Nanthaphong Tonapho

Recent Horticulture graduate (First Class Honors) with strong expertise in in vitro plant tissue culture, agricultural research, and laboratory operations. Combines technical precision with excellent people management, cross-functional coordination, and a strategic mindset. Seeking a Laboratory Manager position to oversee facility operations, coordinate research personnel, enforce safety and sterilization protocols, and optimize daily workflows to ensure highly productive and contamination-free environments.

The Royal Agricultural Station Inthanon | Chiang Mai, Thailand

Horticulture Intern | April 2025 - June 2025

• Propagated 100+ winter ornamental plants through specialized rose budding and Ornithogalum division, achieving exceptional 70–90% survival rates and significantly expanding the nursery’s inventory.

• Executed in vitro tissue culture for hemp and lavender by rigorously applying aseptic laboratory protocols, securing peak survival rates of 75% and 93.7% respectively.

• Boosted winter vegetable cultivation efficiency by 60% and overall crop resilience by implementing precision tomato grafting techniques for over 200 plants and optimizing sweet pepper seed sowing processes.

• Enforced strict agricultural safety standards by standardizing tool sanitization and greenhouse organization, ensuring a 100% contamination-free and highly productive cultivation environment.

Independent Research | Chiang Mai, Thailand

Undergraduate Researcher | January 2025 – April 2025

• Spearheaded a 4-month controlled Gladiolus hybrid trial by designing and executing chlormequat chloride applications, yielding critical data for optimizing plant growth and development.

• Maximized plant quality and increased corm multiplication by 35% through precisely formulating 4 plant growth regulators (PGRs) and systematically tracking physiological responses across 75 sample plants.

• Established 5 optimal cultivation protocols by rigorously analyzing quantitative data on survival rates and vigor over a 4-month period, translating experimental findings into highly effective standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Chiang Mai University | Chiang Mai, Thailand

Bachelor of Science (Agriculture), Horticulture Major | Jun 2022 – Jun 2026

• GPA: 3.58 (First Class Honors)

• Relevant courses: Plant Physiology, Floriculture, Plant Tissue Culture, Improvement of Horticultural Crops, Postharvest, Soil Science, Mushroom Culture