Riza Dimaranan

• Manage Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Quality Management System program for Syngenta Philippines Seeds Operations to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting policies, goals and objectives of company
• Ensure that seed products of Syngenta Philippines and meet legal requirements and customer expectations of high quality standards of physical, physiological, genetic and GM characteristics
• Establish infrastructure, people, processes and allocate resources to support QA/QC/QMS program from Parent Seed through Commercial Seed Finished Product stage
• Maintain active interface with other functions across organization and external professional networks to support quality function and understanding interdependencies
• Lead Seeds Operations in proper management of non‑conformity by identification, reporting, implementing mitigating action, root‑cause analysis, corrective action and continuous improvement Monitor, measure, review and report effectiveness of Quality Control Procedures in achieving quality objectives and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Represent company and act with integrity and with company's and customer's best interest in mind at all times
• Lead in implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives within QA/QC function including QA Field, Plant QC and Laboratory
• Increase profitability by improving quality, identify opportunities to reduce costs, reduce risk and improve service within QA/QC function
• Create and maintain environment of excellence, quality and continuous improvement throughout PH Seed organization
• Increased customer satisfaction through adherence to quality standards and customer requirements
• Lead internal audit program to assess effectiveness of implementation of Syngenta Quality Management System
• Represent Syngenta Phils, Inc. in Technical Working Group for Seed Certification and Standards by National Seeds Quality Control Services under Bureau of Plant Industry.

Expanded Roles in:

• Managing Asia Pacific Syngenta Vigor Test Laboratory;
• APAC Stewardship Control Lead. Tasks include: (1) Maintain applicable stewardship and regulatory compliance documentation and records; (2) Review and approve appropriate gateways for testing of GM products for GM Impurity

• Developed and managed quality assurance metrics/standard for product and customer satisfaction.
• Implemented on-going quality assurance process/standards/protocol working with interdepartmental teams.
• Maintained product quality consistency throughout product cycle through quality checkpoints and testing.
• Implemented on-going quality assurance process/standards/protocol working with interdepartmental teams.
• Provided support in customer complaint resolution pertaining to quality.
• Provided relevant quality data to internal and external customers.
• Identified quality-related trainings needs and deliver training.
• Established and maintained policy for documentation of all quality standards of all products.
• Formulated quality standards and establish clearly defined quality methods and quality procedures for staff to apply.
• Reviewed and updated all quality assurance related documents.
• Set up and maintained quality controls and documentation procedures.

• Gathered field operation needs for research works;
• Scouted area and prepared leasehold contracts for production research area;
• Prepared protocols and resources needed for the conduct of field experiment/trials;
• Organized manpower, monitoring of field activities, preparation of cash requirements, and disbursement of wages of daily-paid workers;
• Supervised data collection of production research trials/experiments;
• Collected data with regards to synchronization and challenges of every hybrid per location per territory;
• Developed database of parent lines complete with phenotypic features and agronomic characteristics (e.g. tassel, silk, and stand pictures, disease score, gaps, strengths).

• Handled scheduling of cropping season for greenhouses (8 structures) and open-field production;
• Planned activities for staff, and mentoring and monitoring them;
• Monitored crop production and practices ;
• Oversaw sales and marketing of the farm's produce;
• Planned, organized and managed the activities at the farm;
• Controlled expenditure of funds within budget limitations and make budget recommendations;
• Handled programming of irrigation computer - Netajet. Tasks include setting the desired EC and pH as well as computation of water and fertilizer requirements

• Planned, organized and managed the activities at the farm;
• Handled scheduling of cropping season for greenhouses (6 structures) and open-field production;
• Controlled expenditure of funds within budget limitations and make budget recommendations;
• Planned activities for staff, and mentoring and monitoring them;
• Oversaw marketing of the farm products;
• Monitored crop production and practices;
• Programmed and maintained irrigation controller - Talgil Sapir.

• Managed Demonstration Farm (greenhouse and open field crops);
• Provided agronomic services for clients (fertilizer computation, farm activities schedule and planning);
• Conducted and facilitated seminars, on-farm training and farm tour visits;
• Conducted and analyzed field trials using drip irrigation on different crops;
• Conducted and analyzed varietal trials of greenhouse varieties for further recommendation;
• Trained farm managers and farm hands for new greenhouses and/or clients;
• Created and monitored agronomical data base;
• Handled programming of irrigation controllers for new greenhouses (i.e., setting relay layout and fertigation program