Shishir Singh

Unit Head at Flavour & Fragrance Division (OMAN AGRO INDUSTRIES L.L.C.) shishir.chem@gmail.com

Summary
Fragrance formulation development of fine fragrance, personal care & toiletries Basic knowledge in Aroma ingredients, Essential Oil, Absolute & Flavour ingredients I have formulated Flavours for Tobacco and Beverage products. Basic knowledge in Flavour Development: Fruit: Apple, apricot, banana, cherry, lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, raspberry, strawberry. Sweet: chocolate and vanilla. Basic Knowledge in perfumery: I have formulated a lot of different odour profile fragrance for following applications. Fragrance for Fine Fragrance & Toileteries Eau de perfume Eau de cologne Eau de toiletry Fragrance for Personal Care Hair Care - Shampoo, Conditioner, Relaxer, Styling gel Skin Care - Body Cream, Body Lotion Fragrance for Soap & Detergent Toilet Soap Detergent powder & liquid Fragrance for Incense Sticks / Agarbatti Industry Perfumer alcohol for Spray perfume & Attar perfume Deodorant and Antiperspirant Roll Ons

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

Specialties
Fragrance & Flavour Formulation Development

Experience
Unit Head at Flavour & Fragrance Division (OMAN AGRO INDUSTRIES L.L.C.) September 2012 - Present (1 year 8 months) Flavour Formulation Development for following Segments Bakery Beverage Confectionery Dairy Pharmaceutical Savory Complete Food Solutions Perfume Creation for High Value Quality General Manager/Business Director at Imperio International Limited March 2011 - August 2012 (1 year 6 months) 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

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Material Management Factory Administration New Product Development Sales & Marketing R&D Manager (Perfumer) at Metcem Limited February 2007 - March 2011 (4 years 2 months) Development of New Fragrance with efficacy and sensorial acceptability for Personal care and Home care products in range for domestic and international business. Creation of low value fragrance as well as production (blending) Evaluation of existing fragrance in Nigerian market & creation of new fragrance suitable to Nigeria & Africa market. Market Analysis for fragrance business in Nigerian Market Developed formulations of Roll ons perfumes. Created Perfumer Alcohol, Formulator Alcohol & Carrier oil for Attar perfume 4 recommendations available upon request Analyst at Gopal Group Foundation April 2006 - December 2006 (9 months) Created a lot of fragrance which is suitable to personal care product & agarbatti. Creation of Flavours for tobacco products Formulated so many flavours for sweet chewing 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 at Mittal Aroma Essential Oils Pvt. Ltd. March 2005 - April 2006 (1 year 2 months) Handling QC, Instrumentation and Flavors & Fragrance creation. Created more than 100 fragrances, which is used in Soap & Detergent and cosmetics products. Created more than 10 flavors, which are used in Pharma and Tobacco products.

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Developed method of blending natural essential oil for Aromatherapy. Research Fellow at Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) October 2002 - March 2005 (2 years 6 months) 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.).

Languages
Hindi

Projects
Technology Dissemination Commercialization and Utilization of Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) Cultivation through Processing and Value addition of End Product in Uttaranchal at Bio-village level October 2002 to March 2005 Members:Shishir Singh

Skills & Expertise

Ingredients Personal Care Chemicals FMCG Cosmetics Food R&D Product Development Key Account Management Regulatory Affairs Quality Assurance Quality System Hair Care Manufacturing Fragrance
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Quality Management Management Cross-functional Team Leadership GMP Food Industry ISO Quality Control Market Analysis Production Planning Process Simulation Chemistry Flavors Raw Materials Skin Care International Business Commercialization Polymers Food Science Product Innovation Consumer Products HACCP Analytical Chemistry Market Research Organic Chemistry International Marketing Food Technology Technology Transfer Food Safety Customer Insight Distributed Team Management HPLC Packaging

Education
Doctor Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University M.Sc, Organic Chemistry, 1999 - 2001 Doctor Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University B.Sc, Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, 1996 - 1999

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Honors and Awards

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).

Interests
Fragrance/Food flavours/Perfume formulation Developments

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Shishir Singh
Unit Head at Flavour & Fragrance Division (OMAN AGRO INDUSTRIES L.L.C.) shishir.chem@gmail.com

4 people have recommended Shishir

"Mr. Shshir is a highly motivated person and shows a great enthusiasm in all his endevours. He keeps the environment very lively and charged and gets along well with all the levels of hirarchy and is very good team player. In his work front he always shows a great level of Professionalism, dedication and he has passion for detail and perfection. He is a self starter and very focused towards his areas of operations and always shows a great deal of ingenuity and creativity and takes great pride in his work. I would always feel proud to recommend for Mr. Shishir Singh." Ranjit Singh, Commercial Manager, Metcem Limited, managed Shishir indirectly at Metcem Limited "As a techno professional he is very sincere and warm in her approach. He is a very fine professional in her work and believes in value addition to his clients. His dedicated and focused approach will take him very high in life. I am privileged to place my recommendation for him" Akhouri Bikash Kumar, Project Manager (Sales ), Metcem Ltd., worked directly with Shishir at Metcem Limited "Shishir is a one of the best person to keep him in the circle. He is energetic, jovial and a true team man. I am pleased to recommend Shishir as a good person and talented perfumer. He is extremely dedicated to his profession, highly organized and always delivers on his promises." Premjit Basu, MARKETING MANAGER, METCEM LTD, worked with Shishir at Metcem Limited "Shishir is having a wide knowledge about the fragrance & Flavors" ksv samy, Personal care, MetCem Ltd, worked directly with Shishir at Metcem Limited

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