Jawad Rehman

Professionally apply education and agriculture knowledge to exceed established and implemented KPIs, performance evaluations, and operational objectives. Goal-driven and accomplished Agriculture Engineer with over eight years proven track record of delivering exceptional results in Agriculture, Landscape and Farming.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Agricultural Extension Officer

ADAFSA Dec. 2017- Current 

Description of Duties:

• IPM of Dates palm, fruit trees and other crops.
• Hire & train workers engaged in planting, cultivating, irrigating, harvesting and IPM activities.
• Orchid’s Care: (Date Palms and others).
• Establishment of new orchards and Nurseries.
• Irrigation Design for farms.
• Direct crop production operations, such as planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, or harvesting.
• Change processes such as drying, grading, storing, or shipping to improve efficiency or profitability.
• Inspect farm or ranch structures, such as buildings, fences, or roads, ordering repair or maintenance activities, as needed.
• Analyze soil to determine types or quantities of fertilizer required for maximum crop production.
• Demonstrate or explain working techniques, practices, or safety regulations to farm.
• Inspect orchards or fields to determine crop maturity or condition or to detect disease or insect infestation.
• Plan and direct development or production of hardier or higher-yield hybrid plant varieties. 
• Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
• Write reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken.

Farm Manager Jun. 2017 –Dec 2017 Rasheed Saeed Farms

Description of Duties:

• Directed Farm Operations Responsible for the production, marketing, financial and employee management of farm. 
• Grew year-round salad greens and vegetables in Hydroponic greenhouse space (high tunnel). 
•  Managed greenhouse production of plug transplants for all farm vegetables and flowers. 
• Sales and Marketing of farm produce.
• Served and developed relationships with customers. 
• Agriculture Machinery’s purchasing and maintenance.
• Automatic Irrigation System. (High kW Boosters, NFT, timers, solenoids, tanks, and sprinkler’s operations.
• Hydroponics and Aquaponics Techniques
• Direct or monitor the quarantine and treatment or destruction of plants or plant products.

Barari Natural Resource, Abu Dhabi. Dec. 20214 - Jan. 2018 

Client:

• Environmental Agency,Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Abu Dhabi Municipality, UAE.

Description of Duties:

• Planning of irrigation scheduling according to the plant water requirement and weather
• Conditions for the desert plants; also monitoring of electro mechanicals and water reservoirs.
• Experience to work under stress, tough and hard weather conditions of UAE desert.
• Preparation of progress reports on daily performance basis.
• Planning and supervision of labor and overall ongoing activities at site
• Operation and maintenance of exiting soft landscape and irrigation system.
• Scheduling for pruning, cutting & fertilizer application to the soft landscape.
• Irrigation system designing and installation for Villas and palaces under company projects.
• Management of (1000 hectares) area underdeveloped forest with desert plants in Abu Dhabi.
• Expertise in designing and maintenance of soft & hard landscaping projects.
• Estimation / Selection of irrigation system and material w.r.t Project demands.
• Date trees full season techniques i-e From Nursery to yield
• Installation and maintenance of irrigation system.
• Water sample testing like EC, TDS, pH and Salinity and Discharge measurement using Flow meter.
• Supervision of workers, field assistants and camp staff.
• Management and distribution of water among whole forest.
• Cure protection and conservation of wildlife inside forest.
• Supply and distribution of food stuff to wild Dears in the forest.
• Preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly plans, and reports.
• Pest and disease identification and their control. 
• Explanation of ongoing work to casual staff, visitors, and clients.
• Maintenance of groundcovers and their irrigation system (sprinkler).
• Actively involved in reporting of issues inside forest and camp to regional office, also responsible for their possible solutions.
• Responsible for sending demand/summons of agriculture tools and irrigation materials for forest maintenance and their distribution among the workers.
• Automatic Irrigation System. (High kW Boosters, NFT, timers, solenoids, tanks, and sprinkler’s operations.

G.I.S work 

• Survey and Mapping of forest and other assets by Arc G.i.s software.
• Examine the condition of Plants and irrigation system.
• Mapping of irrigation System.
• Making of data base for planning and future work.

Education:

2011-2013 Agricultural university Peshawar

M.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture Sciences & Plant pathology

GPA 3.7/4.0 (83%)

2007-2010 Agricultural University Peshawar

B.sc (Hons) Agriculture Sciences & Plant Pathology

GPA 3.39/4.0 (76%)