Executive Profile:
I am an accomplished and award winning professional with nearly 20 years of qualitative experience in farming business with sound project planning, management and execution of ***** culture projects for sustainable development of the Western Himalayan regions in India. I am willing to uplift ***** culture ***** with the experience and potential that I have, with the goal to create mutual benefits of farming community and organization with whom I am. My aim is to strengthen the organization with cross-functional experience in hill farming systems and ***** cultural ***** nologies to create employment opportunities for youth in this organization as well as through output of it.
Skill Highlights:
 Proven track record of working with medium and large private ***** companies and NGOs preferably in ***** -business in the development of Inclusive Business Models.
 Experience in analyzing/implementing value chains in the ***** culture ***** , local content sourcing of the farming industry preferred.
 Experience in leading, managing and coaching a team of advisors, professionals and coworkers.
 Experience in organizing/executing baseline studies, business & investment plans, and risk analysis and measurement impact frameworks.
 Proven capacity of engaging local productive initiatives with international best practices.
 Proven track record in resource mobilization & business development.
 Experienced networking and relationship manager, especially with donors, state departments, corporate and research institutes.
 Experience in proposal writing and preparation of project documents.
 Strong negotiation and leadership skills.
 Entrepreneurial skills and attitude with strong result orientation, ability to advise business and investors.
 Client and team-oriented attitude.
 Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi both spoken and written.
 Willingness to travel regularly anywhere worldwide.

Core Accomplishments:
 Pioneer to promote and start polyhouse construction in Himachal. Till date we have installed more than 2, 00, 00 square meter of covered area under ***** house during last three years. Designed and constructed 50 different low cost , atural ventilated, pre-fabricated, ***** house structures of different shapes and sizes suitable for different agro-climatic and geographical conditions in the Western Himalayan region in India.
 Most of my designs are approved and recommended by Department of ***** culture, Government of Himachal Pradesh under their project “Production of Cash Crops under Precision Farming Practices.
 Provided on farm demonstrations and training to thousands of ***** house farmers for the production of flower and vegetables. Our farmers are successfully growing fresh flowers and vegetables to the Northern Indian Markets.
 Managing a team of 50 plus executives, office and workshop staff, iteengineers, upervisors, contractors, transporters and workers to execute ***** house supply and construction projects throughout western Himalayan region.
 Providing ***** nical support to our ***** house growers, ***** cultural and horticultural extension workers through our ***** house magazine “Krishi Samridhi" to approximately five thousand farmers in this region.
 Introduced many new vegetable crops especially tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, cucurbits and european vegetables and flowers in different agro climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh.
 Successfully organized Save Rewalsar Lake Campaign for environment protection and ecological restoration of water bodies in Himalayan region.
 Successfully running "Apna Biu” biodiversity conservation programme conservation in Himalayan region and submitted hundreds of land races of traditional cereals, fruits, pulses and herbs to the National Gene Bank.

Professional Experience:
April 2009-Current as Chief Executive Officer
 ***** ***** ***** - ***** ***** ***** Nerchowk, Distt. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh which is leading ***** business company in the state pioneer in ***** house construction, tissue culture, ***** -inputs and consultancy.

Job responsibilities:
 Planning and executing ***** house designs and structures for different agro climatic zones of Himalayan region for flower, vegetable and herbs production.
 Managing a team of professionals from ***** house, micro irrigation, agronomy, floriculture, olericulture, tissue culture, marketing and logistics.
 Providing trainings to farmers and farm professionals on ***** house cultivation, nursery management, grading, packing and marketing of their produce.
 Keeping liaison with Directors of company, bankers, investors, state officials, suppliers and farmers.
 Providing consultancy to entrepreneurs, institutions and NGOs related to farming and environment conservation.
July 2005-March 2009 as Marketing Manager
 Himalayan Seeds, Rewalsar, Distt. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. Himalayan seeds are a leading business house in Himachal Pradesh dealing in seeds, pesticides, fertilizers and farm implements marketing having its network throughout in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Job Responsibilities:
 Marketing of ***** cultural -inputs to farmers, dealers and ***** culture departments.
 Introduce new and innovative products of seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, micro-irrigation, horticultural tools and machinery.
 Provide farmers latest information on ***** house ***** nology, commercial cultivation, post harvest management and up to date marketing information on cut flowers, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants.
 Provide information on orchard management of important crops e. g. apple, pomegranate, cherry, mango, citrus and stone fruits.
 New ***** nological innovations in farming and their commercial importance.

June 2001-June 2005 as Project Coordinator
 SERVE INDIA, Rewalsar, Distt. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh is a youth voluntary organization working in the field of Environment conservation and sustainable development of Western Himalayan region in India.

Job Responsibilities:
 Co-ordinate State Environment Education Programme for School children and Youths launched by HP State Council for Science, ***** nology and Environment sponsored by NORAD. Collection of land races for Plant Biodiversity Project of NBPGR under National ***** culture ***** nology Project.
 Door to door garbage collection and awareness generation under Solid Waste Management Programme of Municipal Corporation of Shimla and Rewalsar town with the financial support of NORAD.
 Training of rural youth for self employment activities with coordination with state agencies

Dec 1997-May 2001 as Area Manager,
 Seminis Vegetable Seeds (India) Limited. Seminis Veg Seeds India ***** is the world’s largest vegetable seed company. It is the largest developer, grower and marketer of fruit and vegetable seeds in the world.

Job Responsibilities:
 Trial and testing hybrid varieties of vegetables at farmer field and compare their competitiveness in the market.
 Organize field demonstrations of new hybrids for farmers, dealers and extension workers to promote new products for sale.
 Plan and execute sales target and sale realization.
 Manage team of sales executives, field assistants

May 1993-Nov 1997 as Forest Officer,
 Varindera Agro-Chemicals Ltd(Trident Group), arnala, unjab is a fourth largest leading business house in North India having business of paper, arn, otton and ***** business.
Job Responsibilities:
 Plan and raise poplar plantations for paper unit on contract farming.
 Raise and supply poplar planting material to farmers.
 Procurement of poplar wood for making pulp.
 Develop ***** ery and landscape in the premises of factories and corporate office.
 Manage effluent treatment plant of paper unit.

Professional Education:
M. Sc. ***** culture with Specialization in ***** cultural Economics
 G. B. Pant University of ***** culture and ***** nology, Pantnagar, Utter Pradesh (Uttra Khand)
B. Sc. Forestry with Specialization in Soil Science and Water Management
 Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh.

Professional Trainings and Certification:
 Attended Skill Up gradation Programme organized MANAGE, Hyderabad.
 Attended short course on Orientation for Plant Genetic Resources Policy and emerging Intellectual Property Rights Issues organized by NBPGR, New Delhi.
 Attended National Watershed Development Programme for Rain fed Area by Department of ***** culture.
 Attended Integrated Watershed Management ***** nologies Programme organized by National WATMANET.
 Attended programme on Cultivation and Importance of medicinal plants organized by UHF Solan.
 Attended International conference on In situ Conservation of Biodiversity organized by NAVDANYA at Dehradun

Awards:
 Got best productivity award from TRIDENT in the year 1995.
 Recommended and selected for National Achievers Award for 2012by Achievers Foundation, New Delhi.
 Recommended for Century International Quality Era for 2012 Award by B. I. D. , Business Initiative Directions, Spain.
Professional Affiliations:
 Task Force Member of Ministry of food processing for Himachal Pradesh.
 Member of NATP Governing Board, Himachal Pradesh.
 Member of Farmer Advisory Committee, Himachal Pradesh ***** cultural University now known as CCSHPKV, Palampur.
 Member State youth Board, Himachal Pradesh.
 Founder President of Youth Voluntary Organisation “SERVE INDIA".
 Founder President of Himalayan Flowers and Vegetables Grower's Society.
 Chief Editor of a farming magazine “Krishi Samridhi"
 Active member of Mountain Forum.

Skills:

 Knowledge of English, Hindi and Punjabi language.
 Knowledge of computer.
 Good communication ***** munity Service:
 Launched and organized successfully “Save Rewalsar Lake Campaign” for environment protection and ecological restoration of water bodies in Himalayan region.
 Running successfully "Apna Biu" an awareness and biodiversity conservation campaign for Himalayan region.
 Regular donor of blood.