DR. DIANA-ABASI UDOH
Winnipeg,MB
Summary
A well-rounded manager with over 15 years’ experience in management, driving revenue performance, growth, and service excellent in agriculture and financial service industry. Proven expertise in executing robust strategies, managing large budgets, and improving processes that result in reduced costs, higher quality, and greater yield. Ability to initiate, develop and supervise work, control costs, with excellent communication skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Benefits Manager
Winnipeg Tax Centre, Canada Revenue Agency
05.2023 - Current
- Providing technical support to team members and review examined tax returns.
- Assessed client requirements and developed targeted benefits solutions.
- Audited benefit programs and agreements to optimize service delivery.
- Evaluated data, identified trends and recommended changes in compensation structures.
- Performed evaluations of competitor actions, legislative changes and collective bargaining results in order to make sound decisions about future company benefits and compensation.
- Created rewards and recognition programs for acknowledging employees' achievements.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Assistant Manager
Canada Life
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Responsible for the recruitment, training, and performance management of approximately 10 staff
- Provide overall leadership and guidance to the support teams, ensuring effective management and growth of staff through learning opportunities and personal development
- Work in partnership with various areas internally and externally
- Continue to identify trends and innovative ideas
- Collaborate on initiatives with leaders within GRS
- Ensure processes are completed in accordance with set business guidelines, and that all appropriate audit reports are acted on
- Promote and look for continuous improvement opportunities
- Manage budgets, including salary administration and headcount
- Oversee the ordering of stationary supplies for GRS
- Manage printing requirements for paper and envelopes used in GRS
- Ensure that all processes are documented and maintained, training plans are in place for new staff, workflow is managed through appropriate scheduling and the necessary resources/tools are available to staff.
Sales Agronomist Representative
Quinoa Quality ApS
10.2021 - 07.2022
- For the North America market
- Developed the crop-scouting program still in use today including the soil-sampling program and a cost-sharing program between growers and property owners
- Increased total agricultural input sales by over 75% including an 80% increase in seed sales
- Develop cropping plans based on the company’s business plan
- Implement cropping plans by issuing crops depending on the region-specific agronomic standards
- Develop crops for domestic and overseas markets
- Implement farm certification standards
- Design greenhouse structure for crops using high quality materials
- Supervise R&D on crop-cultivar selection
- Evaluate new production locations and recommend appropriate crops per climatic conditions.
PhD Researcher
University of Copenhagen
08.2013 - 05.2016
- PLEN)
- Conducted field trials, trial design and statistical data analysis on a wide collection of sorghum genotypes from ICRISAT and a private Dutch breeder for resistance to Striga hermonthica in Denmark and Nigeria
- Studied the biofuel prospects and nutritional qualities of sorghum genotypes in Denmark and Nigeria
- Worked on different research projects regarding a wide range of crops, such as sorghum, millet, soybean, rice, wheat, sugarcane, corn, in collaboration with extension agents in National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi Nigeria
- Took charge of crop management by monitoring crop growth while utilizing remote sensing tools
- Educated students on crop field trial procedures and experimental designs
- Facilitated discussion, solved problems, and addressed students’ grievances
- Assisted with administration and grading of sessional exams
- Delivered presentations during press conferences and other events
- Trained interns and assisted them in documenting research results.
Agricultural Extension Officer – Sales Agronomist and Field Extension Officer
Benue State Ministry of Agriculture, National Youth Service Corps, Ministry of Agriculture
09.2009 - 07.2010
- Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
- Provide seed and fertilizer advice in relation to research and production of crops directly to the farmer
- Provide advice regarding crop husbandry and crop rotation
- Responsible for making agronomic related decisions regarding production activities
- Develop and implement long term agronomic plans and practices to support organization/farm plans and budgets to maintain maximum production
- Develop and implement regional agronomic marketing plans to support organization plans and budget
- Responsible for marketing specific products and agronomic services to farmers such as fertilizer, chemicals and/or seed
- Develop and maintain close customer relations with key clients by providing professional agronomic service and advice
- Arrange and coordinate various technical and marketing activities, these may include field days, farmer meetings, demonstration trials and trials sites
- Maintain industry awareness regarding technical developments via networking, personal development and training
- Organize or act as the liaison between the ministry and farmers to organize trial programs and assist with analysing and reporting results.
Biology Teacher – High school teacher
De-wis College
01.2009 - 08.2009
- Coordinating laboratory activities
- Coordinated procurement of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment
- Designed units on cell meiosis, genetics, and plant anatomy
- Utilized cell models to make presentations more engaging for hands-on and visual learners
- Assessed students learning using Pre and Post testing
- Maintained positive relationships with parents through frequent communications regarding their child’s progress
- Made appropriate disability accommodations as needed
- Chaperoned field trips where students studied aquatic life, wildlife, and practical field mechanized agriculture
- Coordinated and set final year biology examination for over fifty (50) students
- Help guide the students to achieve high grades in their A’ level examination
Education
Ph.D. - Plant Breeding
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, DenmarkMaster of Science - Biotechnology
University of Teesside
Teesside, United KingdomBachelor of Agriculture - Crop Science
University of Calabar
Calabar, NigeriaSkills
- Complaint Response
- Cost control
- Process optimization
- Strategic planning
- Inventory management
- Staff development
- Quality assurance
- Goal attainment
- Policy improvements
- Team leadership
- Performance reviews
Personal Information
- Hometown: Ekim, Ikpa Ibom III, Mkpat-Enin LGA
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Additional Information
- Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)- Nigeria PhD Overseas Scholarship Award, 2013
- Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)- Nigeria Master’s Overseas Scholarship Award, 2011
List of Publications
- Udoh, D. A., Rasmussen, S. K., Jacobsen, S. E., Iwo, G.A., and de Milliano, W. A. J., 2018. “Yield Stability of Sweet Sorghum Genotypes for Bioenergy Production Under Contrasting Temperate and Tropical Environments”, Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 10, No. 12, November 2018
- Udoh, D. A., Rasmussen, S. K., Jacobsen, S. E., Iwo, G.A., and de Milliano, W. A. J., 2018. "Evaluation of Sweet Sorghum Genotypes for Reaction to Striga Hermonthica (Del.) in Nigeria", International Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 10-20, 2018.
Referees
- Professor Godfrey Akpan Iwo, Plant Breeder and Cytogeneticist, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Phone: +2348032118218; E-mail: akpaniwo@yahoo.com
- Professor Pattanathu Rahman, FRSA, Executive Director, Tara Biologics Ltd. Christchurch Way, Woking, Surrey GU21 6BP, United Kingdom
Phone: +447450526410; Email: Rahman@tarabiologics.com; Web: http://www.tarabiologics.com
- Dr. Sven-Erik Jacobsen, Executive Director and Founder, Quinoa Quality ApS, Teglværksvej 10, DK-4420, Regstrup, Denmark.
Phone: +4526859506; E-mail: info@quinoaquality.com; Website: www.quinoaquality.com
Timeline
Benefits Manager
Winnipeg Tax Centre, Canada Revenue Agency
05.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager
Canada Life
10.2022 - 05.2023
Sales Agronomist Representative
Quinoa Quality ApS
10.2021 - 07.2022
PhD Researcher
University of Copenhagen
08.2013 - 05.2016
Agricultural Extension Officer – Sales Agronomist and Field Extension Officer
Benue State Ministry of Agriculture, National Youth Service Corps, Ministry of Agriculture
09.2009 - 07.2010
Biology Teacher – High school teacher
De-wis College
01.2009 - 08.2009
Ph.D. - Plant Breeding
University of Copenhagen
Master of Science - Biotechnology
University of Teesside
Bachelor of Agriculture - Crop Science
University of Calabar
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