Iftikhar Hussain

Dedicated Agriculture Consultant and Horticulturist with over 3 years of experience specializing in data analysis, crop management, and innovative agritech research. My expertise includes field data collection, categorization of crops and weeds, and leveraging AI (e.g., providing critical datasets for a machine learning weeding robot project at Minibyte.ai) for data-driven, sustainable solutions. I also possess functional experience as an E-commerce Sales Specialist at AIA Global Business Group, Islamabad, where I successfully managed product listing/publishing on Amazon, maintained Seller Account health, and ensured efficient orders clearing.

My goal is to optimize research and enhance productivity in crop management.

E-commerce Sale Specialist at AIA Global Resource Business Group (2025-01 – Present)

Human Resource Company managing all aspects of product listing and publishing on Amazon marketplace, maintaining optimal seller account health, and executing efficient orders clearing and fulfillment processes.

• Managing all aspect of product listing and publishing on the Amazon marketplace
• Maintaining optimal Amazon Seller Account health through constant metric monitoring and compliance
• Executed efficient orders clearing and fulfillment processes for timely customer delivery
• Handling Product listing, account health maintenance, processing orders and SEO of seller center account to attract more customers online

Agriculture Consultant at Minibyte.ai (2024-01 – 2024-11)

AI Company focused on developing comprehensive datasets for machine learning applications in agriculture, crop management research, and plant/disease identifier app development.

• Developed comprehensive datasets for weeds and crop, enabling machine learning applications in agriculture
• Conducted research and documentation on crop management, focusing on crops like wheat, cotton, and rice, with a thorough weed categorization study
• Collected datasets of images of plants and weeds and categorized them for Machine Learning
• Assisted in Plant identifier and diseases identifier app development
• Provided assistance on Multi Task Robot Project for agriculture operations like weeding, seeding, fertilizing and crop's data collection
• Facilitated business administration tasks, client communications, and project documentation, ensuring seamless workflow and efficient project completion

Agri Internee at Agha Khan Rural Support Program (2023-03 – 2023-06)

NGO focused on sustainable agricultural practices, greenhouse evaluations, farm visits, farmer training sessions, and off-season cultivation research.

• Engaged in greenhouse evaluations, farm visits, and farmer training sessions, promoting sustainable agricultural practices
• Researched in off season cultivation in Skardu, did market research of off season vegetables
• Participated in different projects under AKRSP as a Data Entry Operator like BEST4WEER Project, Cash and Calendar Project and Sehat Mand Khandan (SMK) Project
• Managed data entry contributing to a better cooperation in generating annual report

Lab Assistant Internee at PCSIR Labs Skardu (2023-06 – 2023-09)

Research Laboratory internship with focus on fruit and vegetable physiological analysis and laboratory instrument operation.

• Gained practical experience in a laboratory setting, with a focus on fruit and vegetable physiological analysis
• Learned to operate key lab instruments, including the Soxhlet apparatus, refractometr, pH meter, and hot air oven
• Conducted protein and fiber composition analysis in plant samples' dry matter
• Developed skills in sample preparation, analysis, and data recording, ensuring accuracy and reliability in laboratory results

CSR at Carphone Warehouse (2021-01 – 2022-01)

Call Center role focused on customer support, lead generation, and issue resolution.

• Handled client queries and support, focusing on lead generation and issue resolution to enhance customer satisfaction
• Effectively communicated with customers ensuring smooth services delivery

B.Sc.(Hons) in Agriculture, Horticulture – Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (2023)

Intermediate in FSc Pre-Medical – Career Guidance Public School and College Skardu (2018)

Matric – FG Boys Public School Sialkot Cantt. (2015)