CURRICULAM VITAE OF RANA KHURRAM MUSHTAQ

PERSONAL:

Name: Rana Khurram Mushtaq

Contact: +92 323 8487236

SUMMARY:

Thanking all mighty Allah for blessing me with opportunities to work in different capacities in various reputed public and private sector organizations in Pakistan and abroad. With over 20 years of work experience in high efficiency irrigation industry and realizing its importance in the context of Pakistan agrarian economy, I feel proud in starting a specialized irrigation company in partnership in Pakistan "Al Falah Irrigation & Landscape".

We understand that the higher cost of energy & water involved in agricultural production and landscape development can be minimized with the efficient use of available resources. Therefore we aim at introducing high efficiency irrigation practices to farmers, residents and landscape developers backed with latest technologies, materials, tools and technical services.

EXPERIENCE:

March 2014 – to date

Managing Partner

Organization: Al Falah Irrigation & Landscape, Lahore, Pakistan

Developing/Sharing of technical/business proposals/matters with business partner to finalization and implementation.

Designing, Supervision and installation of High Efficiency Irrigation Systems (HEIS) i.e.

Agriculture fields, farm houses, plant nurseries, etc.

Landscape projects, residential societies, parks, villas.

Sports field and golf courses

Vertical gardening systems.

Roof top gardening systems.

Trading of irrigation, green wall and roof top garden products

Capacity building of HEIS staff/client or client representatives in public and private sectors

Oct. 2005 - March 2014

Position: Irrigation Manager Organization: Desert Landscape Company, Dubai, UAE

Leading a team of irrigation engineers and technicians to carry out:

Designing irrigation system of landscape projects backed with

hydraulic calculations, material specifications and bill of material.

Projects including (i) Public Parks & resorts, (ii) Villas, Palaces,

Residential/Commercial Buildings & Hotels Resorts, (iii) Plant

Nurseries, (iv) Agriculture Farms & Farm Houses, (v) Golf

Courses & Play Grounds and (vi) Green Walls & Roofs.

Preparation of project feasibility reports and project plans.

Installation, supervision and commissioning of irrigation system.

Providing technical support to Project Managers, Estimation Department and Design & Built Division of Desert Group.

Extending technical training to Desert Group Field Staff through site visits, seminars and workshops.

June 2000 - Oct. 2005

Position: Irrigation Engineer

Organization: Desert Landscape Company, Dubai, UAE.

Designing irrigation system of landscape projects.

Preparations of material specifications.

Preparation of BOQs.

Supervision of irrigation projects

June 1997 - June 2000

Position: Assistant Director (Technical)

Organization: Directorate General (Water Management), Agri. Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.

Promotion and installation of community tube wells.

Implementation of On-Farm Water Management interventions in canal command/rain fed areas (construction of watercourses, introduction of resource conservation technologies i.e. zero-tillage-wheat-drill, furrow-

bed-irrigation, mechanical rice transplanting, pressurized irrigation schemes, etc.)

April 1994 - May 1997

Position: Assistant Director (Planning) Organization: Directorate General (Water Management), Agri. Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.

Development and monitoring On-Farm Water Management projects.

Preparation of technical reports, project inception/appraisal documents, Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs), Project Completion Reports (PCR) etc. as per requirements of various donor agencies like, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Overseas Economic Corporation Fund, etc.

Establish close coordination and communications with sub-offices, project consultants, higher offices at provincial and federal government and various donor agencies.

Managing International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management (INPIM) – Pakistan Chapter of the EDI World Bank.

Feb. 1992 - April 1994

Position: Assistant Director (Technical)

Organization: Directorate Field (Water Management), Agri. Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.

Designing, rehabilitation and lining of watercourses.

Precision leveling of agricultural fields through LASER land leveling equipment.

Designing, construction and installation of water storage tanks, sprinkler/drip irrigation schemes and establishment of demonstration centers.

Sep. 1990 - Feb. 1992

Position: Assistant Agricultural Engineer

Organization: Directorate General (Field), Agri. Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.

Preparation of projects for the development of land and water resources.

Aug 1998 - Dec. 1998

Position: Assistant Agricultural Engineer

Organization: Directorate (Field), Agriculture Department, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan.

Groundwater resources development through power drilling rigs/power

winches.

Land development through heavy earth moving machinery.

QUALIFICATION:

1989-90

ME Agricultural Engineering

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) [Bangkok, Thailand]

- Stood 2nd in the class

1984-88

B.Sc. Agricultural Engineering

University of Agriculture [Faisalabad, Pakistan]

- Top the class {won: (1) University Gold Medal & (2) S. M. Ellahi Gold Medal}

TRAINING / COURSES / SEMINARS:

2003 Hunter Industries Landscape Irrigation Training Seminar

1999

Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) and its Application International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) [Lahore, Pakistan]

1996

The Role of Project Management Software in Ensuring Successful Completion of Water Projects in Pakistan Center of Excellence in Water Resource Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with the School of Civil Engineering, the University of Birmingham, UK [Lahore, Pakistan]

1994

Workshop on Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation Asian Development Bank [Islamabad, Pakistan]

1994

Project Planning, Appraisal, Implementation and Evaluation with Computer Application

Project Training Institute, Government of the Punjab, Planning and Development Department [Lahore, Pakistan]

1994

LOTUS 123, - WordStar, - Dbase III+

National Institute of Public Administration [Karachi, Pakistan]

1993

Project Planning, Appraisal and Implementation Project Training Institute, Govt. of the Punjab, Planning and Development Department [Lahore, Pakistan]

1992

Precision Land Leveling through LASER Land Leveling Equipment On-Farm Water Management Training Institute Punjab [Lahore, Pakistan]

1992

Watercourse Designing and Improvement, Precision Land Leveling and Irrigation Agronomy On-Farm Water Management Training Institute Punjab [Lahore, Pakistan]

1991

- PASCAL

- AutoCAD

University of the Punjab [Lahore, Pakistan]

1989/90

AutoCAD

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) [Bangkok, Thailand]

RESEARCH WORK/PUBLICATIONS: A study on the Poultry Feed Manufacturing Unit (Research conducted during B.Sc. Agri. Engg.

Degree Program at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan). Construction of Seepage Meter (Research conducted during B.Sc. Agri. Engg. Degree

Program at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan). Energy Inputs in Irrigated Wheat Crop Production in Pakistan (Research conducted during M.

Engg Degree Program at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand). Energy Inputs in Irrigated Wheat Crop Pakistan (A research paper presented in the 1992

International Summer Meeting sponsored by the American Society of Agriculture Engineers (ASAE) at U.S.A).

Environmental Impact of Industrial Effluent Discharge on Agriculture and Role of Community

for Environmental Protection (A paper presented at the Environmental Awareness Seminar,

organized by Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan).

Participatory On-Farm Drainage for Improved Water Management and Increased Agricultural

Production.

Managing Irrigation for Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: Case Study of the

Punjab Agriculture Department. Impact of Resource Conservation (Zero Tillage) Technology on Wheat Production (Technical

Report). Resource Conservation Tillage Technologies in the Punjab Province: An Overview (Technical

Report). Acknowledgement of irrigation water requirement charts produced for book entitled

“Landscape Plants of Arabia” by Mr. Julian Lee, published in 2013 by Gilgamesh Publishing Ltd. London.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Life member Pakistan Engineering Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Life member Asian Institute of Technology “Alumni Association”, Bangkok, Thailand.

Life member International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management (INPIM)-Pakistan, World Bank, Washington DC, USA.

MAJOR PROJECTS:

List of Major Projects Attached

Generally all irrigation projects completed in the Middle East have following characteristics/ components. I was involved from design stage to installation and finally testing, commissioning and handing over of these HEIS projects.

Fully automatic irrigation systems installed were consisted of:

Pump Station: Single, multiple pumps with VFD/PLC panels, ramp up/ramp down functions, filtration units, fertigation systems etc.

Automatic Control Systems:

Irrigation Central Controllers: To automatically control irrigation through field controllers over a larger area e.g. golfcourses, residential societies etc. Mode of communication through hardwire, radio, internet etc.

Stand alone Irrigation Controller: To automatically control irrigation over a relatively smaller area.

Weather Station: In case of larger areas like golf courses to automatically schedule daily irrigation water demands w.r.t plant species.

Solenoid/Remote Control Valves: To receive voltage from irrigation controller and open and close irrigation zone water supply at remote places in the field.

Sensors to control irrigation: Installation of various types of sensors to further improve HEIS system i.e. Soil moisture sensor, Rain sensor, Wind sensor, Weather station, Solar Sync, Flow sensor etc.

Generally irrigation systems designed and installed in the Middle East included:

Drip/bubbler irrigation for ornamental/fruit trees

Drip irrigation for groundcover/seasonals/shrubs in landscape projects.

Drip for vegetable farms/green houses/tunnels/nurseries.

Impact sprinklers for fodder crop

Pop-up gear driven sprinklers for turf/lawn areas (relatively larger areas)

Pop-up sprayers for relatively smaller and irregular tight shaped turf/lawn areas.

Root zone watering systems for ornamental/fruit trees

Overhead misting system in green houses/propagation areas

Sub-surface irrigation systems.

LIST OF MAJOR PROJECTS WITH DESERT LANDSCAPE COMPANY LLC, DUBAI, UAE (2000 – 2014)

No..

PROJECT TITLE

No.

PROJECT TITLE

1

Jumeirah Golf Course – Phase A – Fire & Earth Golf Courses

Jumeirah Golf Course –

Earth (18 holes) Jumeirah

Golf Course – Fire (18

holes)

Jumeirah Golf Course – Turf Nursery

25

Al Wajba Palace - Qatar

26

Madinat Jumeirah Phase 2

27

Staff Accommodation – Madinat Jumeirah Resort

2

Tiger Woods – Golf Course Construction, Plant Procurement & Lake

Construction

Tiger Woods – Design & Construction on site Nursery 30 heatares for

Plants and 20 hectares for Turf

28

Fujairah Resort at Dhadnah

29

Global Village – near Al Groud Bridge

30

Royal Mirage Phase II – Landscaping and Irrigation Works

3

Trump International Golf Club, Dubai at Akoya by Damac (Phase-1)

31

Staff Accommodation for Royal Mirage Hotel

4

Qatar Foundation Golf Club – Turf Nursery

32

Ritz Carlton Beach Zone

5

Construction of New Natural Grass Football Ground and Facilities at

Bahrain

- Khalifa Sports Complex

- National Stadium, Isa Town

- Training Football Grounds behind National Stadium Isa Town

- Al Ahli club

- Muharraq club, ARAD

- Al Riffa Club, Hunaniya

33

Abu Dhabi Fairmont Resort Hotel

34 Al Maha – Desert Resort (Extension) - Dubai

35

Arabian Ranches Model Villas

36

Commercial and Residential Complex in Khalidia – Abu Dhabi

37

Dubai Media City – Phase –II, 5 Office Buildings Development

38

Dubai Media City – Phase –III, 3 Office Buildings Development

6

Football Ground at New York University, Abu Dhabi

39

Dubai Central Fruit and Vegetable Market (PJ2075)

7

Sofitel Resort at Palm Jumeirah

40

Dubal Expansion – Kestrel Project Landscape Works

8

Midrise Staff Accommodation for Sofitel Hotel at Jumeirah Village

41

Dubai Festival City Zone 2 Phase-I

9

Ritz Carlton Hotel – Beach Extension

42

Dubai Herbal & Treatment Centre

10

Akkadian Penthouse at the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

43

Dubai International Finance Center

11

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi

44

Emirates Lakes Development – Neighbourhoods 1B, 1C, 1D

12

Abu Dhabi Financial Centre – Sowwah Square Project

45

Escort Facilities in Abu Dhabi

13

Al Ghurair Farm House, Khawaneej (Plot No: 2820216), Dubai

46

Ewan Residences at Dubai Investment

14

Al Lehabab Farm Estate

47

Mr. Abdullah Al Ghurair Villa at Al Khawaneej – Plot No. 281-

1319

15

Dubai International Airport (Phase-III) – AX466 Terminal 2 Expansion

48

Ministry of Information and Culture – Abu Dhabi

16

Al Markaz Development, Abu Dhabi

49

National Institute of Education

17

Maze Tower – Green Wall System

50

Palm Residential Complex – Kuwait

18

Dubai Garden Centre Building Green Wall

51

Residential Villas Development at Al Barsha First (96 Villas) –

Dubai 19

Private Villa Green Wall, Qatar

52

Palms Luxurious Residential Compound – Sector W-49, Plot #

10, Abu Dhabi

20

Margham Tent Majlis

53 Residential & Commercial building in

Khalidya – Sector W-10, Plot C-34, C-35, C-36, C-37, Abu Dhabi.

21

6509 – Zabeel Stable

54

IR62 – Irrigation System for Airport Road

22

Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club – Additional Works

55

Jebel Ali Desert Camp – Bubbler Irrigation System

23

Dubai International Airport - Ax-116 Dubai Flower Centre

56

H.H. Sheikha Fatima – Ajman palace

24

Dubai Global Village – Soft Landscape & irrigation works

57

Rashid School for Boys - Dubai

LIST OF MAJOR PROJECTS IN PAKISTAN (1992- 2000)

Following major projects were designed as a team member for uplifting irrigation

efficiencies to meet crop water requirements on provincial level.

- On Farm Water Management Project Phase-III (IDA-World Bank assisted) – 5 years

project. - On Farm Water Management Project Phase-II (OECF-Japan assisted) – 5 years project .

- On Farm Water Management Component of Punjab Groundwater Development Project

(ADB assisted) – 5 years project.

- Third Punjab On Farm Water Management Project (ADB assisted) - 5 Years. - On Farm Water Management Component of National Drainage Program (NDP-1) – 5 Years.