TONY WHEET

Tony Wheet
21398 E. 200 North Rd.
LeRoy, IL 61752
Phone: 309 275-5448
E-MAIL: TONYWHEET@YAHOO.COM

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a Full time position with a successful company that looks to
the future.

EDUCATION
1978 Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business—Western Illinois
University

WORK HISTORY
April 2009—Present Sales Executive with WWHP Radio—Farmer City, IL
61842—Account Sales and Collections

Feb.—April 2009 Independent Contractor—Transfer Corporation of

America—St. Louis MO—Auto Parts deliveries to Bloomington,
Springfield and Decatur, IL

Sept.—Dec. 2008 R & R Toohill Farms, Wapella, IL Combine operation

and maintenance.

Dec. 2007—July 2008 Cross Bros., Inc. Clinton, IL 61777 Service

Manager

Jan. 2007—Dec. 2007 Cross Bros., Inc. Clinton, IL 61777 Parts

Representative (John Deere Dealership)

1982—2003 Seed Sales—Seed Rep. District Manager/Direct sales

Began career as DSM for Pickering Seed of Indiana

Continued position with Pickering of Illinois
Served as DSM when company became Cheesman Seed Co
-responsible for dealer recruitment and plot program from Rt.
51
to Indiana border
-assisted in marketing and sales programs at the Company
level
-involved in product selection through Plot Program
assessment
-served as Company spokesperson for Specialty Grains;
primarily
through the use of Food Grade corn and soybean seed
contracts
-worked with Stine Seed after merger with Cheesman Seed
Co
-became Seed Representative and soybean seed producer for
Patriot Seed, company formed by investors formally with
Cheesman Seed Co.
Left Seed industry in 2003 when Patriot Seed ceased to
operate

1978—2006 Self Employed Farmer Operated 800 acre crop production

farm.

FIELDS OF INTEREST
Agriculture Industry , Sales (in various capacities)

HOBBIES
Golf and spending time with my family. Wife—Mary, of 27 years and
two grown children, Cassie—26 and Travis—23.
Computer knowledge, emailing, sending attachments. Operated John
Deere Parts Pro and John Deere Service programs/ Microsoft programs
to facilitate business contracts, sales and service.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
11 years—LeRoy Summer League, 8 of those years on the Board of
Directors

1997—2005 and 2009—present LeRoy Community Schools, District

Board of Education

GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
2003—2005 McLean County Board of Appeals member

2004—present Downs Township Trustee

COMPUTER SKILLS

Computer knowledge, emailing, sending attachments. Operated John

Deere Parts Pro and John Deere Service Programs/Microsoft Programs
to facilitate business contracts, sales and service.

Tony Wheet
21398 E. 200 North Rd.
 LeRoy, IL 61752
Phone: 309 275-5448
E-mail: TonyWheet@yahoo.com