Padala Danappa

Background

About Padala Danappa

Danappa is a seasoned professional with 10 years of experience in the Agritech Industry. Previously he has been associated with two of the biggest players in the Agri-Tech segment mainly ADVANTA & JK Seeds. Excellent inter-personal skills with a demonstrated ability to deal with a variety of diverse cultures & work habits. Always a pro-active team player & strong process orientation skills. Having strong technical know-how about processing, packaging & testing of field & vegetable crops.Maintaining strict adherence to stringent QMS along with key quality parameters.Initiating the implementation of mechanization along with digitalization initiatives that go into driving high-quality & effectiveness in seed operations. Tactical co-ordination with QA & QC teams for driving process improvements from start to finish.Strategic co-ordination with third party government agencies for lab testing, high-quality seed purchasing hence extending full support to import & export operations of the organization to meet compliance with legal & stringent regulatory requirements.Successfully handled cob-drying operations along with gin-sampling, delinting & grading for cotton crop enhancing quality & inventory management.Strategic planning from concept to execution of moisture, physical purity, germination, vigor for tests as per ISTA guidelines with regard for corn, millets, sorghum, hybrid-rice varieties & cotton. Drove key export consignments regarding field crops, vegetable seeds & cotton.Singularly handled domestic & export samples testing submission on a daily basis along with guard-sample storage. Duly conducted quality check and audit activities including performing first party audit on a quarterly basis with external auditors.Spearheaded seed quality results through effective communication with senior management. In a toller operating model I always strive for maintaining a thorough professional partnership with all the concerned stakeholders.