Kashif Nadeem
Address: Chak No. 66/J.B Dhandra, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Email:
[email protected] Ph: +92-3346529181
SUMMARY
As a passionate and dedicated chemist, I am committed to fostering a deep understanding of the
chemistry, while inspiring curiosity and critical thinking in my work. With a strong academic
background in chemistry, paired with 5 years of industrial and 10 years of academic experience, I excel
in creating dynamic and engaging environment that cater to diverse research and active learning.
Especially experienced in organic synthesis, analytics, isolation, purification and characterization of
various constituents of plants possessing medicinal and therapeutics importance, protein engineering
and analysis, resin synthesis, paint/pigment formulation, and food analysis.
EDUCATION HISTORY:
M.phil (Applied Chemistry) Aug 2018 – Sep 2020
Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Master of Science (Organic Chemistry) Aug 2012 – June 2014
University of Karachi, Pakistan
Bachelor of Science (Major subject Chemistry, Zoology, Botany) Aug 2004 – July 2006
Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
INDUSTRIAL/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Production Assistant May 2006 – July 2007
Diamond Paints PVT. LTD.
Responsibilities and achievements:
Synthesis of various types of resins
Polymerizations of epoxy, acrylic, and phenolic resins
Formulation of water and oil based paints and pigments
Research Assistant Oct 2007 – Jun 2009
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Live Stock Pakistan in project “ Strengthening of intellectual property right
system in Pakistam”
Responsibilities and achievements:
Extraction of therapeutic compounds from medicinal plants
Physiochemical analysis of extracted therapeutic compounds
Coordinated in research and layout plan
Operation and maintenance of laboratory equipment
Strngthening of intellectual property right sysytem (patent filing guidline) of extracted
theranaustic compounds from medicinal plants
Extraction of caster oil from Ricinus communis plant on pilot scale and conversion to bio-fuel
for commercial applications
Extraction and analysis of mint oil from mint plant for medicinal purposes
Lab Coordinator Aug 2009 – Nov 2011
Punjab Food Department; Project “linking the price of sugarcane with the sucrose contents in Punjab”
Responsibilities and achievements:
Provided day to day support for the development of projects
Handling, storage and stock keeping of laboratory chemicals
Analysis and quantification of sucrose contents from various sugarcane varieties
Research report filing of daily laboratory activities
Developed a system to link the price of sugarcane with sucrose contents to enhance the sugar
recovery to provide mutual benefits to farmers and sugar mills in Pakistan
To educate the farmers about cultivation techniques of sugarcane to get better sucrose
contents
Synthesis and distillation of ethanol from molasses
Senior Scientific Assistant December 2011 – February 2016
Marine Engineering Department
Responsibilities and achievements:
Chemistry lab in-charge
Material/ oil/ cotton testing of purchased raw material
Assessment of corrosion and paint/ coating of ship/metal components
Examination of corrosion resistance, hardness, and tensile strength of metals and alloys
Testing and examination of lubricants, flash point testing, and contamination checking of ship
fuel or engine oil.
Chemistry Instructor/Researcher August 2017 – Continue
Akhuwat College Lahore
Responsibilities and achievements:
Instructor of chemistry for intermediate and graduate students
Research In-charge of various undergraduate student’s assignments
Lab experiment coordinator: successfully conducted various experiments on isolation,
purification, and characterization of therapeutic compounds from medicinal plants, protein
estimation, in vitro and in vivo analysis of isolated active compounds.
Sample analysis of industrial waste/heavy metals
TRAINING/CONFERENCE ATTENDED
i. One-week capacity building training
ii. One-week training on “To prepare for a rapidly changing world by critical thinking skills,
global perspective, and respect for values like integrity and compassion to contribute to
develop a socially progressive and economically vibrant poverty free society.”
iii. One-day training session on implementation of new policies and practices in lab
environment
ANALYTICAL SKILLS:
Hands on experience on HPLC, UV-visible spectrophotometer, fluorescence spectrophotometer,
flam photometer, infrared spectroscopy, NMR, gel doc/SDS page, fractional distillation system,
polarimeter, reftractometer, thin layer chromatography, column chromatography,
conductometry, viscometer, Kjeldahl technique, and calorimeter.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access)
Adobe acrobat Professional
Adobe Photoshop
Coral draw
Chem draw
COMPUTER SKILLS:
English
German
Urdu
Punjabi
