Experience

Sakata Seed Southern Africa

• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Specialist: Onion and Bean

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Junior Product Specialist: Onion and Bean

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2022

• Trial Officer

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2020



Greenhouse Farm

• Assistant Production Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  Assisting production manager with pest control, plant nutrition and irrigation programmes of peppers, brinjals and tomatoes under greenhouse conditions. Part of the seed production team producing hybrid tomato seed for Hazera seed. In charge of managing and teaching a group of women basic plant breeding skills including emasculation, pollination as well as extraction and storage of pollen for prospective pepper seed production programme. Assisting production manager with pest control, plant nutrition and irrigation programmes of peppers, brinjals and tomatoes under greenhouse conditions. Part of the seed production team producing hybrid tomato seed for Hazera seed. In charge of managing and teaching a group of women basic plant breeding skills including emasculation, pollination as well as extraction and storage of pollen for prospective pepper seed production programme.



University of the Free State

• Assistant Laboratory Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Knowledge of inventory management processes and excellent attention to detail. Organised, efficient and accurate in my immediate work environment.Acting as and collaborating with supervisors in practicals for 3 years. Worked efficiently as part of a team to mark test papers.Decision making and problem solving skills as I am responsible for teaching and assisting students with laboratory equipment use and the correct application of plant breeding and plant pathology techniques for various projects.Management skills, conflict resolution and good time management as I am in charge of managing and delegating responsibilities between assistants assigned to the Plant Breeding division. Show less

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  I know how to select and collect relevant information and to analyse data, summarise findings and write a report through assisting in planting and harvesting of field trials as well as the collection of data from plants.



Various

• Casual work (Summer 2011-2018)

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2018

  Mixture of retail, promotional, bar and waiter work to contribute to my study costs showing I am a responsible individual with a strong work ethic that works well under pressure. Mixture of retail, promotional, bar and waiter work to contribute to my study costs showing I am a responsible individual with a strong work ethic that works well under pressure.



Farm

• Grootsorgfontein, Great Brak River

• Hybrid pumkpkin field trial

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Perseverance, attention to detail, ability to work in the field under adverse environmental conditions for long hours as part of a team emasculating pumpkin plants. Perseverance, attention to detail, ability to work in the field under adverse environmental conditions for long hours as part of a team emasculating pumpkin plants.