• Member of the leadership team of a now public technology company with staff in North America & Europe• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the company’s Calgary production facility, which develops, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments to the global marketplace• Leads Health & Safety program, supports Joint Health & Safety Committee, implements new health & safety processes in line with Alberta legislation, previously responsible for COVID management & decision making• Accountable for supply chain management, including procurement of parts required for manufacturing (e.g., metals, cables, electronic boards & chips from multiple suppliers in multiple countries) and logistics for product shipments to customers & distributors in >30 countries• Oversees global customer service activities• Strategically manages intellectual property portfolio (patents, industrial designs, trademarks)• Provides business advice on contracts, liaises with outside counsel on new contracts/risk mitigation• Supports post-M&A integration of new teams/processes

• Facilitated strategic IP and SR&ED projects• Evaluated technologies for intellectual property (IP) protection• Searched patents, prepared technology summaries, interfaced with counsel to file and prosecute patent applications• Prepared briefing notes, reports, and data packages to support IP and technology discussions at executive level• Built and sustained relationships between professionals in IP, R&D, operations, legal & communications to ensure strategic IP protection• Oversaw technical component of multi-million dollar Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program

• Engaged inventors, outside patent professionals, and other stakeholders to facilitate patent application filing, prosecution, and maintenance for a revolving portfolio of more than 40 early-stage technologies• Reviewed technology disclosure reports and collaborated with a team of science- and business-minded individuals to identify technologies ready for patenting and/or marketing• Marketed technologies to industry for support with commercial development• Negotiated agreements: licensing, sponsored research, material transfer and confidentiality

• Evaluated the commercial potential, patent and market data of more than 20 technology disclosures on a wide range of topics (from stem cells to fuel cells)• Produced reports and presentations, including technology descriptions and rationale for commercial viability (or lack thereof), for various parties: internal decision-makers, inventors, funding agencies• Interacted regularly with inventors on various technical topics (e.g., produced water evaporation, biofuel generation, steam reforming, rubber production) and solicited new technology disclosures• Advised inventors on commercialization strategies with emphasis on IP protection

• Assessed technical content of junior high school textbooks for the Ontario education curriculum• Corrected scientific errors and recommended improvements for clarity and student impact