Experience

IPL Biologicals Limited

• India
• Biotechnology Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manager - Product Development ( Pan India Role)

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  IPL Biologicals Limited stands as a trusted global player in the field of biological solutions & agriculture sustainability. With a remarkable legacy of 28+ years in bioagri- inputs manufacturing & distribution space, proudly showcasing a diverse range of 50+ unique microbe based products, accompanied by 6 granted patents and products registered under CIB, certified by IMO, IndoCert & OMRI. A world-class Technology Innovation Centre in Gurgaon, India, houses a modern and state-of-the-art R&D facility that has earned recognition from the DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology, and the Government of India. Pan India role for Products Evaluation & Agronomy development of microbial products comprising Bio fertilizers( Biological crop nutrition) ,Bio fungicides (Disease management), Bio insecticides (Insect /nematode management ),Biological seed coating / Seed treatment solutions , Plant growth promoters ( PGP ) & Farm waste decomposers etc. in different agro-climatic zones and at R&D station. Establish Product development Protocols for Field trialing, testing, product advancement for Indian and International Business Development. Develop Crop Agronomic practices suitable in Biologicals domains. Coordinate across functions such as Technology Innovation Centre & Sales function (National & International) for market requirements & testing needs. Training of Sales teams for products fitments and their recommendations along with crop agronomy for best performance. Technical guidance for development of Product marketing communication materials. Collaborate with B2B partners for technical guidance about products portfolio and joint evaluation of products and business development. Company Branding through collaborations with ICAR -Crop Institutes for product evaluations, participation in events, writing articles on Biologicals & Regenerative agriculture, fine-tuning communication contents for websites and delivering guest lectures etc. Show less



DCM Shriram LTD

• India
• Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Mar 2020 - Dec 2021

  1) Heading R&D and cane coordination across 4 sugar units2) Establishing Research Centre of Excellence3) Varietal Screening & Development 4) Managing Bio-Control Lab 5) Collaboration with govt. agencies & leading private organizations for agro-technology development etc.6) Lead seed multiplication in cane. Procuring Seed from Research Stations.7) Heading Farmers Increasing Income Project in collaboration with IISR-LKO-ICAR8) Digitalization in Sugarcane. Initiated Efforts and worked as Team Leader- DCM Shriram Suvidha Saathi Kendra- Farmer’s helpline- First in sugar Industry ( 16 Suvidha Saathis) Show less

• • Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  Developing Projects pertaining to seeds and Agri- business of company



PT. Shriram Seed Indonesia/DCM Shriram Group India

• Indonesia

• Product Evaluation & Agronomy Manager ( Pan Indonesia Role)

  • Apr 2013 - Jul 2019

  Establish R&D infrastructure and lead product development efforts in corn, Rice, vegetables to meet business objectives. During 7 years, successfully developed and registered multiple products. Below is the abstract of accomplishments. 1) Established R&D Station and product testing network from Scratch. 2) Built product development team, developed trials and testing processes and protocols. 3) Led Seed Production and multiplication efforts and managed production research. 4) Developed linkages and liaised with Government for product registration and regulatory affairs. Implemented trials protocol specific to government approvals. Three corn hybrids registered and six inbred lines were registered under PVP. 5) Established Parent Seed Production Protocols and production of the hybrids registered. 6) Successfully managed Import and export of parent seed in coordination with breeding stations in India, Thailand and Philippines. 7) Created Segments, products positioning based on performance mapping and fitments. 8) Managed product life cycle, pricing & promotional strategy management 9) Trained sales team for product knowledge, products performance and Good Agricultural practices 10) Gathering market intelligence from customers and competitors, 11) Conducted product traits requirement survey and participated in strategic meeting with breeding team to lead product development efforts. 12) Prepared annual budgets for product testing, trainings, export- import, regulatory and technology development for Indonesia 13) Managed crop tours 14) Successfully developed product specific seed treatment technologies in cooperation with multinationals like Bayer crop Science, BASF and syngenta operating in Indonesia. Additional responsibilities Free Market Sales Lead for East Java & Central Java from Jan 2019 to July 2019. Developed and Implemented market promotional strategies with large-scale field demonstrations and activities. Show less



Bioseed Vietnam Limited

• Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

• Deputy Manager,Research & Development ( As Technical Expert in Vietnam)

  • Aug 2010 - Mar 2013

  Worked as Technical Expert,Products Evaluation & Development for Corn & Rice, Development of BMPs for New Products & Relevant Agronomic Research, Technical Training to Sales Team. Worked as Technical Expert,Products Evaluation & Development for Corn & Rice, Development of BMPs for New Products & Relevant Agronomic Research, Technical Training to Sales Team.



Bioseed Research India Pvt. Limited

• Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Senior Executive (Product Placement & Development Lead ,South -West India)

  • Jun 2009 - Jul 2010

  Worked as Product Placement & Development Head & Agronomic Researcher for South-West India. Worked as Product Placement & Development Head & Agronomic Researcher for South-West India.



Nandan Biomatrix Limited

• Scientist-S2 & Research Co-ordinator

  • Oct 2007 - Jun 2009

  Bio-fuel Research. Bio-fuel Research.



Central Soil Salinity research Institute

• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Fellow

  • Dec 2003 - Oct 2007

  Saline & Sodic soils chemical/Biological reclamation Saline & Sodic soils chemical/Biological reclamation



VPKAS

• Almora

• Senior Research Fellow

  • Oct 2003 - Dec 2003