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Mohan R. Vattikonda
176 Buttercup Court
London ON CANADA N6G5M6
Phone: +1-519-672-2951 India: +91-9949778082
Email:
mohan_vattikonda@yahoo.com
Citizenship: Canadian
Summary:
As an agricultural professional I have over 20 years of
experience in field of research working primarily with corn.
Primary areas of responsibility have included: (1) corn regional
or station management requiring familiarity with all aspects of
mainland and winter nursery and testing activities for the
development of 70-95 day RM hybrids, (2) technical advisor to
several early European corn research programs, and (3)
establishment and management of an off-season nursery facility
in Chile for use by early North American and European breeders.
As a commercial corn breeder, I have been responsible for the
development of several commercial hybrids in North America.
Professional experience:
Syngenta Seeds Limited, Bangkok, Thailand
Regional Corn Product Development Manager- Asia Pacific
(June 2003 to Dec 2006). Countries include Japan, Thailand,
Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Pakistan.
Key achievements in Asia Pacific:
Successfully introduced NK40 in Indian market, first single
cross in high price segment market.
Introduced NK6621 in Pakistan autumn market capturing over
30% market share. Introduced two temperate hybrids for
spring market. NK8441 is the leader in spring market.
Stressed the importance of plot quality.
Reduced the number of hybrids being tested by increasing the
number of locations at each stage in testing.
Stressed the importance of seed parent yield through a
vigorous seed production research across all production
locations.
Successfully introduced double haploid program to speed up
the inbred development program.
Was instrumental in starting Isozyme lab and upgraded to PCR
facility in 2006.
Brought down the research expenditures from 22% in 2003 to
12% by 2006 by reducing cost of labor and increasing sales
via vigorously promoting hybrids like such as NK40, NK48 and
NK6621.
Started a breeding program in Bangalore, India in high price
segment market.
Implemented a robust pathology program to screen all
breeding material for major pathogens in the northern
Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia.
Data collection in the field was all automated via hand held
PC's across all APAC countries.
Was aggressive in testing tropical and sub tropical material
in SW China.
Successfully introduced tropical and subtropical silage
hybrids in Japanese market.
Was able to penetrate into Bangladesh and Sri Lankan markets
with products developed in Thailand capturing 25% market
share in Bangladesh.
Aggressively introduced temperate material via introgression
program to broaden tropical germplasm base and increase
yields with dents.
Introduced BT hybrid in Philippine market.
Was successful in testing Round up ready corn in 2006 in
Philippines
Successfully introduced 0-3 stage protocol to determine the
merit of initial project startups early on the developmental
program.
Was instrumental in introducing hybrid promotion meetings
involving research, foundation, production, seed production
research and sales.
Worked very closely with other tropical and sub tropical
programs within and across regions
Encouraged the development of Regional hybrids to reduce the
cost of goods and excess inventories
Developed distinct APAC market segments to allow for
appropriate germplasm movement between countries in the
region
Cogile
Technologies Inc, London, Ontario
Chief Executive Officer (March 2001 to May 2003)
Heading the operations carrying out the following tasks
Business reengineering and Enterprise resource planning
implementation
Custom Software Development on client/server environment and
ERP applications
Providing professional services for software development,
implementation and Database Administration
Liaison of activities between US operations (Cyber & Allied
Solutions Inc) and Canadian operations.
Cargill Hybrid Seeds, St.Marys, Ontario
Northern Regional Corn Breeding Manager (March 1997 to
Feb 2001)
Regional management responsibility for 5 North American, 4
European Corn Research Programs. ( St.Marys, Ontario, Beaver
dam, Wisconsin, St.Peter, Minnesota, Belmond, Iowa, Aurora,
Illinois, Geudertheim, France, St. Amand, France, Lies born,
Germany, & Boly, Hungary)
Management responsibility for the off-season nursery
location in Chile for 10 years
Technical advisor or liaison (for 6 years) to 3 corn
research programs in Ukraine and Russia
Overall coordination of station breeding program for grain
and silage including management of 30-acre mainland breeding
nursery and material at 4 off-season winter nursery
locations and 10 yield trial locations
Represented Corn Research Department on Ruminant Cross
Functional Team.
As a regional manager I was responsible for coaching
regional breeders, facilitate germplasm movement and
information flow, focus on assessment and implementation of
breeding enhancements, determine allocation of resources in
region, determine product needs and implement project plans,
coordinate product advancement within region, implement
technology enhancements, brainstorm process improvements,
assess breeding material collectively and interact with
agronomy services/marketing/sales in the region.
Cargill Hybrid Seeds, St.Marys, Ontario
Corn Research Manager (Mar 1991 to Feb 1996)
Overall coordination of corn breeding program focusing on
the development of 70-95 day RM grain and silage hybrids.
Preparation and accountability of annual budget of
approximately $750,000 CDN.
Interaction with Marketing Department regarding product
needs and hybrid placement.
Recommendations to management regarding parental seed stock
increase and hybrid pilot needs.
Management of hybrid corn and soybean entries in the
Canadian Licensing and Recommendation System in all
provinces.
Asgrow
Seed Company, St.Marys, Ontario
Corn Research Station Manager (1985 to 1990)
Similar responsibilities as above.
Maple
Leaf Mills/Asgrow, Wallaceburg, Ontario
Corn Research Station Manager 1980 to 1984
Similar responsibilities as above.
Education:
M.Sc.
Plant Breeding and Genetics from University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario (1980)
Thesis: The performance of recommended corn hybrids when
grown for grain compared to whole-plant (silage) production.
B.Sc. Crop Science from University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario (1978)
B.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural Sciences from Andhra University,
India (1973)
Skills & Behaviors:
· When things get tough I am able to capitalize on my ability to
undertake a large & widely varied array of projects, learn
quickly, find effective solutions to problems and maintain a
sense of humor
· Having born and raised in India, I am able to easily adjust in
a cross cultural environment
· Have a firm understanding of conventional plant breeding and
hybrid development necessary to develop a sound genetic platform
necessary for new traits
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Willingness
to learn, Good organizational and Leadership skills
Awards & honors:
· US patent granted for a key commercial corn inbred in 1999
· Technical Achievers Award in corn breeding awarded by Cargill
Seed company
· Research Award of Excellence in corn breeding awarded by
Asgrow Seed Company
References:
Available on request
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