On-site, customer-facing system installation, maintenance and repair of light microscopes, confocal laser scanning microscopes and of 3D X-ray Microscopes.

Supervision of a team of Field Service Representatives for all Canada (Life Science and Food Science), as well as the Mississauga Repair Center.

Supervision of a team of Field Service Representatives of Eastern Canada (Clinical Diagnostic, Life Science and Food Science).

On-site, customer-facing system installation, maintenance and repair of all Life Science scientific instruments sold by Bio-Rad, in Eastern Canada: Real - time DNA/PCR systems, Suspension Array Systems (Multiplex Suspension), TSE (Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy) Testing Laboratory Equipment, protein interaction array systems (SPR), Chromatography systems, Imaging products, robots, etc.From home or on-site, I worked closely with the Canadian division located in Mississauga, and… Show more On-site, customer-facing system installation, maintenance and repair of all Life Science scientific instruments sold by Bio-Rad, in Eastern Canada: Real - time DNA/PCR systems, Suspension Array Systems (Multiplex Suspension), TSE (Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy) Testing Laboratory Equipment, protein interaction array systems (SPR), Chromatography systems, Imaging products, robots, etc.From home or on-site, I worked closely with the Canadian division located in Mississauga, and with the global support groups (Hercules, CA) to identify and to resolve known and unknown problems. Show less

Supervision of scientific apparatus development projects, including the supervising and the drafting of technical documents (GMP, Quality Insurance, etc.).Initiated projectDevelopment of an hematology apparatus executing a preliminary differential count of White Blood cells (WBC) from a peripheral blood smears.Projects supervised and finalized- Establishment of a micro-machining (CNC) workshop in the Clemex Technologies Inc premises.- Software-controlled dispersion… Show more Supervision of scientific apparatus development projects, including the supervising and the drafting of technical documents (GMP, Quality Insurance, etc.).Initiated projectDevelopment of an hematology apparatus executing a preliminary differential count of White Blood cells (WBC) from a peripheral blood smears.Projects supervised and finalized- Establishment of a micro-machining (CNC) workshop in the Clemex Technologies Inc premises.- Software-controlled dispersion unit for dry powders.- Particle Size and Shape Image Analysis workstation.Other task and responsibilities- Supervision of the micro-machining workshop production, and of its staff.- Coordination and participation to the maintenance of the network and all computers of the company (4 servers and up to 45 workstations). Show less

- Supervision of the Technical Support department.- Training of new employees, distributors and clients.- Participation in the conception and the manufacturing (mechanics and electronics) of new apparatus.- Responsible of network maintenance and company data processing.- Supervision of debugging of electronic products with suppliers.- Installation and repair of Image Analysis Systems at customer sites.

NUCLEAR MICROANALYSIS LABORATORY AND ION BEAM IMPLANTATION, 1992 – 1998- Technical manager of a Van de Graaf particle accelerator and ion beam implanters at low energy (operation, maintenance and improvement).- Provided technical guidance and assistance to students regarding the use of equipment, the techniques to use, and the analysis of results.- Designed specialized equipment, such as high vacuum systems equipped with automated systems, high vacuum chamber for thin film… Show more NUCLEAR MICROANALYSIS LABORATORY AND ION BEAM IMPLANTATION, 1992 – 1998- Technical manager of a Van de Graaf particle accelerator and ion beam implanters at low energy (operation, maintenance and improvement).- Provided technical guidance and assistance to students regarding the use of equipment, the techniques to use, and the analysis of results.- Designed specialized equipment, such as high vacuum systems equipped with automated systems, high vacuum chamber for thin film deposition, etc.RESEARCH PROJECT ON MICRO-GRAVITY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY, 1994 – 1997Designed two experimental modules used for wetting studies in weightlessness (parabolic flights) on board of a DC-9 the NASA, and participation in parabolic flights as experimenter.RESEARCH PROJECT ON NUCLEAR FUSION (TOKAMAK DE VARENNES), 1989 – 1992Designed a bolometric camera using state-of-the-art technologies of electronics, optics (lasers), pneumatics and mechanical engineering. This camera was used to measure the radiation of plasma inside the enclosure of the nuclear fusion reactor. Show less