Worked extensively in R&D sectors in France and Pakistan. Have been working as project manager, researcher, developer and trainer to solve various problems related to industry and public sector. I have extensive experience in promotions, project management, indirect marketing, personnel management and administration.
• Leading the COMSATS’s partnership agenda with Industries such as Elixir, Makabu, ICI Pakistan Life Science, Scotmann® and Werrick®. • Liaising with international funding agencies and writing grant proposals to agencies like UN Food and Agriculture • Organization (FAO), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan,. Meeting international delegations and research communities, managing international conferences and seminars. • Training early and mid-career managers in the fields of organizational behavior, decision making and problem solving techniques. • Training directing and supervising MS and PhD students in the fields of Bioinformatics, IT and Data Sciences.
• Worked with multiple teams of French company Sanofi® and University of Paris Descartes. • Defined, implemented and accomplished various project goals, outcomes and results. • Worked in close collaborationswith various cross functional European teams.
• Working as deputy manager of an extension project funded by Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) aimed at developing environment friendly pest control solutions.
• Promoting solutions against maize stem borers, cotton boll worms, Heliothus spp. and fruit flies Bactrocera spp.
• Travelled through Punjab and KPK, interacting with the farming communities of Pakpattan, Mianwali, Rawalpindi, Attock and Swabi.
• Promoting emerging technologies could help them increase their produce and incomes and alleviate poverty.
• Led a team of 20 personnel, defining KPIs and steering their performance and efficiency.