Mr.SHAILESH BALASAHEB VIKHE
2280 Priscilla St, Apt# 5
St Paul, MN 55108
USA
Contact details- sbvikhe@gmail.com or sbvikhe@rediffmail.com
Tel: 1-612-735-4183

Date of Birth: 19 March 1983

Objectives

To obtain a challenging, meaningful entry-level position in the organization, which will enable me to utilize my hard-earned research, analysis and communication skills in the pursuit of organizational objectives.

Education

High-Tech Agriculture Study-USA [2007-2008], Main subject-Farm and Agri Business Management, Agriculture journalism. College of Agriculture Sciences, University of Minnesota, USA,

MSc Botany with Seed Technology (2005) Padmashri VikhePatil College/Institute, Pravaranagar. Recipient of the best college award; NAAC Accredited A+ Grade College, Pune University. INDIA

BSc Botany with Seed Technology (2003) above mentioned college. INDIA

Practical Experience [4 years]
• One month Training in Green Gold Seeds Pvt. Ltd Aurangabad. (M.S), INDIA [2003).
• Kohinoor Seeds and Agritech, Jalgaon. As a Plant Incharge, Seed Processing Unit. Work particulars
Custom processing of Mahabeej Seeds. INDIA [2005]
• Amar Seeds Pvt Ltd, Pune as Technical and Business Development Officer. INDIA [2006]
• Working as Agriculture Student Trainee in Duppong Vineyard, farm and Ranch, ND, USA [2007]
• Now working in the Soybean Project, in the University of Minnesota, with public and private research in
applied genetic development, USA

Project/Research Work -
1. Agri Business plan about Seed Industry Implementation and Management, U of M, MN, USA
2. Project work on "STUDY OF VARIOUS COTTON VARITIES CULTIVATED IN MAHARASHTRA"INDIA

References

Mr. Philip J.Schaus
Agronomist-Research Plot Coordinator
Soybean Breeding & Genetics-Department of Agronomy & Plant Genetics
411 Borlaug Hall, 1991 Upper Buford Circle,
St Paul, MN 55108, USA
Phone-001-612-625-9263. Email- schau002@umn.edu

Present work Particulars

• Functioning as an integral member of a team responsible for conducting hybrid and test cross trials. Tissue sampling. Disease inoculation and herbicide application. Produce quality assessment. Data collection, recording, error-checking, and analysis. 

• Performing yield and recovery analysis. Developing machinery for high-through put quantification. Coding new varieties.

• Performing tasks to support IP protection and registration of hybrids.

• Supporting efforts to maintain adequacy and integrity of hybrid seed inventory. Perform seed increases for hybrid advancement.

• Maintaining inventory of exhaustible supplies.

• Performing all tasks and behaving in a manner compliant with and in support of all safety and regulatory related company policies and practices, including completing all required Company training courses and attending local safety meetings. Functioning as group Safety Officer.

• Overseeing tasks completed by third-party labor to ensure accurate results.

• Effectively communicating regularly with peers and supervisors regarding the status of projects and work activities.

• Hybrid development and evaluation, including exercising technical discretion in the design, execution and interpretation of experiments that contribute to project strategies.

• Assist in the evaluation of new experimental hybrids and selection within segregating populations.

• Assist in with field inspections and sample collections for disease identification

• Assist with all facets of growing and maintaining plants including chemical application, soil and container preparation and fertilizing.

• Pollinate, harvest and collect harvest data.

• Work in the field to move selected breeding material into the greenhouse (plants, cuttings or seed).

• Assist in the day-today operations of greenhouses, fields and seed rooms.

• Prep common laboratory stocks, inventory control/ordering of consumables and oversight of lab equipment.

• Input and manage basic data.

• Understand seed inventory system

• Coordinate and maintain seed inventory

• Maintain strong relationships with internal personnel.

Previous work Particulars

• Appointment of Distributors Dealers.

• Frontline Marketing to retailers as well as Farmers,Govt & Semi Govt.Institutes,Co-op Societies and
  Institutes.

• Performing Demonstration & canvassing the product to farmers.

• Arranging Seminars and Farmer meetings in various places.

• Launching new product in the market.

• Implementing sales promotion Schemes in the market.

• Planning of sales and advertisements.

• Good relations with sugar factories, Govt, Semi-Govt as well as Co-op societies.

• To handle and work out on seed complains/cases.

• To look after entire export procedure.

• Guiding farmers and helping them technically in seed farms/plots.

• Study of various research and development files & collecting new research information from various
  Agriculture Universities.

Skills and knowledge

• Uses professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine as well as a variety of
  problems 

• Works on problems of moderate scope in which analysis of situation or data requires a review of
  identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine
  appropriate action. 

• Normally receives general instructions on routine work and detailed instructions on new assignments.

• May supervise seasonal or contract labor.

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