Nurshazwani Amalina Sudirman
Senior Biotechnologist
Kuala Lumpur,14
Summary
Enthusiastic Field Researcher eager to contribute to team success through positive attitude, hard work, and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of lab and field coordination and responsibilities with developed skill to equipment execution of task. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in research and development industry.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Biotechnologist
Sime Darby Plantation Technology Centre Sdn Bhd
Serdang, Selangor
2016.01 - Current
- Responsible as team leader for several research projects on genetic diversity assessment. Design experimental plan and execute with close communication with collaborators and stakeholders.
- Responsible for field management from seed sowing in nursery to field planting for Malaysia Northern Region and Sarawak for GenomeSelect oil palm material
- Oversee data collection and cleaning. Conduct data analysis and provide recommendation with report in timely manner. Fluent with analytic statistical software - Minitab.
- Experience with mobile data collection for census and digital mapping (ArcGis)
Biotechnologist
Sime Darby Plantation Technology Centre Sdn Bhd
Serdang, Selangor
2010.02 - 2016.06
- Responsible for field management from seedling transplanting to field planting of clonal oil palm in Negeri Sembilan and Melaka region.
- Responsible for establishing mid-high throughput Molecular Marker Deployment lab (1000 samples per week)
- Coordinate and manage weekly screening samples and provide report in timely manner
- Maintained integrity of laboratory through weekly lab cleaning and maintenance procedures. Set up and calibrated laboratory equipment to conduct and monitor experiments and procedures.
- Led and coordinated team for high-throughput DNA extraction for '100Ha GenomeSelect project' by extracting 80,000 samples in 4 months (concordance test >98% accuracy). Project successfully implemented and broadcasted in national TV in April 2016.
Education
Master of Science - Genetics
2018.07 - Current
MBA -
2012.09 - 2016.04
General MBA with concentration on Organizational Behaviour
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
2015.07 - 2019.07
Skills
Project Management
Interpersonal
Communication (Spoken, Written)
Desicion making
Problem solving
Analytic skill
Flexible and Adaptable
Cultural Awareness
Critical Thinking
Data Entry
Software Proficiency (Office, Statistic, Genetics Diversity Assessments))
Timeline
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Master of Science, Genetics
2018.07 - Current
Senior Biotechnologist - Sime Darby Plantation Technology Centre Sdn Bhd
2016.01 - Current
Universiti Malaya - Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology
2015.07 - 2019.07
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) - MBA,
2012.09 - 2016.04
Biotechnologist - Sime Darby Plantation Technology Centre Sdn Bhd
2010.02 - 2016.06