Shishir Kumar Singh

Email ID- shishir.chem@gmail.com

M.Sc (Organic Chemistry): Seeking Senior Level assignments in Flavour &

Fragrance Formulation Development, Production (Blending) as well as Sales &
Marketing with a reputed Organization.
Key Skills
Fragrance & Flavour Formulation Development and knowledge of GLP, GMP and setting up SOP's.
Highlights of Qualifications
M.Sc Degree in Organic Chemistry with courses including General, Organic Chemistry, Natural
Products and Biochemistry.

B.Sc Degree in Zoology, Botany and Chemistry with courses including general and organic
chemistry with labs, Zoology with lab, plants with labs, genetics with lab, cell physiology,
Microbiology & chemical ecology

Professional Profile
Fragrance formulation development of fine fragrance, personal care & toiletries

Basic knowledge in Aroma ingredients, Essential Oil, Absolute & Flavour ingredients

Fundamental Knowledge in Perfumery respecting formulations and applications:

Fragrance for Fine Fragrance & Toiletries

Fragrance for Personal Care

Fragrance for Soap & Detergents

Fragrance for Incense Sticks / Agarbatti Industry

Fragrance for Oudh and oriental perfumes

Deodorant and Antiperspirant Roll Ons

Basic Knowledge in Flavours and Food Industries respecting formulations and applications:

Bakery Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Cakes, Pastries, & Sweet Goods,
Icings, Spread, Filling, Biscuit, Cracker & Cookies, Sweet & Savory Snacks.
Beverage Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Beverage Concentrates, Mixes,
Syrup, Carbonated & Non-Carbonated Soft Drinks, Energy Drinks, Sport Drinks, Juices, Nectar,
Coffee, Tea, smoothies and Dairy Drinks.
Confectionery Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Chocolate confectionery,
hard and soft boils sweet, jellies, chews, caramel, nougats, chewing/bubble gum, mint stick,
dessert & sweet tapping, medicated confectionery, seasonal confectionery, sugar free formulations
etc.
Dairy Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Milk and other dairy beverage, Ice
cream & Gelato, Yogurt and Sour Cream, Cheese, Dips, Spread, Dressings, Custard & Pudding,
Butter and Margarine etc.
Savory Flavours for Snacks and snack mixes, Soups & broths, Sauces & gravies, prepared meals
and entrees, Spice & seasoning blends, Marinades & rubs, Dips & spreads, Condiments.

High proficiency in GLC, Photo spectrometer, Polarimeter, Refractometer etc Basic Analytical
knowledge of HPLC, IR, NMR, Mass spectroscopy
Technical and Specialized Skills:

Regular consumer interaction, finding out the need gap & product attributes, convert the
into a product.
Develop new products and improve on existing products both in terms of efficacy and
benefits.
Track activities of competition in terms of its new launches/Relaunches, product
composition and claims, also to develop alternate options.
Cost optimization of existing formulations without compromising on product quality.
Technology transfer from bench to pilot plant to production.
Literature search - Paper, Journal & e-based search ensure that the new formulation
infringe upon any patent and is also regulatory compliant.
Ensure no infringement of the patents for all commercial products

need gap
sensorial
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High proficiency in GLC, Photo spectrometer, Polarimeter, Refractometer etc. Basic Analytical
knowledge of HPLC, IR, NMR, Mass spectroscopy

Professional Experiences
Unit Head (Manager)
Flavour & Fragrance Division/(OMAN AGRO INDUSTRIES L.L.C.)/ (http://www.albahja.com/flavour.htm)
September 2012 Present (Muscat, Sultanate of Oman)
Job Responsibilities:
Flavour development 80%
Fragrance and perfume Development 20%

Bakery Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Cakes, Pastries, & Sweet Goods,
Icings, Spread, Filling, Biscuit, Cracker & Cookies, Sweet & Savory Snacks.
Beverage Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Beverage Concentrates, Mixes,
Syrup, Carbonated & Non-Carbonated Soft Drinks, Energy Drinks, Sport Drinks, Juices, Nectar,
Coffee, Tea, smoothies and Dairy Drinks.
Confectionery Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Chocolate confectionery,
hard and soft boils sweet, jellies, chews, caramel, nougats, chewing/bubble gum, mint stick,
dessert & sweet tapping, medicated confectionery, seasonal confectionery, sugar free formulations
etc.
Dairy Industries: Flavours (Liquid and Dry mixed powder) for Milk and other dairy beverage, Ice
cream & Gelato, Yogurt and Sour Cream, Cheese, Dips, Spread, Dressings, Custard & Pudding,
Butter and Margarine etc.
Savory Flavours for Snacks and snack mixes, Soups & broths, Sauces & gravies, prepared meals
and entrees, Spice & seasoning blends, Marinades & rubs, Dips & spreads, Condiments.
Fragrance/perfumes formulation development premium quality (high value Arabic
perfume)

Regular Interaction with technical fellow all beverage/ bakery/confectionery industries located in
GCC specially Oman, UAE and KSA as well as East and West Africa.

General Manager/Business Director

Imperio International Limited (http://imperiocosmetics.com/index.html)
March 2011 August 2012 (Lagos, Nigeria)
Job Responsibilities:
Personal care product development 80%
Fragrance and perfume Development 20%
Management Professional:
Managing Fragrance & Perfume Business as well as Personal Care (Skin Care, Hair Care and
Specialty Products)
Production/ Technical Expertise

Production Planning & Control / R&D - Product and Process Development

Plant Management
Production Management
Process Enhancement
New Product Development
Sourcing
Customer Service
Cost Optimization
Value Analysis/Value Engineering
Quality Assurance
HR
Material Management
Factory Administration
New Product Development
Sales & Marketing

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Research & Development Manager (Perfumer)

METCEM LTD., Lagos, Nigeria (http://www.metcem.com/index.php)
From February 2007 to March 2011 (Lagos, Nigeria)
Job Responsibilities:
Personal care product development 20%
Fragrance and perfume Development 60%
Flavours development 20%

Job responsibility is Development of new products with efficacy and sensorial acceptability in
Personal care and Home care products in range for domestic and international business.
Evaluation of existing fragrance in Nigerian market & creation of new fragrance suitable to Nigeria
& Africa market.
I have developed many fragrances suitable for African market.
I have survey the fragrance business in Nigerian Market
Developed many formulation of roll Ons perfumes.
Developed new product like Antifoam for paint and coating industry
I have created Perfumer Alcohol, Formulator Alcohol & Carrier oil for Attar perfume
Improved existing products and developed new products which had significant win over benchmark
in market research.
Screen & select raw materials by reviewing scientific literatures and trade information.
Literature collection regarding the product and patent search for claim ingredients.
Recommend ideal supplier and also alternate supplier for raw materials.
Ensure all regulatory conditions are met for products developed for respective countries.
Shortlist prototypes for Market Research. Based on market feed back, fine tune the short listed
prototype as per performance needs
Ensure the stability of the product for the entire shelf life by conducting stability studies at different
conditions with final packing material.
Cost optimization without compromising on quality.

Analyst (Flavours & Fragrances)

Gopal Group Foundation New Delhi, India (http://www.gopalcorp.com/overview.html)
From April 2006 to December 2006 (New Delhi, India)
Job Responsibilities:
Flavour development 80% (tobacco Applications)
Fragrance and perfume Development 20%

Job Responsibility is creation of fragrance which is suitable to personal care product & agarbatti.
Creation of Flavours for tobacco products
Shortlist prototypes for Market Research. Based on market feed back, fine tune the short listed
prototype as per performance needs
Ensure the stability of the product for the entire shelf life by conducting stability studies at different
conditions with final packing material.
Cost optimization without compromising on quality.

Research Scientist (Fragrance/Flavour/Essential oils)

Mittal Aroma Essential Oils P Ltd., Noida. UP India
From March 2005 to April 2006 (Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Job Responsibilities:
Flavour development 40% (tobacco Applications)
Fragrance and perfume Development 40%
Reconstituted Essential Oils 20%

Worked as Research Scientist at Mittal Aroma Essential Oils P Ltd., Noida. UP India.
Handling QC, Instrumentation and Flavors & Fragrance creation.
Created more than 100 fragrances, which is used in Pharma and cosmetics products.
Created more than 10 flavors, which are used in Pharma and Tobacco products.
Developed method of blending natural essential oil for Aromatherapy.

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Junior Research Fellow

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR) Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India
(http://www.cimap.res.in/english/index.php)
From October 2002 to March 2005 (Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India)
Job Responsibilities:
Aromatic Plants 80%
Medicinal Plants 20%

Worked as Junior Research Fellow at Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
(CSIR) Lucknow on Project entitled Technology Dissemination Commercialization and
Utilization of Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) Cultivation through Processing and
Value addition of End Product in Uttaranchal at Bio-village level.

Extensively analyzed aromatic plants like Rose, Lavender, Lemon grass, Citronella, Patchouli,
Sandal wood, etc., for oil content and their chemical constituents.

Worked on the Collection of Medicinal plants in Himalayan region {Uttaranchal}, Hydro-distillation

of aromatic plants in laboratory, pilot and commercial scales, Solvent extraction of medicinal
plants, Distillation under reduced pressure, Literature survey of medicinal and aromatic plants.

Research Paper ~ 2007-01-0266 Garg, S.N.; Kaur, H.P.; Naqvi, A.A.; Singh, S.K.;
Khanuja, S.P.S. (Phytochemistry Division, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants, Lucknow 226 015, UP, India) - Chemical examination of the Aegle marmelos leaf
essential oil- A potential source of limonene. Indian Perfumer v. 50(3): p. 75-77, 2006 (Eng; 11
ref).

Research Papers~ Chemical composition of the essential oil of Majorana hortensis grown in
Uttaranchal India (Communicated)

Research Paper~ Chemical examination of Rosemary oil (Rosmarinus officinalis) grown in

Uttaranchal State, India (Communicated)

Research Paper ~Essential oil composition of Rabdosia melissoides grown in Uttaranchal

hills (Communicated).

Other Abilities

Knowledge of basic chemistry laboratory techniques

Written research papers.
Able to work independently or with a team.
Excellent verbal and written skills.
Comfortable researching and reading scientific papers

Computer:

MS -Windows, Power Point Presentation, Tally, Internet.

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25th December 1979

Mr. Sharda Prasad Singh
Village Amgilia, Post -Sukhipur
Distt. -Azamgarh, 223221 (UP) India.
Married
G1072995 (India)
92455383 (Oman, Valid 25/08/2016)
92455383 (Issue in Muscat/ valid 22/01/2024)
Muscat (living with family wife and 2 kids)
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