My Ardor

• Chess
• Writing
• Traveling
• Languages
• Research & Development

Education

• M. Sc Food Technology (1983 – 1986) University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan


• Post Graduate Research Fellow Food Science & Biotechnology (1990 1991) University Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia


• Post Graduate Research Fellow Food Science & Technology (2001 2002) Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Experience

• Technical Manager (Quality Assurance, Product Development & Training) Engro Foods Ltd (Oct 2005 to date)
• Technical Manager (May 2005 October 2005) Millac Foods Ltd, Karachi
• Research Fellow PGIA (2001 2005) Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka
• Technical Advisor (1993 2005) Specialties, Lahore
• Quality Assurance Manager (1987 93) Nestle-Milkpak Ltd, Lahore
• Research Fellow (1990-91) UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
• Research Fellow (1985-86) PCSIR, Lahore
• Research Supervisor (External; 1987 to date) Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka

Responsibilities

• Product Development, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, TQM, TPM, Safety, Hygiene
• Budgeting, Standard Cost Budget, Variance Report, Forecasting
• Production, Procurement & Planning, Packaging, Logistics
• Consumer Complaints, Consumer Services, Training

Working Areas of Interest

• Food Industry in Pakistan & Abroad (1983 to date)
• Scientific Research Projects (1985 to date)
• Small/ Medium Scale Business Projects (1993 to date)
• Computer Literacy, Education(2001 to date)
• Tourism in Developing Countries (2003 2005)
• Scientific Theology

Processes

LIQUID PROCESSING

Ozonization
Evaporation
Process Engineering
Membrane Filtration
Freeze Concentration
Solid/Liquid Extraction
UHT and Pasteurization

DRYING

Spray Dryers
Fluid Bed Dryers
Freeze Dryers
Ring and Rotary Dryers

FILLING & PACKAGING

Bottle
Tetrapak
Pouch
Tin Can
Bag Filling System

PARTICULATE PROCESSING

Agglomerators
Granulators
Tablet Presses
Coaters
Pelletizers

Products

1. Dairy & Livestock Products (UHT milk, UHT Yogurt, UHT Cream, Fermented milk products, Butter, Flavored Butter, Frozen dairy products, Processed meat, fish & chicken)
2. Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals & Probiotics
3. Oil & Fats products, Dairy Spreads etc
4. Cereal (Instant cereals, breakfast cereals etc) & Confectionery
5. Fruit & Vegetable Products (Fruit Juices, Fruit Drinks, Fruit Concentrate, Instant fruit drinks, Pickles etc.)
6. Instant Products (Milk Powders, Health Powders, Infant Cereals, Energy drinks, Powdered Soups, Taste makers, Noodles, Ready to cook products, Ready to serve products etc.)
7. Frozen Products (Meat, Fish & Poultry, Egg, etc.)
8. Chemicals & Cosmetics (Sun Cream, Sun Lotion, Moisturizing cream, Urea Formaldehyde, Melamine Formaldehyde, Adhesives, Sealant, Paints, Cleaning Chemicals, Detergents etc)

Key Developments

• Development of Olwell
• Development of Olper’s
• Development of Tarang
• Development of UHT Cream
• Development of UHT Yoghurt
• Development of Buffalo UHT milk Stabilizer
• Development of Soy based Probiotics Product
• Use of liquid nitrogen for cooling of fruit pulps
• Use of liquid nitrogen for chilling of fresh milk
• Development of Dairy Whitener from Buffalo milk
• Development of Set Yoghurt using various stabilizers
• Enzymatic Clarification and Preparation of Pure Mango drink
• Process development to reduce the blackening of Banana puree without chemical preservatives
• Development of Tea Concentrate from leftover tea leaves
• Development of Urea Formaldehyde from indigenous materials
• Development of Detergents and Cleaning formulation FMCG
• Development of Polysulfide sealant, adhesives and rubber formulations

Key Research

• Development of Platform Test raw milk quality
• Use of OR-P and pH for UHT milk standardization
• Effect of metallic contamination on the quality of raw milk
• Comparison of DMC, Total viable count & Frost microscopy
• OR-P in Quality monitoring of Raw, Pasteurized and UHT milk
• Role of Probiotics in tourism industry and its effects on human health
• Development of Frost microscopy for rapid estimation of bacterial load
• Waste management and environment impact assessment in a Dairy plant
• Use of SIE for rapid estimation of Sodium, Calcium, Chloride, etc in raw milk
• Estimation of Lead in Commercial Bread
• Estimation of DNA & RNA in Fish Gonads
• Computer Literacy through New Media, Nepal
• Computer Literacy for School going children, Sri Lanka
• Isolation of spore forming micro-organism in dried baby food products
• Waste management and environment impact assessment in a Dairy plant
• Job satisfaction in a multinational organization in developing countries
• Surveillance of L. monocytogenes in commercial chocolate powder in Malaysia

Publications

• Dairy Industry in Pakistan I
  FD Toor & Ibrar Hussain; Pakistan & Gulf Economist July 1993
• Dairy Industry in Pakistan II
  FD Toor & Ibrar Hussain; Pakistan & Gulf Economist August 1993
• Effect of heavy metals on the quality of raw milk
  Syed Ibrar Hussain et al; Science International 1995
• PROBIOTIC BACTERIA: THE POTENTIAL FOR USE IN SAARC (Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives) & ASEAN (Thailand, Malaysia) COUNTRY’S DAIRY PRODUCTS
  Syed Ibrar Hussain1 and Dr. Illeperuma2
• HACCP for Dairy Farming in Pakistan
  (1st National Workshop on Food Processing, UET, & HEC, Pakistan April 23rd – 25th, Jamshoro) Syed Ibrar Hussain, Rozina Lakho & Sehrish Qureshi
• Milk Quality Monitoring in Developing Countries
  (3rd African Dairy Conference, May 16th – 18th 2007 Luska, Zambia)
  Ibrar H. Syed
• WMC: Wisdom of mass Communication, Cohesion & Construction
  (Bridging the gap between multi ethnic & religious cultures)
  Syed Ibrar Hussain (Under preparation four volumes)

Workshops, Seminars & Training (Abroad)

• 3rd African Dairy Conference (Technology is the Future) Lusaka, Zambia 2007
• SDU International Advanced Research Workshop (Agricultural Activities & Food Safety Issues) Turkey 2003
• PGIA National Agriculture Conference Sri Lanka 2002
• PGIS Environmental Toxicology Sri Lanka 2001
• Chromatography Techniques Malaysia 1991
• Salmonella Workshop Malaysia 1991
• Nestle on job training Thailand 1991
• Oils & Fats workshop Thailand 1991
• Nestle on job training Singapore 1990
• Nestle on job training Malaysia 1990
• Nestle on job training Indonesia 1990
• Biotechnology in ASEAN Countries Malaysia 1990

Workshops, Seminars & Training(In-land)

• Awaken to a life with our Values Workshop by Navitus 2008
• Breaking the Barriers Workshop by Navitus 2007
• 1st National Workshop on Food Processing (UET & HEC, Pakistan April 23rd 25th, Jamshoro) 2007
• Leadership Workshop by Navitus 2006
• Process Hazard Analysis by DuPont 2006
• Export Potential in European markets 1995
• Environment Impact Assessment, Petroman 1993
• PICQ ISO 9000 1992
• Problems Solving Skills, PIMS 1991
• UHT Workshop, Land-O-lakes 1988
• Thesis Research PCSIR 1986
• 6th FAO/ GOP National Dairy Training Course (Milk Collection, Quality Control & Hygiene) 1985
• Shezan International 1984

Working Environment Experience

1. Pakistan
2. Sri Lanka
3. Malaysia
4. Indonesia
5. Singapore
6. Nepal
7. Thailand
8. Canada
9. England
10. Zambia