Hasham Institute of Technology,

Mehran Sugar Mills Ltd. Pakistan                                                  

DIRECTOR                                                                                       March 2004-Present

Prepare training programs and arrange monthly seminars on various topics including but not limited to sugarcane yield improvement, breeding, plant physiology, plant pathology, entomology, disease control, pest scouting, biological control, weed control, agronomy, selection of seed, soils and plant nutrition etc. and conduct in-house training of Sugar Mills’ cane staff and education for Mills’ 3,000 growers.

	Develop recruitment procedures for administrative & academic staff for the institute and the recruitment of faculty & support staff according to the need.
	Ensure discipline and development of faculty & staff & develop procedures for performance evaluation of team members.
	Ensure and establish necessary facilities according to the course work at the institute. Liaison with the students / participants for their needs welfare and development.
	Prepare plan of work & quarterly budgets for all activities of the Institute and keep monitoring of this budget.
	Pursue new methods for development of HIT farms and to improve the yield per acre to generate more funds for HIT development.

Vitova Insectaries, Pakistan                                              

OWNER & CEO                                                                        1998-Present

Simplified the mass rearing technology of Trichogramma spp. and improved quality of other biological control products. Accomplished task of developing potential marketing networking by launching a province wide campaign on nature conservation through the Organization for Nature Conservation and Agriculture Development (ONCAD), a non-profit organization.

	Produced Trichogramma in huge quantum at very low cost. Created and designed an innovated packaging for its field releases- Trichovaä.
	Facilitated university researchers & agriculture extension workers and maintained professional association with national and international associations.
	Managed the finance and administered the personnel of the company. Substantially maintained productive relations with the customers.

Glades Crop Care Inc. Florida, USA

ENTOMOLOGIST                                                                      February 2002- June 2003

Study of the ecological aspects of various pests of vegetables such as tomato, pepper, potato and cucurbits to develop reduced risk pest management strategies. Communicate ideas & recommendations for the maintenance of high quality and efficient pest monitoring and management programs. Use of GPS (Global Positioning  System), GIS (Geographical Information System), and wind oriented traps to conduct studies on insect dispersal  in Southwest Florida.

Agro Leads (Private) Ltd., Pakistan

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/ MANAGER                                   1999-2002

Directed mass rearing and field research & development operations. Initiated institutional sales and setup the integrated pest management (IPM) laboratories & insectaries in various sugar mills.

	Led and trained the sales and technical team of fifteen staff members and accelerated the sales activities.
	Planned annual biocontrol business activities and reduced the costs of business.
	Reorganized farmer’s meetings by sales oriented plans.

Wide Range Agro Pakistan

PROJECT COORDINATOR/CONSULTANT                                   1998-99

Established the Agro Division of the company and organized the research & development wing. Analyzed the results of botanical pesticides along with the natural enemies on cotton crop. Held training sessions for the sales and technical staff, the distributors and the progressive/potential clients of the company.

	Reinforced the marketing disciplines.
	Promoted the bio-control products including TrichovaÔ.

IPM Consultants (Private) Ltd. /Eco-Conservation Initiatives, Pakistan

SCIENTIFIC OFFICER & MANAGER IN-CHARGE                           1995-99

Streamlined the research activities and supervised a technical team of ten employees. Analyzed IPM (integrated pest management) versus conventional practices. Participated in several conferences and conventions. Actively involved in organizing an international workshop on IPM. Helped in generating funds for the projects of the company.

	Conducted bio-ecological studies on various insect pests and their natural enemies on cotton, corn, sugarcane, rice, gram, vegetables, and household pests.
	Carried out importation, conservation, augmentation and redistribution of predators and parasitoids against the pests of various crops.
	Developed mass rearing tactics for different egg, larval, and pupal parasitoids.
	Worked on development of suitable cultural and mechanical control strategies for IPM program.
	Practiced fumigation, baiting, and use of various traps and botanical pesticides.
	Involved actively in holding Farmer Field Schools (FFS) and the Training of Trainers (TOT) in different parts of Pakistan through the assistance of Asian Development Bank, and Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Pakistan.

Pakistan Agriculture Research Council- International

Institute Of Biological Control (PARC-IIBC)

JUNIOR ENTOMOLOGIST                                                              1994-95 

Worked on IPM of sugarcane pests. Reared different egg parasitoids such as Telenomus & Trichogramma spp., larval parasitoids such as Cotesia flavipes, Stenobracon deesae, Rhaconotus scirpophagae and Elasmus zehntneri and pupal parasitoid such as Isotima javensis. Periodic releases of parasitoids were made over 60,000 acres of sugarcane.  Comparative studies were also made to determine the impact of augmentation.

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