Muhammad Asif

Muhammad Asif
Senior Lab Technician
asif.cshine@gmail.com
 

▪ Highly skilled quality management professional with more than 12 years of experience in process, inventory logistics and resource management. Possessing strong commercial acumen and expertise in transforming analytical results into actionable and business relevant recommendations.
▪ Results orientated professional with proven ability to improve processes, maximize productivity, and increase system efficiencies. Skilled in strategic planning with expertise of managing resources. Recognized for successfully meeting targets, managing high-performing teams, and nurturing fruitful relationships with customers.
▪ Proactive team leader with logistical & operational expertise that increase profits, minimize costs, and drive company growth.
▪ Expert problem-solver, detail-oriented and analytical organizer with ability to identify problems, research solutions, make effective decisions and implement policies.
▪ Process-oriented professional, adept at strategic planning, project management and business process reengineering who has demonstrated effectiveness in managing people, systems, resources, and finances while meeting corporate goals. Proficient interpersonal communicator with immaculate business reporting, presentation & interpersonal skills

CORE STRENGTHS & ENABLING SKILLS
▪ Operations Management   ▪ Inventory Management ▪ Procurement Management ▪ Key Account Management ▪ Production & Brand Management ▪ Logistics & Recourse Management ▪ Strategic Planning & Lean Manufacturing
▪ Business Relationship Management ▪ Process Engineering ▪ Communication Skills ▪ Presentation Skills ▪ Analytical & Interpersonal Skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Lahore University of Management & Sciences LUMS Working as “Principal Lab Technician”, April 2018 – Present Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
▪ Monitor chemical processes and test the quality of products to make sure that they meet standards and specifications. Set up and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment.
▪ Assist in preparing reagents and raw materials required for chemical and physical experiments, tests, and analyses for a variety of purposes, including academia and research of undergraduate and graduate students. Further, have an insight in compiling and interpreting the results of tests and analyses.
▪ In short, I have gained expertise to prepare technical reports, graphs, and charts, and give presentations of summarize results.
▪ Maintaining the inventory benchmark of department ▪ Operate many instruments, like Gc-Ms, HPLC, GPC, ICP-OES, TGA, XRD, UV, IR, DSC, Freeze dryer, surface analyzer, RO Plant, Fluidized Bed formation, Heat Exchanger, Temperature and Level Control, Ion Exchanger, Gas Absorption, Continuous Rectification, Convection Drying, Supply unit Of Chemical Reactors, Bernoulli Principle, Reynolds No, etc.
Major Achievement:
▪ Promoted to Senior Lab Technician from Lab Technician for outstanding performance.
Abroh Chemicals, Lahore Working as “Manager Technical”, April 2017 – Present (Part Time)
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
▪ Testing new processes to work out the best production methods.
▪ Collecting data required to make improvements and modifications using different software.
▪ Investigating and troubleshooting plant/process problems. Scheduling and coordinating work under tight deadlines and within financial budgets.
▪ Ensuring that equipment works to its specification and to appropriate capacities. Assessing safety and environmental issues.
▪ Ensuring safe working conditions and compliance with health and safety legislations.
▪ Purchasing and installing equipment. Planning review, SOPs, maintenance, complete production batch record and laboratory records before releasing the product.
C-Sine Group Working as “Assistant Manager Technical”, October 2010 to April 2017 

Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
▪ Expertly managing all site operations, leading team of more than 20 personnel. Forecasting, planning & scheduling resources and receiving work orders. Reviewing, developing, and implementing company policies & procedures.
▪ Checks, operates, monitors, and observes all activities/situations on plant equipment within the defined area of duty.
▪ Remain involved in building applications of Ethoxylated Alcohols in the textile industry, paper industry. ▪ ISO 9001, ISO 14001 HACCP, HAZOP, 5S, audits. Lean manufacturing. Develop tools and methodology to enhance QHSE standards.
▪ Develop expertise to prepare soap free/ semi dry / dry / extra dry conveyor lubricants for several multinational beverage industries like Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle. It is my achievement.
▪ Expertise in preparing water proofing and heat proofing chemicals addition to construction household chemicals like hand wash, dish wash, toilet cleaner, floor/glass cleaner, degreaser, disinfector etc.
▪ Efficient production planning based on sales forecasting with 0.4 % reduction in waste products on a beverage plant, which enhanced the plant efficiency from 90 % to 91.5%.
▪ Expertise in preparing local soft carbonating drinks like Next-Cola and Meezan beverages.
▪ Monitoring and providing pest control services for audit related documents.
Flying Board & Paper Mill, Sheikhupura Working as “Production Operator”, April 2010 to October 2010 Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
▪ Operate, co-ordinate and monitor pulping, papermaking and paper coating process equipment from a central control room or machine consoles and control panels in equipped cabins to control process operations and machinery in the production of pulp and paper.
▪ Control the processing of wood, scrap pulp, recyclable paper, cellulose materials, pulp, paper, and paperboard and monitor the chemical and physical process operations using a distributed control system and process computers.
Salaar Fertilizer Ltd. Sheikhupura Working as “Production Operator”, May 2009 to April 2010
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
▪ Expertise to prepare different dilutions of acids e.g., 68% of H2SO4 using its 98%.
▪ Working as team member on phosphoric acid and super phosphate plant.
▪ Monitor and control trouble shooting on plant operations of all the plant equipment.
▪ Monitor and control Temperature of Dryer.
▪ Operating/ managing the quality & production experience at Dryer, Granulator, Conveyor, Elevator belt, Crusher, Packing Section of a plant.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
⎯ Bachelor’s in chemical Technology (B. Tech Pass) 2011 – 2013
PIMSET University Karachi, Pakistan.
⎯ Diploma in Associate Engineer (DAE) 2006 – 2009
Chemical Technology Tevta Board Lahore, Pakistan
Current Residential Address
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SBA School of Science & Engineering (SBA SSE), LUMS
Opposite Sector U, DHA, Lahore Cantt – 54792, Pakistan.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
⎯ Bachelor’s in chemical Technology (B. Tech Pass) 2011 – 2013
PIMSET University Karachi, Pakistan.
⎯ Diploma in Associate Engineer (DAE) 2006 – 2009
Chemical Technology Tevta Board Lahore, Pakistan