Vishal Patel
Para Hills,Australia
Summary
Highly organized and detail-oriented professional with strong work ethic and dedication to achieving goals. Skilled at developing and maintaining documentation systems, managing calendars and preparing reports. Knowledgeable in project management principles, business processes and customer service best practices.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Receival Coordinator
Bevchain (Linfox)
02.2023 - Current
- Collaborating with the Team Leader and Supervisor to ensure the smooth and timely flow of operations
- Taking charge of setting up and overseeing all daily work activities
- Implementing and managing inventory control systems for warehouse stocks, keeping inventories up-to-date, and promptly notifying customers of any shortages
- Receiving in the inbound deliveries and update into inventory control system
- Keep the paperwork up to dated and if require create new orders into system
- Data entry of inbound and outbound stock
- Checking the stocks and make sure they staked on floor and wrack correctly and make report effectively
- Efficiently Loading and Unloading trucks by using four tynes forklifts by following orders and time
- Establishing and maintaining organized work areas, promoting safety and order
- Ensuring the proper functionality of workspaces, equipment, and vehicles, arranging repairs or replacements as needed
- Working closely with the Supervisor and Team Leader to facilitate accurate and prompt shipping and receiving of orders
- Implementing and managing inventory control systems for warehouse stocks, keeping inventories up-to-date, and promptly notifying customers of any shortages
- Collaborating with consumers on an individual and group basis to uphold warehouse order
- Flexibility to take on additional duties as required by the nature of the position or as requested by the Supervisor.
Grower
Living Colour Nursery
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Directly responsible for the day-to-day operation such as watering, fertilizing, and monitoring plants
- Ensuring plugs and finished plants are on schedule and meet quality
- Pest and disease monitoring
- Perform testing of soil and growing media as required or requested for NIASA certification
- Work with growing manager for prevention strategy of disease and pest
- Develop and implement strategies to increase plant quality in the Nursery with assistance of Growing Manager
- Design and set up new varietal trials
- Ensure plug stock for transplanting or potting are organized correctly into batches
- Report any germination issues within 2-5 days of stage growth
- When reporting all relevant information regarding seed age and style of sowing should be presented to management
- Participate in weekly growers walk
- Communicate effectively with dispatch, seed sowing, stock movement, potting and transplanting to ensure quality guidelines consistently met
- Ensure maintenance and hygiene of all growing areas is kept at the highest standards in line NIASA guidelines.
Crop Supervisor
Driscoll's (Test-plot)
11.2020 - 08.2022
- Directly responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Irrigation department (Priva Irrigation System) of our Test-plot for Berry crops (Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry and Strawberry) and their different trials
- Closely monitor plants for moisture conditions and wilting causes
- Management of operation and maintenance of the irrigation systems
- Design trials for research and development
- Prepare presentation and data interpretation for grower's meeting
- In collaboration with management, prepare weekly irrigation schedules
- Monitor and record weather conditions and adjust irrigation schedules accordingly
- Scouting of insect-pest and disease and their influence and communicate those details with Managers and Agronomists
- Maintain accurate records of programs
- Provide expert advice, support, and regular training for on-farm irrigation management
- Service and maintain filtration and fertigation systems
- Applied fertilizer through the irrigation system along with fungicides and pesticides when needed
- Had to do a salinity test and pH test to keep the plant- substrate optimal for their best growth
- Measure and record data for W.E.T
- Sensors, GDH (Growing Degree Hours), Leaf Area Index, Bud and Lateral counting, Number of flowers per plants, Fruit size and approximate yield
- Generally involved in all the farm operations such as trial settings, crop pull outs, trellising, deflowering, harvesting etc
- Tractor and forklift driving when needed.
Crop Supervisor
Driscoll's (Nursery)
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Directly responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Irrigation department (Priva Irrigation System) at Driscolls Nursery (40 ha) for long cane production of Raspberry and Blackberry, Strawberry plant production as Misted tip and Cold Store Tray plant at grow out area and glass house plant production
- Closely monitor plants for moisture conditions and wilting causes
- Management of operation and maintenance of the irrigation systems
- In collaboration with management, prepare weekly irrigation schedules
- Monitor and record weather conditions and adjust irrigation schedules accordingly
- Maintain accurate records of fertilizer usage to follow budget
- Provide expert advice, support, and regular training for on-farm irrigation management
- Service and maintain filtration and fertigation systems
- Had to do a salinity test and pH test to keep the plant- substrate optimal for their best growth Measure and record data for W.E.T
- Sensors, and GDH (Growing Degree Hours).
Sales person
Arise Solar
06.2020 - 11.2020
- Following the lead
- Chasing up on customers
- Generating prospects through reference
- Rapport building with customers
- Advertising and marketing
- Reaching up to sales target regularly
- Reporting to sales manager
- Communicating with electrician (Solar installer), admin and other staff members
- Provide different viewpoints and ideas for improvisation on sales profit.
Harvest Supervisor
Rock Wood Spicatum Pty Ltd
11.2019 - 06.2020
- Responsible for regular monitoring of Sandalwood, its host Acacia and providing instructions to staff for quality management in 1000 ha
- Of Sandalwood farm
- Analyzing and identifying the reason for under growth trees, and conducting quality assurance on oil content in the wood
- Monitoring nutrition level of the tree and advising staff for fertilizer application
- Providing map by analyzing the mature Sandalwood trees and giving this map to the harvest contractor
- Researching, developing, and promoting farming practices or products that diminish the effects of changes in soil, climate, and weather or prevent damage from pests
- Accountable for checking the quality of harvest and packing material for export
- Communicate all the findings with farm manager.
Customer Service Representative
Pizza Hut Restaurant
09.2017 - 10.2019
- Responded to telephone inquiries, provided quality service to customers and associates inquiring about the status of order or to place the order
- Liable for listening to the caller completely till the call ended, and establishing a positive customer service experience
- Responsible for aiming the quick complaint resolution, resolving problems on the first phone call and avoiding escalation of issues
- Collected customer feedback, and suggested process changes to exceed customer satisfaction goals
- Handled cash transactions, cash management, and made preparation and planned for next day.
Cherry Packer and Sorter
Coal Valley Orchards
12.2017 - 05.2018
- Handled cash transactions, cash management, and made preparation and planned for next day
- Prepare and complete warehouse orders for deliveries and pick-ups according to schedules
- Sorting of cherries and making pallets
- General warehouse duties such as maintained safe and clean environments by keep working area.
Agricultural Consultant
Greenland Crop science (1) Pvt Ltd
04.2016 - 09.2017
- Counsel to farmers on crop cultivation practices of cotton, Castor, sorghum, wheat, mustard, barley, lucerne, vegetable crops, floriculture crops and horticulture crops
- Organize farmers meeting and explain them integrated pest managements practices through presentation and demonstration and help them to accelerate their farm income
- Provide information on crop rotation, soil preparation and nutrient management according to their soil test reports
- Receive and prepare laboratory samples for analysis, following proper protocols in order to ensure that these samples will be stored, prepared, and disposed of efficiently and effectively
- Aware them spray of appropriate amount of chemicals and seed rates and how to use the provided information of production company
- Assist with proper irrigation schedules, fertigation schedules and seed rate calculation for different crops and different crop varieties
- Advise farmers on water conservation by providing information regarding different efficient irrigation system and irrigation scheduling
- Assist with planting time and crop selection according to meteorological data reports
- Provide information on principles of integrated pest management in scouting for insects, disease and weed infestation; identification of pest species and monitoring on pest population
- Keep in contact and build rapports with each dealer and retailer and Responsible for marketing for agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, growth regulators and fungicides
- Conduct experiments, field trials, record and analyse data and present new findings
- Assist in cultivation and/or new crop varieties
- Assist with write scientific reports and summary on conducted experiments.
Education
Master of Science - Agriculture
University of Tasmania
Hobart, TAS11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
Navsari Agricultural University
Gujarat, India06.2016
Skills
- Bookkeeping
- Decision-Making
- Inventory Management
- Database Administration
- Data Analysis
- Performance Management
- Quality Assurance
- Project Management
- Business Administration
- Documentation and control
Qualification And Expertise
- Agronomy
- Agriculture Extension
- Pest Management
- Plant Physiology
- Quality Assurance
- Water Samples
- Crop Production
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis
- Seed Production
- Customer Service
- Cultural Practices
- Negotiation
- Irrigation Systems
- Team Management
- Farm Equipment
- Animal Science
- Agriculture Statistics
- Farm Management
- Livestock Management
Education And Credential
Masters of Applied Science in Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, 02/2018 to 12/2019, Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat, India, 07/2012 to 06/2016, RSA, Priva Irrigation Certificate, Australian full car drivers license, Forklift License, First Aid Certificate, Chemical Certificate (Willing to obtain)
Profile And Value
A well rounded professional with sound knowledge in agriculture, field trials and strong background in soil-testing and different crop cultivation techniques and Agricultural sell, Sound knowledge about crop protection aspects and chemical fertilizers and ability to suggest methods to protect crop from climate change and develop a sustainable farming production, Study crop production to discover best methods of planting, cultivation, harvesting and effects of various climatic conditions on crops, Able to develop relationships with vendors and negotiate prices and possess knowledge of national health and safety regulations, Extremely knowledgeable in the development of food safety programs and organic production, Demonstrated superior territory sales and management skills and expertise
References
- Darcy Farmer, Receival Team Leader, Bevchain, Linfox, 0423647975
- Sajith Sankar, Testplot Supervisor, Driscolls, 0467956156
Projects
Case study of Community Irrigation management (Set of the principles to guide and govern the transfer of irrigation system from government to community).
Case study of post-harvest management of vegetables and fruits Case study of soil salinity.
Sub- lethal effects of Imidacloprid and Thiacloprid on Drosophila melanogaster.
Enterprise analysis and farm operational plan Study of different doses of nitrogen application on Oats in filed condition.
Study of nutrient deficiency on Tomato Crop in greenhouse condition.
Symptoms of different Herbicides on Barley, Perennial Ryegrass, lucerne and turnip crops in greenhouse condition
Certification
Driving Licence
Forklift Licence
First Aid Certificate
Chemical Certificate
RSA
Languages
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Punjabi
Professional Working
Marathi
Limited Working
Timeline
Receival Coordinator
Bevchain (Linfox)
02.2023 - Current
Grower
Living Colour Nursery
09.2022 - 02.2023
Crop Supervisor
Driscoll's (Nursery)
01.2022 - 04.2022
Crop Supervisor
Driscoll's (Test-plot)
11.2020 - 08.2022
Sales person
Arise Solar
06.2020 - 11.2020
Harvest Supervisor
Rock Wood Spicatum Pty Ltd
11.2019 - 06.2020
Cherry Packer and Sorter
Coal Valley Orchards
12.2017 - 05.2018
Customer Service Representative
Pizza Hut Restaurant
09.2017 - 10.2019
Agricultural Consultant
Greenland Crop science (1) Pvt Ltd
04.2016 - 09.2017
Master of Science - Agriculture
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Science - Agriculture
Navsari Agricultural University
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