Quality Control Assurance

DEVENDRA KUMAR

H. No. ***, Sector ‘D’

Jal Vayu Vihar

Kammanahalli Main Road,

Bangalore – 560 043, India.

Tel. +91-80-236***** / Mobile +91-968*******

Email: ap1rai@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

More than twenty four years of experience for development of chemical pesticide and organic pesticide formulations such as Slow Release Encapsulated Granules, Suspension Concentrate, Soluble Liquid, Soluble Powder, Wettable powder and Water Dispersible Granules. Development of organic plant growth regulators in EC and SP form. Development of quality control methods and identification/ analysis of physico-chemical properties of organic/chemical pesticide formulations. Analytical method development for marker compound in natural products, chemical pesticides and intermediates. Isolation and purification of high pure compounds (95 to 99% pure), to used as reference standard for natural products and chemical pesticides.

Bio-assay guided isolation and purification of marker compounds from plant origin, development of extraction process for plant materials, preparation of their formulations, standard operating procedures and technology transfer for commercial production.

Implementation of ISO systems, conducting Internal Audits and development of standard operating procedures (SOP’s) as per ISO requirements.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Date of Birth : 28th March 1961

Father’s Name : Jal Singh

Marital Status : Married

WORK EXPERIENCE:

E.I.D. Parry (I) Ltd. Scientist Jan. ‘94 – Till date

Bangalore

Developed Neem based encapsulated granular formulation, transferred technology to factory and obtained Indian patent for the same.

Developed neem oil based insecticidal liquid soap and successfully transferred technology to factory.

Developed plant based organic plant growth regulators in granular and liquid (EC) form and successfully transferred technology to factory.

Standardized composition of more than ten newer eco-friendly bio-pesticide formulations in the form of soluble powders, encapsulated granules, emulsifiable concentrates, soluble liquids. Standardized composition of thirty five pesticide formulations, identified raw material specifications, quality control procedures and transferred technology to factory.

Developed immunoassay method for aflatoxin determination (up to 1 ppb level), in neem oil, neem seed extract, neem cake and animal feed. (Presented three papers out of this research work in World Neem Conference 2002, 2007 and National Conference on Eco-friendly Approaches during 2008).

Participated in a collaborative study conducted by Association of American Pesticide Control Officials under the purview of EPA for method validation of two newer pesticides. The analytical error was lowest across the world among 31 participating laboratories.

Developed Azadirachtin residue analysis method for Rice, Sugarcane & Coconut and presented the same in World Neem Conference during 2002 and 2007.

Developed preparative HPLC methods for preparation of 95 to 98% pure reference standard of Azadirachtin A, Azadirachtin B and Vasicine.

Validated HPLC method for Azadirachtin analysis in Neem Based EC formulation as per “Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), Australia”, guidelines.

Developed HPLC method for Azadirachtin analysis in Neem Based EC formulation as per FAO guidelines. The method has been accepted by CIPAC.

Generated Physico-chemical property and shelf-life study data for bio-pesticide Granular and emulsifiable formulations as per Central Insecticide Board requirement.

Maintained sophisticated instruments like FTIR, GC, HPLC, HPTLC, UV, Freeze Drier, High speed centrifuge, rotary evaporator, K.F. Titrator, pH meter etc with minimum break down.

Streamlined internal audit process for ISO 9001:2000 systems at R&D as Controller of Internal Audit (CIA) and established standard operating procedures as per ISO requirements.

Northern Minerals Ltd. Assistant Manager (Formulations) Jul. 85 – Dec. 93, Gurgaon, Haryana

Successfully developed formulations of Isoproturon WDP, Captan WDP, Mancozeb WDP, BHC WDP, Atrazine WDP, Oxydemeton Methyl EC, Anilophos EC and Monocrotophos SL as per the requirements of Central Insecticide Board, India and transferred technology to production unit.

Standardized methods for preparation of reference standards for the chemical pesticides such as Atrazine, Acephate, Fenvalerate, Monomethyl aceto-acetamide, Chlorpyriphos and Dimethoate with 99+ Purity.

Coordinated liaison job with Bureau of Indian Standards.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Submitted Ph. D. Thesis (Subject - Chemistry) at Chowdhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP, during February 2011. Viva awaited.

M. Sc. (Analytical Chemistry) - Institution of Chemists (India), Calcutta

B.Sc. (Chemistry, Physics, Maths) - Chowdhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP

FOREIGN VISITS:

JAPAN – Harmonization of quality control procedures for analysis of neem based bio-pesticide formulations at ISK, Osaka, Japan during October 2007.

MANAGEMENT TRAINING UNDERGONE:

Global Benchmarking for R&D – Conducted by Dr. B. Bowonder, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad. (December, 2001)

Measurement Uncertainty (Chemical Parameters for Laboratory) – Indian Institute of Quality Management, Jaipur (December 2004).

Laboratory Quality System and Management – Conducted by Mr. D. S. Tiwari, Head, Training Wing, National Accredition Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL) at Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology, Mysore. (February, 2001)

Internal Auditor Training for ISO 9001: 2000 – Conducted by IRS Inspection Service, Mumbai. (February 2007).

Quality Systems ISO 9001: 2000 – Conducted by Mr. N. K. Ghosh, Principal Consultant, Tata Quality Management Services, Pune. (May, 2001)

TECHNICAL TRAINING UNDERGONE:

Formulation development and shelf life enhancement program at Institute of Pesticides Formulation Technology, Gurgaon, Haryana (1990).

Quality Control & Quality Assurance of Pesticides – Conducted by Institute of Pesticides Formulation Technology, Gurgaon, Haryana (2001)

Advanced HPLC Method Development – Conducted by Spinco Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Cennai in collaboration with LC Resources inc., USA (2001)

Instrumental methods of analysis of technical pesticides and their formulations (by GLC, HPLC, IR, UV and Potentiometer) – Conducted by Central Laboratory, Bureau of Indian Standards at Shahibabad, New Delhi (1987).

Undergone GLC operation and maintenance training programme at NETAL CHROMATOGRAPH, Bombay and NUCON, New Delhi, (1983 & 1985).

HPTLC operation and method development. Conducted by CAMAG, Mumbai (2011).

COMPUTER SKILLS:

MS office especially in MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point.

PATENTS:

Rao Damarla Sreenivasa (IN), KUMAR DAVENDRA (IN), Joz Liza (IN), Gopinathan Mambully Chandrasek (IN), (2004); An improved granular formulation of neem seed extract and its process thereof (Indian Patent number – 241478).

PUBLICATIONS:

Devendra Kumar, Parag Vilas Naik, M. C. Gopinathan and Naresh Pal (2011). Effect of nanoporous adsorbent on shelf-life enhancement of neem based bio-pesticides. Proceedings of 98th Indian Science Congress - 2011, Chennai, India.

Devendra Kumar and M. C. Gopinathan (2008). High Performance Liquid Chromatographic method for determination of aflatoxins in neem cake. National Conference on Eco-friendly Approaches in Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture Production – 2008, Amity University, Lucknow (India).

Devendra Kumar and M. C. Gopinathan (2007). Novel residue analysis method for determination of Azadirachtin A in sugarcane. World Neem Conference – 2007, Coimbatore (India).

Devendra Kumar and M. C. Gopinathan (2007). A reliable method for Aflatoxin determination in Neem oil by reversed phase liquid chromatography. World Neem Conference – 2007, Coimbatore (India).

Devendra Kumar, Parag Vilas Naik and M. C. Gopinathan (2007). A comparison of various HPLC methods for quantitative estimation of Azadirachtin A in Neem seed extracts. World Neem Conference – 2007, Coimbatore (India).

Devendra Kumar, D. Sreenivasa Rao and M. C. Gopinathan (2007). Determination of shelf life and rate of degradation of Azadirachtin in Neem based EC formulations through chemical kinetics studied. World Neem Conference – 2007, Coimbatore (India).

Devendra Kumar, Veena Veera Pereira, Catherin L.C., Leema Rosalin and and M. C. Gopinathan (2007). A novel method for the preparation of high purity Azadirachtin A and Azadirachtin B. World Neem Conference – 2007, Coimbatore (India).

M. C. Gopinathan, R. Sudhakaran, Parag V. Naik and Devendra Kumar (2006). Neem Product Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Proceedings of the 2006 International Neem Conference Kunming, China, p 207-223.

Devendra Kumar, Sriharsha Hegde and Sreenivasa Rao Damarala (2002). HPLC determination of aflatoxins in various extracts of neem used in insect control formulations. World Neem Conference – 2002, Mumbai (India).

Devendra Kumar, Sriharsha Hegde and Sreenivasa Rao Damarala (2002). Systemic absorption of Azadirachtin by coconut. Measurement of uptake of azadirachtin in coconuts by HPLC. World Neem Conference – 2002, Mumbai (India).

Devendra Kumar, Sriharsha Hegde, D. Sreenivasa Rao and Liza Joz (2002). Laboratory evaluation of systemic efficacy of a botanical pesticide NeemAzal against BPH insects infesting rice. World Neem Conference – 2002, Mumbai (India).

Devendra Kumar, Om Vir Singh, Sriharsha Hegde and Sreenivasa Rao Damarala (2001). An Isocratic HPLC Method for Determination of Azadirachtin A in Neem seeds and in various Azadirachtin based formulations using p-Cresyl acetate as an internal Standard. In proceedings of International Conference on “Practice Oriented Result on Use of Plant Extracts and Pheromones in Integrated and Biological Pest Control”. at University of Zagazig – Egypt, conducted by Trifolio-M GmbH, Germany, Feb 10-11, 2001.

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