• Gender: Male
• Age: 53
• Designation: Department Head
• Highest Education Level: Doctrate
• Preferred Country: India
• Preferred Location: Chandigarh ( Punjab)
• Work Experience: 22 Year(s)

Education

Ph.D from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India in Nov 2000.
M.Sc in Analytical Chemistry from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India in May 1996.
B.Sc in Chemistry from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India in May 1994.

Skill Sets

Computational Skills:
Technical software: Chem-Office, Draw, 3D, Invetrory, ChemWindow, ISIDraw, SciFinder Scholar, Beilstein CrossFire, Reaxys and Scopus Search Engine
Office Software: MS Office
Environment/OS: Windows

Research skills:
Literature survey & process optimization
Proficient in interpretation of IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, HPLC, LCMS, and Mass spectroscopy
Experienced in the use of high filed FT-NMR spectroscopy 400, 600 MHz Bruker instruments including 1H and 13C NMR techniques and Mass Spectrometry Simadzu instrument for Characterizing Compounds.
Reading of various books and journals for Analytical and organic/medicinal chemistry.
Refresh knowledge through web chemistry.
Discussions for theoretical as well practical chemistry.
Sharing of the knowledge with team members.
Identify experimental problems and resolve them independently
Capable of both collaborative and independent research

Work Experience

Group Leader- R & D Since 2009
Company Profile: Manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals products like Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Fine Intermediates, Finished Drug Formulations, Phyto Pharmaceuticals and CRAMS.
Job Profile :
Database Search by Reaxys, SciFinder and Maintain whole R & D Database accordingly.
Literature execution
Route selection, TTD preparation
Laboratory development of assigned API to Technology Transfer.
Work assignment and monitoring the junior scientists. Antibiotics, Carbapenems and Non-Antibiotics.

Post Doctoral Fellow
From 2007 to 2008
Company Profile: Institute of Bio-Medical Science.
Job Profile:
Design and synthesis of Potential antitumor agents, new Acronycnine analogues and theirs water-soluble congeners with DNA covalent bond formation.
Synthesis and anti tumor activity of new class of substituted quinoline ureas & its nitroso ureas analogues.
Analytical Method development for the synthesized new molecules by HPLC,GC
Handling of HPLC, GC, GC-MS, NMR, autotitrator

Research Scientist
Since 2004 to 2006
Company Profile: Jubilant Organosys Ltd., Largest Custom Research and Manufacturing Services CRAMS companies.The company is a drug discovery and development services provider.
Job Profile :
Process development of various API, Pharmaceutical intermediates & fine chemicals.

Senior Officer- R & D
From 2003 to 2004
Company Profile: Enzal Chemicals India Ltd., Supplier and manufacturer of pharmaceutical chemicals, steroids, protected amino acids, malonates, octoates & hetrocyclics.
Job Profile :
Work on piperazine derivatives for manufacturing feasibility.

Research officer- R & D
From 2001 to 2003
Company Profile: Uma Laboratories Pvt Ltd.
Job Profile : Synthesized various type of molecule which focused on Pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty chemicals.

Project Handled :
Valsartan
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
Cefixime
Ceftrioxane Sodium
Cefotaxime sodium
Cefpodoxime Proxetil
Imipenem
Meropenem (Under Development)
Cilastatin Sodium
Ondansetron (Under Development)
Tetrahydrocurcumin (Beauty care)
Anethole (Flavour & Fragnance)
BCK (Intermediate for Imipenem)
AVNA (Intermediate for Cefixime)
Impurity synthesis of All above products as well other Cephalosporins.

Future Goals

To become a Manager.