Salim H. AlSaidi
Sultan Qaboos University - College of Science
P.O.Box 36 - AlKhodh 123 Muscat - Oman
009689333128 | 0096824141478
salimalsaidi@yahoo.com
27 October 2015
Personal Statement
Senior technical staff with over 20 years' valuable experience in instrumental analysis, HSE, and
managing of science laboratories. A proven record of accomplishment in all operational functions,
with particular emphasis on planning, implementation, team building & problem solving. A selfmotivated and determined team player who is used to working to and meeting deadlines.
Skills
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Health, safety and environment professional.
Instrumental Analysis: Confidently able to operate, calibrate, diagnose, and repair several
analytical instruments such ICP-MS, GC-MS, GC-FID, FT-IR, HPLC, IC, AAS, UV-VIS, etc.
Computers: Professional hardware and software user.
Reporting skills: Executive; Public Awareness; Scientific; Oral Presentation; Poster
Presentation; Seminar/Conference
Languages: Arabic & English: Fluent in both (writing, reading and speaking)
Work Experience
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
2010 - Present
College Superintendent
- Supervising the work of professional and technical staff involved in compliance and process
laboratory work.
- Reviewing regulations, legislation, and permits for impact on laboratory operations.
- Coordinating with the College health, safety and environment committee to ensure that
University and college health, safety and environment regulations are adhered to.
- Following-up college departments’ purchase orders of equipment’s and chemicals with the
concern University departments.
- Assisting in planning and administering the college budget.
- Serving as the College liaison to other colleges and departments in the University and
outside agencies.
- Have regular meetings with departments superintendents
- Attending college board meetings
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
2000 - 2010
Department Superintendent
- Allocated teaching workloads among technical staff
- Assigned technical staff for working in research labs
- Coordinated technical staff leaves to ensure continuous availability of technicians throughout
the year
- Interviewed, trained and evaluated the performance of new staff
- Evaluated technical staff performance and progress
- Overseen preparation of teaching labs
- Ensured security and safety of department workplace
- Reported and followed-up departmental orders/maintenance of furniture, chemicals,
equipment and other related items
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
1993 - 2000
Technical staff
- Organized the daily running of the chemical teaching labs.
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Education
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
1998 - 1999
Master of Science; Chemistry
“Supercritical Fluid Extraction of plant materials”
University of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
1996 - 1996
Certificates of Completion
Chemical Labs supervisory skills
and business management / Administration
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
1987 - 1992
Bachelor of Science;
Chemistry
Other Training
Course/workshop/Presentations
Institute, Place
Date
The requirements of ISO/IEC 17011 (Conformity
Assessment) and its implementation within an
Accreditation body
Tunisian
Accreditation
Council, Tunis,
Tunisia
May, 2014
The 2nd GCC Conference for Laboratories
Proficiency
GSO in cooperation
with GAC & ESMA,
UAE
March, 2014
Qualification of Accreditation Assessors in Chemical
Laboratories in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025
requirement
Ministry of
Environment, State
of Qatar
February, 2014
Qualification of Accreditation Assessors on ISO/IEC
17025 requirement
GCC Accreditation
Centre, Riyadh, KSA
December, 2013
Qualification of Accreditation Assessors on ISO
19011:2011 Guidelines for Auditing Management
Systems
GCC Accreditation
Centre, Riyadh, KSA
December, 2013
Workshop on Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
MECA and UNITAR
June, 2013
Laboratory workshop for the analysis of chemicals
related to the Chemical weapons convention
OPCW & Ibn Hayyan
labs, Jordan
November, 2012
First Aid course: CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
(CPR) certification
Target Training
services, Oman
March, 2012
sub-regional workshop on scientific studies and
research in biodiversity and its role in sustaining the
ecological balance
ISESCO and ONCECS,
Muscat
November, 2011
Role of Chemistry in life symposium
ONCECS (Oman
May, 2011
National Commission
for Education, Culture
and Science)
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OPCW Associate Program 2010
Organization for the
Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons ,
Europe
22/7-1/10/2010
ExxonMobil Chemical Belgium
Antwerp Polymer
Plant, Belgium
30/8-20/9/2010
University of Surrey Component of the OPCW
Associate Prog. 2010
University of Surrey,
UK
3-20/08/2010
GCMS QP2010 Plus maintenance and servicing
Shimadzu Sanjo
Works, Japan
November, 2009
Laboratory Accreditation and management
conference
Institute for
International
Research (IIR), UAE
December, 2007
Firefighting workshop
Directorate of Civil
Defence, Oman
May, 2007
Enhancing Supervisory Skills
SAMTEQ, Oman
March, 2007
Quality Assurance for Analytical laboratories
Workshop
Joint workshop
between
International centre
for Bio saline
Agriculture & UAE
University, UAE
October, 2006
Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
training course
University of
Queensland,
Australia
June, 2006
Sub-Regional Workshop on the Coordinated
Implementation of Chemicals & Hazardous Wastes
Conventions
UNEP, Oman
December, 2005
Fire, Safety & Health workshop
SQU, Oman
January, 2004
Operation and maintenance of analytical
instruments
The Egyptian
Academy for
scientific research
and technology,
Egypt
October, 2003
Occupational Safety & Health in the workplace
Premier Associates,
Oman
September, 2003
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Health, Safety and Environment Awareness course
PDO, Oman
May, 2003
Environmental & waste management
Euromatech, UAE
October, 2001
Developing Leadership & management Qualities
TMI, Oman
June, 1999
Use and Application of Scientific instrumentation:
Principles and Practices
University of
Wisconsin, USA
Jun – Dec., 1996
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Kuwait Institute for
Scientific Research,
Kuwait
May, 1994
Committees and domestic services
Committee
Year
Team member of the subcommittee for the SQU five year Strategic
Plan (2016-2020) – Human resources section.
2015
Team member of the SQU Finance and Human Resource Subcommittee, Long Term Strategic Plan
2012-2013
National task team for Mercury management
2011- present
SQU task team for revising staff training regulations
2011
Chairman of Board of Directors for SQU Day Care Centre
2009- 2015
National Technical committee for Chemical management
2003-2013
College of Science Health, Safety and Environment Committee
(Chairman)
Task Team On Socio-Economic Aspects of POPs in Oman
2003-2007
SQU promotion regulations reviewing committee
2004
SQU job description reviewing committee
2004
Publications and conferences
2005
25- Williams, J.R.; Fatope, M.O.; Al-Kindy, S. M. Z.; Suliman, F. E. O.; Al-Saidi, S. H., “ Volatile
Compounds of the leaves and flowers of Lavandula dhofarensis A. G. Miller,” SQU Journal
for Science, 2013, 18, 33-40.
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24- Salim Al-Saidi, K. B. Rameshkumar, Abdulkhader Hisham, Nallusamy Sivakumar, Salma AlKindy, “Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils of Four
Commercial Grades of Omani Luban, the Oleo-Gum Resin of Boswellia sacra
Flueck”, Chemistry & Biodiversity, Volume 9, Issue 3, pages 615–624, March
2012
23- Presentation in Industrial Chemistry: Production of PE & PP, Role of Chemistry in life
symposium, Oman National Commission for Education Culture and Science (ONCECS),
2011.
22- Abdulkhader Hisham, K.B. Rameshkumar, Neelam Sherwani, Salim Al-Saidi, and Salma
Al-Kindi, “The Composition and antimicrobial activity of Cyperus conglomeratus Rott.
Essential Oil from Oman”, Natural Products Communications, 2011.
20- K.B. Rameshkumar, Abdulkhader Hisham, Neelam Sherwani, Salim Al-Saidi, and Salma
Al-Kindi, “The Composition and antimicrobial activity of the leaf Essential Oil of Desmus
chinensis var. lawii (Hook. F. & Thomson) and Cyathocalyx zeylanicus Champ.”, Natural
Products Communications, 2011.
20- Abdulkhader Hisham, Salim Al-Saidi, Salma Al-Kindi, Adul Rahim Zwakhroon and K.B.
Rameshkumar, “Composition of the Essential Oil of Ocimum dhofarense from Oman”,
Natural Products Communications, 2011.
19- Rameshkumar, K.B., Hisham, A.*, Al-Saidi, S. and Al-Kindy, S., The Chemical Composition
of Polyalthia coffeoides and Polyalthia longifolia Essential oil from India, Journal of
Essential Oil Research, 2011.
18- Abdulkhader Hisham, V. Padmaja, Salim Al-Saidi, Salma Al-Kindi and K.B. Rameshkumar,
“Composition and antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of Plectranthus vettiveroides
(Jacob) Singh & Sharma”, Natural Products Communications, 2011.
17- P.K. Viswanathan, G. Jayakumar, M. D. Ajithabai, N. Pathare, A. Hisham, S. Al-Saidi, K.P.
Padmakumaryamma and R. Rajasree, “ Chemical Composition and antimicrobial activity
of the volatile components from the stem bark and leaves of Poowia beddomeana,
Annonaceae”, International Journal of Essential Oil Therapeutics, 4, 73-76, 2010
16- Khadija Semhi, Salah Al-Khirbash, Osman Abdulla, Tabisam Khan, Joelle Duplay, Sam
Chaudhuri, Salim Al-Saidi, “Dry Atmospheric Contribution to the Plant-Soil System
Around a Cement Factory: Spatial Variations and Sources – a Case Study from Oman”,
Water Air Soil Pollut, 205:343-357, 2010
15- W. Al-Shuely, Z.Z. Ibrahim, A. Al-Kindi, S. Al-Saidi, T.Khan, “Heavy Metals Contents on
Beach Sediments North and South of Sohar Industrial Area, Oman”, Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology, 2(2):73-79, 2009
14- Pillay A.E, Williams J.R, AlSaidi S., Khan T. And Yaghi B., “Elevated Levels of Rare Earths
from Sewage Plant attached to Hospital Complex”, Research Journal of Chemistry and
Environment, Vol. 13(2), 93-95, 2009
13- Ahmed Al-Harrasi and Salim Al-Saidi, ”Phytochemical Analysis of the Essential Oil from
Botanically Certified Oleogum Resin of Boswellia sacra(Omani Luban)” Molecules, 13,
2181-2189, 2008.
12- Nengkoda, S. Widojo, M.S. Mandhari, Z. Hinai, T. Khan, Salim Al-Saidi, “The effectively of
Geochemical technique for evaluation of commingled reservoir: Case Study”, Paper
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presentation at the 2007 SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas conference and exhibition, Jakarta,
Indonesia, 2007.
11- RG Marwah, MO. Fatope, ML. Deadman, JE Ochei, SH. AlSaidi, “Antimicrobial activities
and the major components of the herb oil of Plectranthus cylindraceus”, J. Applied
Microbiol. 103, 1220-1226, 2007.
10- FEO Suliman, MO Fatope, SH AlSaidi, SMZ Al-Kindy and RG Marwah, “Composition and
antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Pluchea Arabica from Oman”, Flavour Frag. J.,
21, 469-471, 2006.
9- Abdulkhader Hisham, Nirmal Pathare and Salim AlSaidi, “The Composition and
antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Teucrium stocksianum subsp. Leaf from Oman”,
Journal of Essential Oil Research, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p465, 2006.
8- Abdulkhader Hisham, Nirmal Pathare and Salim AlSaidi, “The Composition and
antimicrobial activity of stem bark essential oil of Goniothalamus cardiopetalus(Bl.)
Hook.f.et Thoms.”, Natural Products Communications, Vol. 0, 1-5, 2006.
7- Abdulkhader Hisham, Nirmal Pathare, Salim AlSaidi, and Ahmed Al-Salmi “The
Composition and antimicrobial activity of leaf essential oil of Teucrium mascatenses
Boiss.”, Natural Products Communications, Vol. 0, 1-4, 2006.
6- Salim H. AlSaidi, Majekodunmi O. Fatope*, Fakhr Eldin O. Suliman, Salma M. AlKindy,
and Yaqoub Khalfan S. Al Mahroqi, " ANALYSIS OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF PREMNA
RESINOSA FROM OMAN", poster presentation, 40th IUPAC CONGRESS, Beijing, China,
2005.
5- Suad Khamis S. Al-Burtamani, Majekkodunmi O. Fatope, Ruchi G. Marwah, Anthony K.
Onifade, Salim H. Al-Saidi, “ Chemical Composition, antibacterial and anifungal activities
of the essential oil of Haplophyllum tuberculatum from Oman”, Journal of
Ethnopharmacology, 107-112, 2005.
4- Salim H. AlSaidi, S. AlKindy, F.S. Suliman, J. Williams and Majek. O. Fatope, "PLANTS IN
TRADITIONAL OMANI MEDICINES PLUCHEA ARABICA", poster, IUPAC congress, New
Delhi, India, 2004.
3- John R. Williams, Anthony A. Clifford, and Salim H. R. Al-Saidi, “Supercritical Fluids and
their applications in Biotechnology and related Areas”, Molecular Biotechnology, Vol. 22,
263, 2002.
2- A.A. Clifford, A. Basile, Salim H. AlSaidi, "A comparison of the extraction of clove buds
with supercritical carbon dioxide and superheated water" Fresenius J Anal Chem., 364,
635-637, 1999.
1- Salim H. AlSaidi, A.A. Clifford, " Supercritical Fluid Extraction Case Study: The production
of Clove Oil", Poster presentation, University of Cranfield, UK, 1998.
References
References are available on request.
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