Business Owner / Agri-preneur at Kofi Farm (2026-01 – Present)
- Building and managing agro-ecotourism farm.
Agronomy Support Manager at East-West Seed Co. Ltd (2025-07 – 2025-12)
- Directed daily operations of the Learning Farm, optimizing knowledge transfer framework that train internal sales teams and external farming communities on crop management.
- Managed rigorous technical trials and evaluated 3rd-party in-licensing products for Brassica and Carrot crops across target local agricultural markets.
Group Sr. Product Development Specialist at East-West Seed Group (2024-05 – 2025-06)
- Managed the regional vegetable pipeline and set up standardized product performance evaluation metrics for cucumber crops across multiple local business units.
- Facilitated high-level, cross-border product pipeline strategies and coordinated multi-location variety trial planning to accelerate market readiness.
- Collaborated directly with R&D team and regional product development teams during pipeline reviews and crop trial evaluation to select top-performing germplasm for commercial advancement.
Crop Portfolio Manager at East-West Seed Group (2021-08 – 2024-04)
- Led commercial strategy for the global cucumber portfolio, boosting market share and optimizing product positioning across region.
- Authored the Cucumber Crop Master Plan, establishing market-specific pricing tiers, regional trait priorities, and localized testing protocols.
- Supervised complete product lifecycle and drove product portfolio rationalization by successfully phasing out low-margin varieties to reallocate focus to higher margin seed varieties.
- Conducted extensive field visits with regional sales teams, marketing leads, and breeding team to proactively identify and bridge gaps in the regional product lineup.
Business Development Manager at Allied Botanical Corporation (2018-09 – 2021-04)
- Negotiated B2B supply agreements and managed key corporate relationships with global vegetable seed suppliers.
- Directed nationwide product development activities, consolidated cross-functional inputs from local R&D trial data to identify and launch high potential commercial varieties.
- Planned, coordinated, and executed multi-location field trials on vegetable crops, identifying highly adaptable, top performing varieties for commercial release.
- Served concurrently as Seed Production Head and Quality Assurance Head, managing domestic and international outsourced seed production while ensuring compliance with strict purity and germination standards.
Business Owner / Agri-preneur at Mush Mushroom (2017-08 – 2018-08)
- Built and managed a commercial mushroom cultivation operation, supplying fresh Shiitake and Oyster mushrooms directly to primary markets and restaurants in Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet.
Product Testing Coordinator at East-West Seed Regional Office Headquarters (2015-11 – 2017-07)
- Supported group-wide product pipeline and coordinated variety trial planning, multi-country assessments, and structured product advancements.
- Consolidated global trial data and synthesized market information to prepare strategic summaries for high value cucurbit crop and marigold flower.
- Maintained close collaboration with R&D, Plant Breeders, and local Product Development teams to align segment strategies.
Product Development Support Manager at East-West Seed Hai Mui Tein Do (2015-05 – 2015-10)
- Supervised regional product development activities and consolidated trial results for sales and marketing execution.
- Engaged directly in farmer outreach meetings alongside commercial teams to promote product awareness and adoptability.
- Maintained efficient cross-functional communication between regional sales managers, crop breeders, and R&D.
Business Development Specialist at East-West Seed International Ltd. (2013-04 – 2015-04)
- Pioneered regional product development initiatives across West Africa and facilitated regional agricultural training workshops.
- Served as Technical Trainer Consultant for the IFDC-2SCALE Project (Benin, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria), training over 1,000 farmers in modern vegetable production techniques.
Business Development Associate at East-West Seed International Ltd. (2012-06 – 2013-03)
- Supported group-wide product pipeline planning, variety trial implementation, and multi-country evaluation.
- Consolidated trial outcomes and compiled market intelligence across multiple regions to support product pipeline decisions.
Product Development Support Assistant at East-West Seed Co. Ltd (2011-07 – 2012-01)
- Deployed local agronomic trials and compiled crop performance metrics for executive review panels.
- Facilitated farmer meetings and focus group discussions involving growers, field marketing representatives, and plant breeders.
Science Research Assistant at Benguet State University (2008-07 – 2011-06)
- Conducted academic technical research across multiple regional agricultural projects and compiled agronomic performance data.
- Analyzed results and prepared technical reports, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials, and presentations for regional reviews.
- Executed project studies including variety evaluations and on-farm organic vegetable seed production trials in CAR supporting bio-fertilizer development.
- Led gene banking, morphological diversity analysis, and wet-season performance evaluation for traditional rice cultivars and native rice landraces in Benguet.
Research Aide (Project Based) at Department of Agriculture (CIARC) (2008-04 – 2008-06)
- Conducted technical research on newly acquired Tomato accessions from AVRDC, gathering agronomic data per Bioversity descriptors list for the "Performance Evaluation of Promising Lines of Vegetables in the Cordillera" study.
