Manju Kallath

Biography

  Experience Assistant manager (Research & Operations) Company NameJOil India Private Limited (A wholly owned subsidiary of JOil (S) Pte.Ltd.) Dates EmployedJul 2011 – Present   Employment Duration6 yrs 3 mos LocationCoimbatore Roles & Responsibilities  Designs and executes field trials that results in the identification and development of traits required for production  Manage multi location field trial activities, schedule activities for plantation management and seed production, co ordinate harvest and collection of harvest data  Establish agronomic practices for each region where trial plantations are established and ensure timely agronomic operations and adoption of plant protection measures on sites   Provide technical expertise in plant breeding activities such as screening, selfing/crossing, progeny trials, pure line development trials, multi row trials and advanced yield trials  Schedules daily and weekly routines for personnel on site and supervise employees in field operations  Contribute to the research methodology and strategy by initiating new experimental studies that results in the improvement of product profile  Develops and manage budget for site operations and agro technical activities  Manage data acquisition for field trials, breeding trials, experiments, research studies across the operational sites and support trial in charge for compiling the data  Analyze yield, performance, agronomic data and prepare reports, manuals, sops and documents to management for future research purpose  Contributes to the decision making regarding research and breeding by providing information, annual reports and presentations on field trials and seed orchards  Conduct training programs for junior staffs and supervisors  Supervise the production of new elite lines of Jatropha through tissue culture and monitors quality checking and delivery of tissue culture seedlings  Plan, coordinate and supervise, packing and shipment of seeds and seedlings to internal/external parties  Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards in field operations  Assist in the order, purchase and maintenance of lab supplies and instruments Assistant manager (Bio research) Company NameTata Chemicals Limited Dates EmployedMay 2009 – Jun 2011   Employment Duration2 yrs 2 mos LocationMumbai, Pune Roles & Responsibilities  Provided scientific expertise for plant tissue culture-mass propagation, media preparation and hardening process  Developed protocol for different research or experimental trials  Liaised large scale production activities with subsidiary companies  Coordinated various field trials  Analyzed research data and generated reports  Prepared manuals and documents for research purpose Project intern Company NameTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore Dates EmployedJul 2009 – Dec 2009   Employment Duration6 mos LocationSingapore Research Intern Company NameCentre for medicinal plants research (CMPR), Kottakkal Dates EmployedMay 2007 – Jun 2007   Employment Duration2 mos LocationKottakal, Kerala

Research Interest

  Plant tissue culture, Multi location field trials, Plantation management, Data management, Agronomy, Report generation, Team leadership