Manager Quality Control

PETER PERSAUD

**-** *** ******, ***** Park, NY **417

(646) ***-****.*****-************@*****.***

Permanent Work Authorization • No Visa Sponsorship Required

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Agriculture/Agro Chemical Scientist with 17+ years of result-driven experience improving production for a large agro business that markets its products worldwide, through monitoring field conditions; identifying pests and diseases and recommending solutions; and planning, coordinating, executing, and analyzing field experiments and soil suitability studies on varietals, herbicides, and fertilizers. Effective communicator: proven success in increasing farmers’ production. Created a customers friendly relation among employees and farmers I am Strategic implementer of policies and procedures that increase production and reduce costs and exceptionally capable of motivating employees and farmers.

Key Skills:

• Pest / Disease Identification & Diagnoses • Safety & Quality Controls

• Agronomic System Testing & Research • Identifying Areas for Cost Reduction

• Experimental Design and Data Analysis • Training & Development

• Strategic Planning • Efficient Communication & Conflict Resolution

EDUCATION

Bnai Zion Scientists Division with Cooper Union School of Engineering, NY

Green Building Guidelines; Environmental Safety and Health 3/2011-6/2011

Bnai Zion Scientists Division with Cooper Union School of Engineering, NY

Quality control in Analytical Chemistry, Instrument Analysis: Chromatography and Spectroscopy-3/2011- 6/2011

Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture 8/1998- 7/2001

University of Guyana, Guyana

Certification

Department of Environmental Conservation New York City

Pest control 7A license - NO.T2880544 6-201*-*****

Geigle safety Group OHSA Training, Portland Oregon. 132 hours in Occupation Safety and Health training. 6-2011-7/2011

ASHM certified- 2365 A

GUYANA SUGAR CORPORATION, INC, Guyana 2/1999-1/2011

Main agricultural company in Guyana. Producer of over 400,000 tons of sugar annually and marketed worldwide.

--Estate Manager, 1/2009-1/2011

• Ensured raw materials supplied are converted to finish product at minimum cost for customer satisfaction.

• Provided Agronomic advised ,market forecasting that increased farmers production by 45% and reduced cost by 34%

• Controlled and deployed 200+ staff members.

• Monthly cost auditing of each department.

• Overlooked the operation and oversight of the HR, Finance, Factory, and Agriculture departments.

• Reduced operating cost by 50%

• Increased production and productivity by 45%

• Honored with the Best Estate Award for the fewest industrial accident.

--Agriculture Manager, 4/2006-12/2008

• Coordinated and control production of high quality raw materials.

• Coordinated Farmers fortnightly meeting to ensure progress of operations are executed on time.

• Promoted sales of fertilizers and seed materials to Farmers that resulted in increase in production by 45%.

• Controlled and deployed 100+ staff members.

• Improved employees relations by ensuring that 1500+ employees received services as required

--Crop Production Manager, 8/2003 -3/2006

• Monitored pesticide usage and application in keeping with corporation policy among farmers and employees.

• Planned, coordinated, and executed training programs according to company policy among Farmers and estate staff members.

--Estate Agronomist, 2/1993 -7/2003

• Provided technical advice to Agriculture Manager, other staff members and farmers

• Administrate Laboratory operations.

• Implemented and coordinated field trials on varietal suitability, herbicide and fertilizer on the various soil type achieving a cost reduction of 30% and increase production of 40%.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Drainage and Irrigation Management 9/2010-9/2010

University Of Guyana, Georgetown, Guyana

Leadership, Communication and Conflict Resolution 2/2009 -3/2009

Author Look Jack Business, University of West Indies, Trinidad

Pesticide Management 8/2009- 8/2008

Guyana Sugar Corporation Georgetown Guyana

Safe Handling of Pesticide 7/1995 -7/1995

Guyana Sugar Corporation, Georgetown, Guyana

Plant Protection 5/1995 - 6/1995

National Agriculture Research Institute Georgetown, Guyana

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft outlook

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