Experience

• 

  UPL

  • India
  • Farming
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Regional APAC Technology Development Lead at UPL - Herbicide & Adjuvant

    • Jun 2023 - Present

    Lead on herbicide and adjuvant product development across APAC region

  • ASEANZ R&D Category Lead

    • Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

    Lead product development across ASEANZ region consisted of Australia, South East Asia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and New Zealand countries for herbicide projects and in some period of time also on Biostimulant projects. Technical knowledge transfer to internal and customers. Sales and regulatory support as well as special projects for business support.

  • ASIA Herbicide Technical Lead

    • Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

    Responsible on herbicide product development across Asia. Since November 2021 had additional task which is temporarily lead product development of Biostimulant (BSIN) projects as well.

• 

  FMC Corporation

  • United States
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • ASEAN R&D manager

    • Sep 2018 - Feb 2021

    Lead and responsible for crop protection products development of insecticide, fungicide, herbicide and nematicide thru several trial stages of testing in key crops. Lead crop nutrition products (micro nutrient and organic fertilizers) testing/trial. Coordinate bio-solution products (bio pesticides & bio-stimulant) and seed treatment (synthetic and bio products) testing across ASEAN countries. Ensured R&D team upload data to system (FP/FTMS) appropriately and lead product data review to provide technical recommendation and GAP’s of products to transfer to marketing team for products placement and positioning. Manage R&D site/station across ASEAN in Karawang (Indonesia), Suphanburi (Thailand), and Calauan (Philippines) with key R&D project establishment. Continued FMC learning center program as a media for internal and external customer learning as well as product & technology transfer media. As a member of APAC drone working team. Collaborating with third party company, key scientists, CRO across ASEAN for product and technology development. Manage research/development budget, forecast & expenses and develop OPEX & CAPEX plan as well as long range plan (LRP) & research equipment.

  • ASEAN Development & Regulatory Manager

    • Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

    Lead and responsible for crop protection products development of insecticide, fungicide, herbicide and nematicide in key crops. Lead crop nutrition products (micro nutrient and organic fertilizers) testing/trial and seed treatment testing across ASEAN. Ensured R&D team upload data to system (ARM) appropriately and lead product data review prior to provide technical recommendation and GAP’s the recommendation to commercial team. Lead product registration process from the registration filing, dossier submission, registration trial and product registration approval across regional. Collaborating with third party company for product & technology development as well as chemical supply/sources. Interact and working closely with regulator/authority across ASEAN like MOA (Indonesia), Thailand (DOA), Philippines (FPA), Malaysia (MPB) and Vietnam (PPD). Involved with global regulatory team for product defense in Rotterdam convention and successfully to secure product not listed in PIC in 2017 and 2019.

• 

  Monsanto Company

  • United States
  • Farming
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Asia Africa Crop Protection Technology Development Lead

    • May 2016 - Oct 2016

  • APAC CP Technology Development Lead

    • Jan 2015 - Oct 2016

    Lead herbicides development with different salt, different formulation and different surfactant in key crops. Herbicide product development thru product testing & trials by working with internal team and other stakeholders like scientists and crop protection licensees across Asia Pacific in relation new product introductions, product stewardship, and herbicide resistance monitoring. Involved in product registration trial (herbicides, L&G and BioAg products) across regional. Interacting with regulator/authority, key scientists across APAC region for product and technology development. Expanded role into new hub as Asia Africa CP Technology Development Lead.

  • Country Technology Development Lead

    • Sep 2010 - Aug 2015

    Lead on corn and vegetable crops hybrid testing/development and advancement across Indonesia. Lead data management process and data analysis with FTS software, JMP and using handheld and iPad. Lead and responsible for crop registration and plant protection process. Involved in biotechnology product (BT corn and RR corn) testing and biosafety requirement testing/study. Build and maintain an intensive communication and relationship with external stake holder (research center, pesticide & fertilizer company, scientists, lecturer and regulators, NGO, farmer association, industry association).

  • Senior Technology Development Executive

    • Jul 2004 - Aug 2010

    Conduct herbicide development testing with different formulation and different surfactants rate. Conduct corn hybrid testing thru multi location trial across Northern Sumatra market. Provide technical recommendation for herbicide application and corn hybrid advancement. Provided corn agronomy best practices and crop protection in planting corn thru several agronomic trials: plant density trial, fertilization trial (inorganic and organic fertilizer) and pesticide trials. Upload herbicide and corn trial data to system (ARM) appropriately and provide the recommendation to commercial team. Worked closely with universities scientists, plantation researchers, and interact with authorities/regulators

• 

  Universiti Putra Malaysia

  • Selangor, Malaysia

  • PhD student

    • Nov 1999 - Jun 2004
    • Selangor, Malaysia

    Studying for PhD degree in crop science, herbicide and soil microbiology in UPM Malaysia. Research subject is "EFFECTS OF ALACHLOR AND GLYPHOSATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF Glomus mosseae AND ITS SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATION WITH PEANUT. The result of study was published on below journals;1. Askif Pasaribu, Rosli B. Mohamad, Yahya Awang, Radziah Othman and Adam Puteh. 2011. Growth and development of symbiotic Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, Glomus mossea (Nicol. and Gerd.),in alachlor and glyphosate treated soils. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 10(55), pp. 11520-11526,2. Askif Pasaribu, Rosli Mohamad , Azizah Hashim , Zaharah A. Rahman , Dzolkhifli Omar and Md. Mahbub Morshed. 2013. Effect of herbicide on growth response and phosphorus uptake by host plant in symbiotic association with VA mycorrhiza (Glomus mosseae). Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment Vol.11 (2): 352-357. 20133. Askif Pasaribu, Rosli Mohamad, Azizah Hashim, Zaharah A. Rahman, Dzolkhifli Omar and Md. Mahbub Morshed. 2013. Effect of herbicide on sporulation and infectivity of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (Glomus mosseae) symbiosis with peanut plant. The Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences, 23(6): 2013, Page: 1671-1678.

• 

  Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara

  • Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

  • Lecturer

    • Jan 1990 - Oct 1999
    • Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

    Teaching subjects on plant protection, weed science, pesticide & application methods, herbicide, statistics, and experimental design. Have experience as well in chemistry & biochemistry laboratory. Conducted research on pesticides and supervised student research on pest, disease, weeds and pesticides. Assigned as deputy Dean for student affair and alumni (1995-1999).