Aron Weir, M.Sc., R.P.Bio. Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Bc

New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Usa

• Served as a Director on the Board of the National Pedigreed Livestock Council (USA) since 2012;• Organized the Annual Conference and Meeting with fellow Board members;• Involved with the not-for-profit organization's budget and spending;• Assisted with web content;• Served as master of ceremonies at the awards banquet.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Manage operations of pharmaceutical GMP and chemical GLP labs;• Prepare annual $2 M operations budgets and report monthly profit and loss statements;• Manage 20 staff with direct supervision of 10 staff, including recruiting and onboarding;• Review and sign-off on study plans, amendments, non-conformances, and calibration records;• Approve new suppliers and weekly purchase requests along with justification and ROI for capital expenditures;• Conduct and present monthly… Show more • Manage operations of pharmaceutical GMP and chemical GLP labs;• Prepare annual $2 M operations budgets and report monthly profit and loss statements;• Manage 20 staff with direct supervision of 10 staff, including recruiting and onboarding;• Review and sign-off on study plans, amendments, non-conformances, and calibration records;• Approve new suppliers and weekly purchase requests along with justification and ROI for capital expenditures;• Conduct and present monthly health and safety inspections and reports;• Lead audits of the lab conducted by regulators (FDA, Health Canada), accreditation bodies (SCC) and pharmaceutical customers. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed project budget, deliverables and reporting for an Innovate BC Ignite project to develop commercial eDNA testing to ISO 17025 standards;• Developed productive working relationships with customers, suppliers and diverse internal project teams;• Created customer collateral, sales sheets, technical bulletin, web content and fee schedules;• Organically built new customer base and revenue stream for eDNA testing;• Served on the Technical Committee for development of a… Show more • Managed project budget, deliverables and reporting for an Innovate BC Ignite project to develop commercial eDNA testing to ISO 17025 standards;• Developed productive working relationships with customers, suppliers and diverse internal project teams;• Created customer collateral, sales sheets, technical bulletin, web content and fee schedules;• Organically built new customer base and revenue stream for eDNA testing;• Served on the Technical Committee for development of a national eDNA standard for minimum reporting requirements developed by the CSA Group;• Presented seminars at conferences, webinars and workshops on eDNA;• Consulted on eDNA projects with government, industry (mining, oil & gas) and environmental consultants for study design, sample collection, and interpretation of lab results. Show less

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Special Projects Manager for Environmental DNA (eDNA);• Developed commercial eDNA testing in collaboration with University of Victoria, Hemmera Envirochem and the Bureau Veritas DNA lab;• Consulted on eDNA projects with government, industry (mining, oil & gas) and environmental consultants for study design, sample collection, and interpretation of lab results;• Met with customers to determine service offerings and developed plans to expand the testing portfolio.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

• Business growth for Environmental Science & Radiochemistry, Building Science, Environmental DNA, and Animal DNA;• Grew environmental radiochemistry, industrial hygiene, and animal DNA business lines up to 25% OG;• Reviewed environmental remediation RFPs, developed analytical solutions and presented to customers;• Successful multi-million-dollar wins for Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) environmental remediation projects.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Reviewed and signed-off on inspection reports completed for medical gas infrastructure at hospitals and dental clinics.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed lab operations for a Building Science lab testing asbestos in bulk samples, fibres and particulates in air;• Successfully obtained NVLAP and AIHA lab accreditations;• Worked on a team to design and develop a new asbestos reporting format;• Supervised staff.

Mississauga

• Prepared $2-3 M operations budgets and reported monthly profit and loss statements;• Led multi-year, million-dollar environmental analysis, coordinating sample logistics, procurement and testing among three labs to meet tight timelines for site assessment and remediation;• Integrated a newly acquired $2.5 M environmental radiochemistry lab and team of 11 staff into Bureau Veritas corporate health and safety, quality assurance, human resources and finance programs.

Guelph

• Responsible for operations of a livestock DNA testing lab offering parentage and genetic disease testing;• Supervised a team of eight staff;• Arranged routine equipment servicing and repair visits;• Approved weekly purchases;• Reviewed DNA data and reports;• Maintained quality system to ISO 17025 standards.

Guelph

• Completed analysis and reporting of livestock DNA testing for parentage verification and genetic disease testing;• Developed new DNA testing in support of a national BSE surveillance program;• Designed and validated a DNA testing service for parentage determination in goats;• Implemented lab automation for liquid handling of molecular biology testing.

Caledon

• Designed and executed projects for mapping yield, disease and drought resistance genes in canola, sorghum, sunflower and rice;• Grew, collected, and prepared plant tissue along with DNA isolation; • Analyzed DNA using molecular markers and mapped traits of interest using associated phenotypes;• Supervised a lab technician.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Prepared data and manuscripts from M.Sc. research for publication.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Completed field work for plant tissue and seed collection and phenotypic measurements;• Analyzed oil and protein content, fatty acid profile and DNA profiles to map genetic regions controlling seed quality traits in soybean.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Taught a weekly, 3-hour lab on Plant Agriculture, including taxonomy, physiology, genetics, and biochemistry;• Weekly presentations and tutoring of students;• Graded assignments and exams.

Big Sur, California

Worked on a team of biologists reintroducing the California condor to the Pacific Coast.Completed migratory and resident bird surveys as part of on-going species and population monitoring of migratory routes on the Pacific Coast.

Master Of Science, Plant Breeding And Genetics

• Thesis title: "Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci for Seed Quality Traits in an Interspecific Soybean Population"; • Researched.

Bachelor Of Science - Honours, Environmental Biology

• Foundation in Environmental Sciences, including chemistry, physics, calculus, biology, geology, statistics,; • Major in Biology.