's Northern Region, based in the Boise, Idaho area. John joined AMVAC in 2004 after 20 years with Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., most recently as a Research and Development Scientist. While at Syngenta he held numerous technical service and R&D positions. Prior to Syngenta, John worked for BASF Corp. for 12 years in R & D, technical services and sales so he brings a wealth of technical research and practical agricultural experience to the company. John is responsible for field research and development of the company's line of products used on potatoes, turf, and various fruit and vegetable crops across the northern tier of states extending from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Lakes. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Agriculture from Murray State University (Kentucky) and a Master of Science degree in Agronomy/Weed Science from the University of Arkansas.

 

Bill O'Neal
Technical Product Manager - Impact®
Product Development Manager, Northeast Region
Phone: 208-286-9300
Mobile: 919-619-3095

Bill has been an integral part of the AMVAC team as we launched Impact in the USA in 2006 and plan for the launch of Impact into Canada for the 2007 season. His knowledge and expertise in corn herbicides will be a tremendous advantage to AMVAC as we take Impact into one of the largest herbicide segments in the world.

 

Curtis E. Engle, Ph.D.
Manager, Western Region Product Development

Phone: 559-297-5640
Fax: 559-297-5353
Mobile: (559) 593-6570

Curt Engle joined AMVAC in 2006 as product development manager for the Western Region. His responsibilities include product management, managing field research and development projects, technical sales support and training. Prior to joining AMVAC, Curt worked for Bayer Crop Science as a field development regional manager, research station manager and field development representative. Engle received a PhD in economic entomology from University of California at Riverside and a BS degree in Agricultural Biology from California Polytechnic University at Pomona. Curt has over 25 years experience in the Agricultural Chemical Industry.