Sustainability in agriculture & horticulture: worked with farmers, nurseries and landscaping companies to increase soil and plant health through regeneration, composting, cover crop and farm (company) management adaptation.Entrepreneurship: Founder of two businesses, owner and operator of a high-end residential landscaping business in the GTA Business development: Developed a business commercialization plan with a focus on in licensing of new technologies and plants at a horticulture research center.Specialties: • PhD level knowledge of plant science (physiology, biochemistry, morphology, genetics)• Applied knowledge of plant species and their use for landscaping and horticulture•Applied knowledge of soil science• Decades of experience in landscaping, agriculture and forestry• Knowledge of horticultural technologies • Experience in building two companies from the ground up• Experience in technology licensing and joint venture partnerships.• Bilingual English-French