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• A trained biotechnology professional (Lead Auditor for EMS, ISO 14001:2015) having R&D experience in algal cultivation for food, feed, fuels, and biomass processing for nutraceuticals with its toxicity and efficacy studies.• Established the process for EPA rich vegan omega oil production from marine microalga. Scheme involves optimization of cultivation, biomass harvesting and drying, and product extraction followed by its evaluation for nutraceutical potential using rat models. • Successfully cultivated various microalgae from lab (Flask) to pilot scale (2000 L) to industrial scale (20000L to 300,000 L) at geographically distinct (Australia, S. Korea, S. Africa) sites worldwide. Evaluated algal biomass as poultry feed ingredient. Designed monitoring and control platform for algae cultivation that leads to operational intelligence.• Good at writing research proposals for funding, preparing project management plans, assigning roles and responsibilities to the team, analyzing and interpreting complex data, preparing progress reports, and writing and publishing research articles. • Skilled for wet lab experiments with hands-on experience on high-end analytical instruments. Ability to plan, set and manage the new R&D lab facility for an industry as per the requirement.• Work Interest: Microalgae for nutraceuticals and specialty feed, Microalgal Biorefinery, Hybrid plant-algae based polyherbal formulations as nutraceuticals.