Kelly O’Brien
Develops field and greenhouse study designs, maintains greenhouses, collects and analyzes data and prepares reports for clients and funding agencies. Kelly manages soybean rust sentinel plots at multiple locations in Florida and scouts of soybean rust on Soybean and Kudzu. He coordinates updates on soybean rust on the Pest Information Platform for Extension (PIPE) based on sentinel plot data. Kelly is responsible for personnel management and resourcing for the program. He manages procurement for these departments and ensures that all field supplies, equipment and vehicle parts are ordered and inventoried in a timely manner.
