PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
- M.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan with CGPA 3.74 in 2003
- B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan with CGPA 3.27 in 2001
- Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Relation Management from SIMSIT Islamabad Pakistan in 2006
- Diploma in HR management from SZABIST Islamabad, Pakistan
- MBA from Virtual University of Pakistan (in progress)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 10.5 YEARS
AGRITECH LTD. (Formerly PAK-AMERICAN FERTILIZERS LTD.), a subsidiary of AZGARD 9 Pakistan
DEPUTY MANAGER (FARMS) from Nov. 2009 to date
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Managing the landscape of a chemical fertilizer manufacturing concern
- Developed landscape plans of different areas of factory, housing colony and river bank resort
- Maintenance of all hard and soft landscape outlooks
- Supervising the supervisors and their crews
- Supervising the operation of irrigation systems at a large area
- Coordinating and supervising the jobs of contractors
- Insect Pest and disease management of plants using soil, water and plant tissue analysis
- Managing nursery of ornamental plants
- Managing a farm of agronomic crops spread over 300 acres
- Planning, organizing, leading and controlling all departmental affairs
- Managing all inputs of farming like seeds, chemicals, fertilizers, tools, machinery and expert labor
- Managing commercial scale citrus and olive orchards spread over 50 acres
- Managing all operations, personnel, tool and equipment inventory and departmental facilities simultaneously
- Preparing the annual budget of the department
- Ensuring that all jobs are completed according to plans, within budget and meeting deadlines
- Continuously improving processes & procedures to enhance production ratio and reduce input cost
- Ensuring that the entire department operates safely and efficiently
- Generating different progress reports
- Ensuring that employees are both results oriented and able to operate effectively as a team
TEAM MANAGEMENT:
- Managing a staff of fifty five workers including one assistant manager, two supervisors
- Setting targets of Team members on yearly basis
- Capacity building, training and developing employees and conducting their annual performance appraisal
- Stretched the scope of work of employees to get desired results in minimum resources
- Demonstrating role model behaviors on ethics and integrity as well as positively promoting Company culture
- Keeping good and amiable relationships with other departments
ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY
- Direct report to Group General Manager
- Weekly report to the Chairman of company
ROSHAN GARDENS, a private firm of landscaping and gardening, Islamabad Pakistan
MANAGER (OPERATIONS) from Jan. 2009 to Nov. 2009
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Management, planning and organizing the all in hand landscape projects
- Budget preparation and utilization plan
- Landscape project designing and execution according to set standards and procedures
- Cost and material estimation of landscape projects
- Preparation of different options on designs and cost
- Coordinating and supervising the jobs of contractors
- Nursery management for propagation of ornamental plants at low cost areas
- Revamping and renovation of old landscape projects
- Maintenance services to the completed projects
- Supervising the supervisors and their crews
- Site management and provision of required inputs
- Develop new clientage and business expansion
- Negotiations with clients and suppliers
- Procurement of material in bulk according to standards
- Stocks handling, storage and strict inventory control
- Inventory of farm machinery, tools and schedule of their maintenance
TEAM MANAGEMENT:
- Managing a staff of fifty people including one Autocad designer, two supervisors
- Setting targets of supervisors on daily and weekly basis and getting feedback
- Capacity building and training of team members
ATTOCK REFINERY LIMITED, a subsidiary of Attock Oil Company, incorporated in UK
EXECUTIVE HORTICULTURE (Nov. 2003 to Jan. 2009)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Managed large area of oil refinery spread over 500 acres
- Designed and developed lawns and green belts within oil refinery, keeping in view the highest levels of safety, aesthetics, economics and maintenance cost
- Designed lawns of offices, houses, hospital, club and colony areas
- Designed, planned and developed football, hockey and cricket grounds as well as parks for children with safety concerns
- Established nursery and green houses to propagate ornamental plants
- Supervising the crew
- Manage tree plantation at large scale for revenue and environmental conservation
- Displayed plants indoor to refresh enclosed office environment and replace CO2 and CO with oxygen
- Developed night landscapes at lawns, gardens, waterfall and other main areas
- Preparation and presentation of annual budget of department
- Material management and inventory control
- Develop environment friendly image of the company through participation at national level horticulture shows
- Arranged several flower arrangement courses
TEAM MANAGEMENT:
- Manage a team of one trainee officer, one supervisor and sixty workers
- On job training and capacity building of staff
- Annual appraisal of staff
- Deployment of work force on daily basis and gets feedback/progress & report
FLORICS LANDSCAPE GARDENERS, a private firm of landscaping and gardening, Faisalabad, Pakistan
LANDSCAPE SPECIALIST (Nov. 2001 to Nov. 2003)
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Designed and planned landscapes of large residential colonies and road sides
- Planned, scheduled and executed landscape projects including site survey, inventory and data analysis
- Operated drip irrigation systems at large lawns
- Developed water features and water falls
- Managed material and skilled labor procurement
- Maintained landscaped areas
SKILLS
- Landscape designing, Site management, nursery management, agriculture farm management, monitoring, reporting, Supervisory, Communication and presentation, Team management, Resource management, Leadership, Problem solving, Continuous learning,
- Well versed with MS Windows, Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) & internet browsing
SHORT COURSES
- Honey Bee Farming, 5 day training course at ARL Rawalpindi
- Efficient Time Management, one day course at ARL Rawalpindi
- Annual Targets Development, one day course at ARL Rawalpindi
- Environmental Decision Making for Engineers and Scientists, two days course at NUST Rawalpindi
- Environmental Report writing for Corporate at NUST Rawalpindi
- Waste Management: Challenges & Options at NUST Rawalpindi
- Gender Sensitization and Sexual Harassment, One day course at ARL Rawalpindi
REFERENCES
- Mr. Riaz A. Khan, Advisor to CEO Agritech Ltd. (Formerly Pak-American Fertilizers Ltd.)
- Mr. Taneem Haider, Group Manager (Finance), Agritech Ltd. (Formerly Pak-American Fertilizers Ltd.)
- Mr. Rana M. Akram, Group Manager (IR/HR/Admin), Azgard9
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
- 2nd National Training Workshop under ALP Project on “Hand on Training on IPM of Parasitic Mites & Diseases of Honeybees for Sustainable Beekeeping” in 2007
- One Day National Workshop on Floriculture and Landscape Management at Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad in 2007
- Learning and Innovation, A tool towards development, one day conference at Attock Refinery Ltd., in 2007
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
- 1ST position holder in M.Sc. degree
- Merit scholarship holder in B.Sc. degree
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: Dec. 28, 1977
Nationality: Pakistani
Marital Status: Married
Health level: Fit
Relocation: willing to relocate
Current: Deputy Manager (Farms), Pak American Fertilizers (Pvt.) Ltd., Iskanderabad, Mianwali Pakistan.
Contact: Cell: +92-300-*******, Home: +92-459-******
Personal ID: ***************@*****.***, ***************@*****.***