Professional Experience
| Duration | Organization & Designation | Research Areas |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 |
PepsiCo (USA) Senior Director R&D |
Strategic Innovation in Foods & Snacks |
| 2005-2009 |
S. C. Johnson Company (USA) World-wide Director R&D |
Strategic Innovation in Skin Care |
| 2003-2005 |
Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (USA) Director R&D |
Strategic Innovation in Home Care: Air & Water Purification & Home Cleaning |
| 2001-2002 |
Unilever Research (USA) Global Project Leader & Lead Scientist |
Strategic Innovation in Personal Wash: Immunobiology, Histology, Skin Biophysics |
| 1999-2001 |
Hindustan Unilever (India) Project Leader & Senior Scientist |
Skin Biology; Skin Biochemistry; Colloidal Chemistry; Strategic Innovation in Skin Care |
| 1998-1999 |
Unilever Research (USA) Section Manager, Chemical Sciences |
Innovation in Personal Wash: Skin Biology etc. |
| 1994-1998 |
Unilever Research (USA) Project Leader |
Biomimetic Catalysis; Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry; |
| 1993-1994 |
Unilever Research (USA) Research Scientist |
Biomimetic Catalysis; Transition Metal Organometallic Chemistry |
| 1992-1993 |
Unilever Research (USA) Principal Research Chemist |
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis |
| 1988-1992 |
Purdue University (USA) Research Scientist & Group Manager |
Enantio- and Diastereoselective Organic Synthesis |
| 1987-1988 |
National Chemical Laboratory (India) Scientist-C, Group Leader |
Organometallic Chemistry & Natural Product Synthesis |
| 1985-1987 |
The Ohio State University (USA) Post-Doctoral Research Associate |
Non-natural Product Synthesis |
| 1983-1985 |
Purdue University (USA) Post-Doctoral Fellow |
Organometallic Synthetic Methods & Natural Product Synthesis |