Dhivakar Shanmugavijayan

Executive Scientist

Objective

Currently working on Worms culturing, my aim is to breed worms by experimenting with gut load using different nutrients and feed exotic birds and fishes; and to create new product development. I have been a Marine Ornamental Clown Fish Breeding and a Detail-oriented Researcher. Hands-on experience in Collecting, Isolating Morphological Identification and Intensive culture of Marine - Micro Algae. Performing clerical and laboratory work to advance research goals.

Skills

Work Experience

Sept 2022 - Present

Executive Scientist
Cavinkare Private Limited.
Chennai, India
New Product Development in Ornamental fish feed - Currently focusing on Flower Horn fish feed • Freshwater ornamental fish breeding. • Brood-stock management • Larvae rearing • Live feed culture

August 2021- August 2022

Research & Development officer
Godrej Agrovet Limited
Vijayawada, India
Regular monitoring of animals from stocking to harvesting • RAS system management • Identifying the disease and treating it if needed • Monthly sampling for checking animal growth • Reporting to the manager about the status systematically

February 2021-July 2021

Technical Trainee
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture
Vishakapattinam, India
Brood stock multiplication center technician • Visit hatcheries advising for Brood stock management • Regular hatchery visits, data collection, and analysis report • Tracking genetic line of Post Larvae performance from hatcheries to farm till harvestin

November 2019 - October 2020

Young Professional-II
ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources,
Navi-Mumbai, India
Brood stock maintenance of Marine Ornamental Clownfish – 7 species of clownfish • Clownfish larvae maintenance, culturing, and rearing • Disease management in Clownfish • Culturing Rotifers for larvae • Algae culturing • Seawater quality parameter monitoring

October 2018-November 2019

Research Assistant
National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management
Chennai, India
Sample Collection-Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM), West Bengal • Zooplankton Analysis at Group level • Analysis of Microplastics in Coastal water-ICZM • Operation of Stereo Microscope • Darkfield Microscope • Secondary Data Collection • Scientific Data Entry • Preparation of Research Reports • On-Site Sample Collection at Various Coastal Region

January 2018 - April 2018

Internship
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO
Dehradun, India
Satellite Data Processing • Nutrient Distribution Estimation • Understanding Phytoplankton and Sea Surface Temperature • Operation Sea DAS 7.2 • Operation of SPSS • Basic Statistics • Data Entry • Ocean Color Mapping

September 2016 - August 2017

Graduate Trainee
Bharathidasan University, Department of Marine Science
Tiruchirappalli, India
Microalgae Studies • Collection, Isolation & Morphological Identification • Intensive Culture of Marine Micro Algae • Sea Water Quality Parameter Analysis • UV Spectrometer • Agarose Gel Electrophoresis • Bright and Dark Field Microscopes

Education

Apr 2016 - May 2018

Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. - M.sc Marine Science

June 2013 - Apr 2016

Loyola College/ Madras University, Chennai - B.sc Advanced Zoology & Biotechnology

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