Syed Burhan-uddin Abdali, Director (Retd)-FRC

Syed Burhan-uddin Abdali

Director (Retd)-FRC

Fuel Research Center, PCSIR, Karachi

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Master's degree, Project Management
Experience
35 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :35 years, 9 Months

Director (Retd)-FRC at Fuel Research Center, PCSIR, Karachi
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 2019 to May 2020

I was responsible for Management of R&D, Finance and Account, Administrative and HR.

Principal Scientific Officer at PCSIR
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • December 2011 to June 2019

Principal Scientific Officer December 2011 - To date
Research Industrialization Section, Engineering Services Centre, PCSIR Karachi, Pakistan.

 OIC/Res. Industrialization Section
Main Roles & Responsibilities are to Manage Training Program, Progress & Status Report preparation, R&D Projects for Chemical Process Development on Pilot Plant Scale and supervise projects for engineering students (Industrial Manufacturing & Engineering and Chemical Engineering).

 Chairman for Management Committee of Jalsa Seert-un-Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).

 External Project Evaluator
As an external evaluated the ten different projects presented by final Year students of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering & Technology, February 2014.

 Cost Estimation of Pilot Plant Gasifier of 20kg for textile sludge. Supervising gas manufacturing from agro-waste by design and fabricated gasifier at pilot plant

 Trainer
As a continuous divisional activities providing training in the area of Chemical Process Engineering and introduction to process simulation of Hysys 3.2 for students of Chemical Engineering, Dawood University of Engineering & Technology, University of Karachi, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology and NED University of Engineering &Technology.

 Two and four weeks training provided by following project management methodology after designing and approval of course to 74 students of 3rd and 4th year of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Engineering & Management from NED U of E&T, Mehran U of E&T, National University of Technology (NUST) and Dawood College of E&T in internship program as a continuous activity respectively. The Training course focusing; Chemical Process Engineering, Pre-techno economic feasibility report preparation, Industrial Management
Special Assignment- April 2013
A mega project of Rs.170 million (US$1.7million) for manufacturing of indelible ink for election-May, 2013.

 Event Organizer.
Organize the exhibition and seminar inaugurated by Federal Minster of S&T by following project management methodology

 A presentation imparted on “Function of Pilot Plant of PCSIR KLC for Innovation of Technology in the Seminar held on “Role of Pilot Plant for Indigenous Product” at FPCCI, Karachi, February 14, 2013

 Project Advisor
As an external supervisor navigated the project “To design and fabricate a small paper rolling mill for a group of four students of final year from NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi. The project was started on March 05, 2011 by reverse engineering calculation of existing paper pilot plant and accomplished on February 26, 2012
 Progress/Status Report Writer
Twenty six (26) monthly reports of Engineering Services Centre prepared for PCSIR News bulletin from January, 2011 to February 2013. These reports were compiled by managing collection of works done of multi-tasks in different areas.
 Project Leader for Innovation of Technology
 Patent Obtained
A process for craft/sulfate pulping process and bleaching of eucalyptus (camaldulenisa) with blending of waste paper ” SI.No.141576

 Publication in Project Management
Syed Burhan-uddin Abdali, Askari Begum, M.Adil and Z.A.Dhakan, “Cost Estimation for R&D projects in PCSIR, Laboratories Complex, Karachi” paper accepted for 26th IPMA World Congress, 29-31 October 2012, Creta Maris Conference Centre, Crete, Greece
Syed Buarhan-uddin Abdali, Askari Begum and M. Adil, “To determine the probability of risk factors and their impacts for R&D projects in PCSIR, Laboratories Complex, Karachi. Pakistan” abstract conditionally accepted at 14th PMI-AGC International Conference, 28-30 January 2013

 Canadian Passport: JX769224, valid upto: August 24, 2017
 Pakistani Passport: EZ1078121, valid upto: June 04, 2017
 Pakistan Driving License: 42101-1418812-5#691

Part Time Lecturer / Tainer at 3D Educators and Habib Bank Limited,
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2008 to November 2012

PAF-KIET (Pakistan Air Force-Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology), Karachi 2011
oOne day Seminar was performed on Monitoring and Controlling of a Project by Cost Management at Management Science


Industrial Manufacturing, NED University of Engineering and Technology, 2010
oSeminars conducted for SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineering) NED Chapter.
oOne day Seminar was facilitated on Team Building in Project Management

3D Educators; Karachi, Pakistan
Project Management classes conducted for Professionals on the following topics:
oProject Management Process including Project Management Lifecycle (Methodology) and nine areas of management.
oHands-on Training on Project Management Software provided to Engineers of
National Refinery Ltd, Tamimi Groups KSA, Students of NED Engineering University, National Bank of Pakistan, SAP Consultant, Lecturer of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Project Engineer of Attack Cement, Engineers in Middle East on following versions
MS Project Professionals 2007.
Primavera Project Planner P3
Primavera P6

Habib Bank Limited, Karachi, Pakistan 2008-2009
oSeminars and workshops conducted for Managers and Assistant Managers.
oOne day workshop was facilitated on Team bonding
oOne day workshop was facilitated on Personal grooming and Behavior analysis
oTwo days workshop was facilitated on Effective Business Communication to professionals.

Senior Scientific Officer at Pak.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • February 2008 to December 2011

Trainer/ Project Advisor/ Project Leader/Coordinator 2008- 2011

Trainer
Two and four weeks training provided as per designed course by following project management methodology to 126 students of 3rd and 4th year of Chemical Engineering from NED U of E&T, Mehran U of E&T and Dawood College of E&T in internship program as a continuous activity.

Two weeks training provided as per designed course by following project management methodology to students of 3rd and 4th year of Industrial Engineering & Management, Mehran U of E&T in internship program as a continuous activity.

Project Advisor
As an external monitored three groups of final year students of Industrial Manufacturing, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi by following Project Management Methodology and Project Plan Development on MS Project 2007.

oTo enhance the efficiency of existing paper plant in PCSIR labs complex, Karachi.
oTo analyze and determine the best option for industrial layout of the plan

R&D Project Leader
oTo develop a technology for manufacturing of pulp (raw paper) from Phragmites Karka (agro waste) 2008 -2009

OIC/ILO (Officers In charge/ Industrial Liaison Office 2009
oManage the revenue generation of more than Rs.2.5 Million per month on the provision of testing facilities and technical services to industrialists and submitted financial report to Head Office each month.

Plant In -charge
As a Plant In-charge, managing the food processing pilot plant of multi unit operation and providing the services for product development to business communities by applying project management methodology.

Assistant for Industrial Manufacturing Management in Canada at Bio- Lab and Celestica Eletronic Manufacturing through Adecco recurting agency
  • Canada
  • November 2002 to January 2008

-Landed immigrant as a chemical process engineer in Canada

-Mass Production of water treatment chenmicals

-MLB (Mutiple Layer Board ) manufacturing for electronic control pannel, labtop by following mfg process on line

- As MPM student prepared
oA project report on “installation of para- xylene purification plant to meet the market demand in Pakistan” submitted at UQO, Canada

oA research project “Market Force Field Validation” for steel product, airline services, aircraft manufacturing, car manufacturing and personal computer
providing historical data and financial data as per client requirement completed and received satisfactory letter.

Senior Scientific Officer at PCSIR
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • December 1999 to August 2002

Pilot Plant In -charge 1999 -2002
Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR); Karachi.
As a Pilot Plant In-charge/ Sr. Sci. Officer managed the following Multiple Projects
o Pediatric solution Project: Provided consultancy for preparation of technical and economic feasibility of a 350 tly pediatric solution unit for a pharmaceutical company:
o Pharma grade Magnesium Stearate Project: Provided technical services for producing pharmaceutical grad magnesium stearate for a pharmaceutical company:
o AR-grade BTX Project: Coordinated the team for preparation of technical and economical feasibility of producing 200 tly of AR-grade BTX in the PCSIR pilot plant by revamping a fractional distillation unit.
o Mineral Water Bottling Plant Project: Monitored the quality production of Mineral Water bottling plant established by PCSIR for a private party.

Scientific Officer at PCSIR
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 1985 to December 1999

Trainer / Seminar, Lecture and Presentation Organizer 1985-1999
oTraining Given to Professionals on:
oIn the head of Seminar/presentation management, presented a lecture on "Managing innovative R&D Team, New Issues in Project Management"
oProject Proposal/Report Preparation by using Template
oPractical Training on unit operation to students of Final Year BCT
oChemical Process Engineering training to Junior Officer
o Operational Training on flue Gas Analyzer to officers
o Work instruction on Pilot Plant equipment to staff members

R&D Projects for Technology Development 1985 - 1999
As a Sci. Officer coordinated in the development of technology for following R&D Projects
o AR-grade Liquor Ammonia Project: Developed and optimized the production process for a 300 t/y AR-grade liquor ammonia unit on behalf of a specialty chemical producer:
o Calcium Chloride as a Petroleum Drilling Chemical Project: Generated Practical data on pilot scale for a 300 t/y petroleum-drilling chemical:

oPublication in Technology Development
Nayeemuddin S. Naeem M.and S.Burhan-uddin. "Production of Marine Chemicals in Pakistan Part-IV: Optimization of parameters for the
production of light weight magnesium carbonate from sea bittern." Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res.; 1995, Vol. 38(8), pp.326-329.

Nayeemuddin S. Naeem M., S. Burhan-uddin, Habib M. and Mohsin A. "Kinetic studies and reactor design for the production of light weight magnesium carbonate." Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res.; 1998, Vol. 41(4), pp.190-194

Technical Report Writing
oRecycling of Textile Waste Water by using Ultra filtration Technique, Syed Burhanuddin Abdali, Naeemuddin. Naeem Mahmood, 1988

Cooperative Lecturer at University of Karachi
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 1984 to March 1985

Applied Chemistry, University of Karachi July 5, 1984 - March 30, 1985
oCooperative Lecturer
oChemical Process Engineering Classes conducted for students of third year and fourth year.

Education

Master's degree, Project Management
  • at Universite Du Quebec an Outaouais, Canada
  • January 2008

 Master in Project Management (MPM), UQO, Canada March18, 2008  Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management, UQO, Canada October3rd, 2007  Functional Organic Materials Technology (FOMT) Certificate, Osaka, Japan. (Obtained a fellowship from the Japanese Government) December 3, 1999  M.Sc., Applied Chemistry (Chemical Process Industries Organic included Petroleum refinery engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plant design and Industrial Economic) University of Karachi; Karachi, Pakistan. June14th,1984 World Education Services (Canada) evaluated this degree as Canadian Equivalency: Bachelor's degree (four years) of Applied Chemistry from a recognized Ontario University.  BSc.(Honours)Applied Chemistry January 30th, 1983  Professional Training  Summer vacation Training, National Refinery Ltd., Pakistan. August29, 1983  Testing and evaluation of petroleum and its allied products, Hydro Carbon Development Institute of Pakistan October 9, 1982  Workshop/Short Courses  Energy Measurements and Instrumentation workshop, ENERCON (National Energy Conservation Centre), Pakistan. August 31,1988  Office Management, PACC (Pakistan American Cultural Centre). 1986

Specialties & Skills

Chemical Processing
Research Project Management
Project Portfolio Management
Project Direction
Training Delivery
R&D Project Management for Chemical Pprocess Engineering
EPFD (Engineering Process Flow Diagram) Designing
Techno- economic feasibility report preparation
Process Design and Development
Technical Report Writting
Teaching Project Management & Chemical Process Engineering

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner
French
Beginner
Japanese
Intermediate

Memberships

IPMA
  • Membership # 2380 has expired
  • April 2012
JICAA ( JICA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION)
  • Membership # 416 (Life membership)
  • March 2000
PMAC (Project Management Association of Canada)
  • Registered only not a member
  • October 2010
PMI (Project Management Institute)
  • Registered only membership has expired
  • November 2006
PIM (Pakistan Institute of Management)
  • Associate Member AM-03166-13
  • March 2013

Training and Certifications

Certificates obtained by JICA and OMTRI (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 1999
Valid Until:
December 1999
Obtained (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 1982
Valid Until:
October 1982
Obtained (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 1987
Valid Until:
April 1987
One day training certificate obtained (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 1988
Valid Until:
August 1988
Obtained (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 1983
Valid Until:
August 1983

Hobbies

  • Footbal matches watching
    FIFA and other matches