Tanimura & Antle names senior harvest director
Employee-owned Tanimura & Antle announced yesterday the promotion of Brett Champlin to senior director of harvest operations. In his new role, Champlin will oversee day-to-day harvest operations for the company’s crops.
“We have an extremely talented team of crop and industry experts in our harvest department and I attribute my knowledge and success to the mentorship they have provided me with since I started,” said Champlin. “I look forward to continuing to work together to deliver premium fresh produce to our valued customers.”
Champlin started his career at Tanimura & Antle as an intern. He was first challenged with creating a program to collect and track data for plant health, size and growth. Today, what started as an internship project is known as the company’s Advanced Forecasting Program, and is a prime example of the company’s commitment to innovation. The program serves as a vital liaison between harvest, sales and production to assist with accurately forecasting product yields and anticipate quality issues early on. After his internship, Champlin was hired full time in 2014 as the advanced forecasting manager where he managed a team of advanced forecasters to track crop growth progress and utilize the data to improve future plantings.