Experience

Agrinos
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Technical Sales Support Specialist

  • Jul 2020 - Present

ENBIO INNOVATIONS
• General Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Jul 2020


Geolife Agritech India Pvt. Ltd., Madurai

• Senior Manager Product Development

  • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  An Agro Nano Technology Company An Agro Nano Technology Company



Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Pvt Ltd (KDHP)

• Assistant Manager -R&D

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2016

   Training of field level executives and staff on Pest monitoring/assessment, spraying techniques, integrating various control methods for the management of key pests infesting tea.  Evaluation of bio-efficacy of insecticide / acaricide / biologicals against tea pests like red spider mite, thrips and caterpillars.  Evaluation of new pesticides on non-target organisms (natural enemies), phytotoxicity in the plants and taint in the consumable products.  Mass multiplication of insect and mite pests and their natural enemies for laboratory bioassay.  Isolation, identification of microbial strains (Entomopathogens), evaluation, production and supply to organic tea gardens.  Conducting GLP trials on pesticide residues in tea.  Evaluation of bio-efficacy of new molecules of fungicides against blister blight disease infecting tea.  Evaluation of bio-efficacy of herbicides against problematic weeds in tea.  Evaluation of new plant growth regulators for crop promotion in tea.  Conducting the surveillance audit of Food Safety Management System (ISO 22000: 2005) for Orthodox tea factories.



UPASI Tea Research Foundation

• India
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Fellow

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2011

  September 2005- March 2007: As Senior Research Fellow in a project funded by National Tea Research Foundation (NTRF), Kolkata on “Studies on the volatile profile of cut stems of Montanoa bipinnatifida an attractant for trapping shot hole borer infesting tea” at UPASI Tea Research Institute, Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India. April 2007- August 2009: As Senior Research Fellow in a project funded by Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizer, New Delhi on “Use of Neem Kernel Aqueous Extract (NKAE) for integrated pest management in tea” at UPASI Tea Research Institute, Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India. September 2009- June 2011: As Senior Research Fellow in a project funded by FAO–Tea Board of India on “Production, Development and Trade of Organic Tea” at UPASI Tea Research Foundation, Regional Centre, Munnar, Kerala, India.