Gregory Curtis Email & Phone Number

Fredericton, Nb, Ca

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Focused on continuous improvement trials on cannabis-infused gummies for Branded and Wholesale SKUs. The development of SOPs for product quality management systems for secondary products. As well as the development of classification systems for new product characterization and performance. Coordinated with Sensory Manager for new product development and evaluations.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Designed and implemented 1500kg commercial production trials on legacy gluten-based products. Coordinated and conducted sensory evaluations daily for production and monthly for new product development. Continued focus on gluten-free battered plant-based foods with extensive flavour & sauce development. The utilization of nutritional facts software and texture analyzing equipment to track product quality. Contributed to interviewing and hiring of new R&D team members.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The development of research prototype food products on a bench scale. Focused on gluten-free plant-based meat products with different coatings and functional ingredients. Worked on continuous improvement projects for restaurant and retail recipes.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Development of business cases for technology transfer and scale-up of new products for commercial production of botanical beverages. Optimization of process flow diagrams and SOPs for manufacturing of kratom, CBD and herbal products. Visiting contract manufacturer production plants in US to oversee trials to provide improvement instructions.

North Vancouver

Conducted research trials on topical and edible formulations with the former focused on creams/lotions and the latter on liquids. Regularly coordinated with the cultivation team to better understand the relationship between growing conditions and medical properties. Supervised 3 laboratory technicians with regular meetings and team-building exercises.

North Vancouver

Conducted extraction R&D under a local ACMPR license for the purposes of developing specific formulations for patient’s needs. Developed SOPs for supercritical CO2 extraction as well as food-grade ethanol extractions of medical cannabis and hemp. Optimized the post-extraction workup for effective winterization and purging of natural oil as well as high-vacuum distillations to isolate cannabinoids in high purity.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Working with brewhouse and producing batches from start to finish viayeast management, secondary fermentations, flavour additions and dry-hopping. Cellaring duties including fermentation management, CIP (clean-in-place) of brewing and fermentation tanks and processing equipment. Logging of all relevant brewing related notes from brew day through fermentation, finishing, and packaging.• Optimizing SOP (standard operating procedure) in each phase of brewing, secondary… Show more • Working with brewhouse and producing batches from start to finish viayeast management, secondary fermentations, flavour additions and dry-hopping. Cellaring duties including fermentation management, CIP (clean-in-place) of brewing and fermentation tanks and processing equipment. Logging of all relevant brewing related notes from brew day through fermentation, finishing, and packaging.• Optimizing SOP (standard operating procedure) in each phase of brewing, secondary fermentations, flavour additions and dry-hopping. Executing preventative maintenance on all relevant brewhouse and cellar equipment while monitoring raw material inventory. Show less

Grand Falls, New Brunswick

•Provided process chemistry expertise for the development of a pilot plant biorefinery that utilizes waste starch (cull potatoes) for the production of biofuels and bioplastic products. Chemical management of a 600 kW bio- gas digester that supplied electricity to a farm and local residents while producing high quality organic fertilizer. Developed an ultrasonic-chemical process for the fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars and polymers of interest. Planted and… Show more •Provided process chemistry expertise for the development of a pilot plant biorefinery that utilizes waste starch (cull potatoes) for the production of biofuels and bioplastic products. Chemical management of a 600 kW bio- gas digester that supplied electricity to a farm and local residents while producing high quality organic fertilizer. Developed an ultrasonic-chemical process for the fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars and polymers of interest. Planted and maintained 1 acre of organic miscanthus as an energy crop feedstock for biorefining.• Supervised the daily operations of chemical and biological research laboratories while managing a team of technicians. Leadership role in the procurement of analytical instrumentation for local laboratory services. Developed agricultural and biorefining projects for local clients by successfully writing funding grants. Projects included natural fertilizers, organic pesticides, biodegradable plastics and methane enrichment. Show less

Fredericton, New Brunswick

• Developed a novel green process for the removal of sulfur and nitrogen from transportation fuels by reforming polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in supercritical carbon dioxide with commercial noble-metal and synthesized transition-metal catalysts. Applied technique to the upgrading of Alberta bitumen for production of light sweet petroleum that is ideal for reforming into gasoline and diesel.• Chemical management of the poisonous gas hydrogen sulfide during hydrodesulfurization… Show more • Developed a novel green process for the removal of sulfur and nitrogen from transportation fuels by reforming polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in supercritical carbon dioxide with commercial noble-metal and synthesized transition-metal catalysts. Applied technique to the upgrading of Alberta bitumen for production of light sweet petroleum that is ideal for reforming into gasoline and diesel.• Chemical management of the poisonous gas hydrogen sulfide during hydrodesulfurization reactions. Established bench scale trails to remove sulfur from local (Irving Oil) high sulfur diesel in batch reactors. Developed a partnership with Irving Oil during this research because the lower catalytic costs and lower energy conditions employed represented significant cost reduction in the production of premium ultra low sulfur diesel. Show less

Fredericton, New Brunswick

• Developed, constructed and maintained a high pressure/temperature multiple reactor system for hydroprocessing in supercritical carbon dioxide. Supervising and mentoring summer students in a petroleum upgrading and hydrogen fuel cell laboratory.• Constructed and assembled 12 hydrogen fuel cell prototypes while optimizing the cycling nature of hydrogen gas. Hands on experience manufacturing fuel cell rods after activation of pyrophoric metal hydrides via mechanochemical techniques… Show more • Developed, constructed and maintained a high pressure/temperature multiple reactor system for hydroprocessing in supercritical carbon dioxide. Supervising and mentoring summer students in a petroleum upgrading and hydrogen fuel cell laboratory.• Constructed and assembled 12 hydrogen fuel cell prototypes while optimizing the cycling nature of hydrogen gas. Hands on experience manufacturing fuel cell rods after activation of pyrophoric metal hydrides via mechanochemical techniques. Regular presentations of results to investors and giving tours of the research facility. Show less

Master Of Science, Green Chemistry, A

Activities and Societies: Committee member of the Graduate Chemistry Society, Graduate Representative for the Department Safety Committee.

Master Of Science In Engineering, Green Process Engineering, A

Activities and Societies: Graduate Representative for the Student Union, Committee member for the Graduate Chemical Engineering Society.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry Major And Political Science Minor, B

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Chemistry Society Studied fundamental chemistry and international relations policy. Worked.