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Consultant- DA&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. • Spearheaded advisory initiatives in coordination and strategic recommendations to drive community engagement for the implementation of the SATHI portal nationwide. • Conducted background research, draft official communications, prepare presentations and other project collateral to support development, reporting, and communication. • Orchestrated national workshops and seed conferences for SATHI, ensuring comprehensive stakeholder involvement. • Devised a streamlined SATHI on-boarding process in collaboration with stakeholders and the National Informatics Centre (NIC), facilitating successful software modules rollouts. • As a result, over 500 officials were trained, impacted more than 382 government institutions across 25 States/UTs, thereby enhancing seed traceability throughout the supply chain, ultimately benefiting farmers.

Senior Research Fellow-ICAR-NBPGR, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare. • Championed the enhancement of conservation practices to preserve the diverse genetic resources of the National GeneBank (NGB). • Developed innovative protocols aimed at increasing seed longevity while researching methods to mitigate ageing factors. • Participated actively in various training sessions and workshops focused on safeguarding agrobiodiversity within the NGB framework. • Consequently, over 4000 samples were evaluated, spanning more than 50 crops, and managed the NGB database, prepared presentations, conducted research and published 16+ research articles, and other research work to support the NGB development, reporting, and communication. • My efforts contributed significantly to fortifying NGB's resilience, facilitating adaptation to climate change, and addressing global food security challenges.

Teacher-Ben-Hur Public School, multiple subject teaching role – • Executed multiple subject teaching across secondary and higher secondary classes, fostering a comprehensive learning environment.

83.30% Marks (University 1st Rank)