Left to right: Kevin Miele, M. S., Brian Aynardi, Ph. D.,
Alan Estes, M. S.
PBI-Gordon launches new Field Development Team
The employee owners of PBI-Gordon Corporation launched a new Field Development Team designed specifically to serve distributors and end users throughout the United States. This team of turfgrass experts will serve as a resource to the PBI-Gordon product portfolio by providing training on new and existing products, product trials and demonstrations, consultation on emerging turfgrass issues, educational materials for end users, and timely guidance on the control of problematic pests.
Team members include:
Brian Aynardi, Ph. D., is the regional director of the PBI-Gordon Field Development Team. Aynardi joined PBI-Gordon in 2016 as manager of university and contract research for the northeastern U. S. His area of expertise is fungicides for both cold-season and warm-season grasses. Aynardi holds a Ph. D. in Plant Pathology and B. S. in Turfgrass Science from Pennsylvania State University. During his time at Penn State, he gained extensive experience overseeing fungicide field trial experiments, and completed his dissertation on the biology of the dollar spot pathogens. Since joining PBI-Gordon, he has worked with the R & D Team on the development of new active ingredients and next generation products in the company’ s portfolio.
Alan Estes, M. S., is the southeast field development representative for the Field Development Team. His territory covers all states from Virginia to Florida and west to Texas. A graduate of Clemson University, Estes holds a master’ s degree in applied economics and statistics and a bachelor’ s degree in horticultural science. His area of expertise is herbicides— particularly as it pertains to the intricacies of turf tolerance, weed spectrum, rates and timing. Before joining PBI-Gordon in May 2024, Estes was the pesticide product registration manager for Clemson University.
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