AgroChem USA, a Kersia Group company, is committed to delivering innovative solutions that help dairy farmers produce high-quality milk with maximum efficiency, profitability and sustainability. Our primary focus is on providing products designed to meet changing world standards for milk quality, environmental safety and animal welfare.

Innovative Surface Solutions specializes in environmentally safer solutions for road deicing & maintenance, industrial applications and agriculture. Highly customer focused with service built around the largest liquid distribution network in the northeast US and eastern Canada..* Drive development and implementation of operations strategy focusing on expansion into new markets, customer service and cementing commercial partnerships with 3PL carriers and operational partners.* Management of results in safety, housekeeping, environment, security. Continuous improvement leader. Regulatory leader on key agencies- USCG, FDA, OSHA, NY-DEC* Operations, team building, logistics including trucking, rail and ocean vessels. P&L for U.S. operations. Op-Ex and Cap-Ex budgeting and execution. Customer order fulfillment. Product quality control and product development. Inventory control and purchasing.* Plant maintenance and capital project management including design and execution. Contractor and consultant management. Project management, automation and SCADA champion.* Company Equipment Program leader covering north east US customers for lease agreement management, equipment production and maintenance. Covering Customer Service Opportunities

Cascades offers sustainable, innovative, and value-added solutions for packaging, hygiene and recovery products throughout North America and Europe. As a pioneer for over half a century in recycling, and a leader in research and development, Cascades consistently ranks in the GLOBAL100 most sustainable corporations in the world.* Technical leader for all plant production units. Owner and driver of improvement plan for plant’s most profitable production unit for an increase in net profit by 25%.

* Converting Plant, responsibility over 7 tissue converting machines, over 100 employees, warehouse and logistics.* Key achievement includes successful project management for multi-plant cut over of legacy computer system to SAP across 4 sites and all departments; implementation of augmented accountability in rigour of business processes. * Reinvigorated preventative maintenance and planning. Designed and implemented Supervisor and Maintenance On-Call response program greatly reducing breakdown times.

* Management of operation and financial results of 2 paper mills in Toronto, Canada, 60+ employees.* Key achievements include complete operational and financial turnaround to improve net profit by $10 million per year. Plant awarded the Company 2010 and 2012 "Bernard Lemaire Award" for most impact to Overall Operational Efficiency.

* Management of operation and financial results of paper mill in Whitby Ontario, 30+ employees. * Key achievements include sustained OEE improvements of over 30% and major cost reductions in raw materials, energy and water consumption. Managed capital project for new washing and screening in the plant with on budget and on time delivery, including start up execution (approx $3 million).* Led safety improvements to reduce OSHA incident rate from >12 to below 3. Used combination of strict enforcement of key safety rules and building employee engagement. Every key area in our safety program had an employee leader who took ownership and led the training and coaching of his/her peers.

Irving Consumer Products is a leading manufacturer of premium quality tissue products – including national brands and private label. Part of J.D. Irving Limited, a family-owned company delivering quality service, products, and customer satisfaction for 142 years throughout North America.* Production department manager covering 8 converting machines and over 100 employees. * Key achievements include setting team direction resulting in 3 yearly production records including a 17% increase on the most profitable line. Drove solutions to address customer complaints reduction on key brands of up to 60%. Critical focus on employee development and training.

Barque Picton Castle is a three-masted tall ship based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada and best known for her adventurous international long distance sail training voyages. * As Deck Hand, sailed from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia- Caribbean Sea, Panama Canal, South Pacific, Torres Strait, Indian Ocean and Cape of Good Hope to Cape Town South Africa.* Unparalleled experience in leadership, teamwork/interdependence and perseverance in a very challenging environment.

* Process engineer for dissolving pulp mill. Summer Intern.* Final report and presentation of water and energy balance for plant including action plan for savings and improvements.* Capital Project supervisor in expansion of mill batch digesters and recovery boiler upgrade.

* Supervised operation of light weight coated paper machine. Led production crew to set new production records and paper machine speed increase from 4100 ft/min to 4600 ft/min.* Managed trials and all environmental issues for Kraft pulp mill. Coordinated cross department and consultants as part of air emission reduction team, successfully eliminating non-compliance to regulations.* Interim Environment Director, responsible for all environmental issues for facility and all relations with government and external stakeholders.

The Fredericton RDC conducts research on potato cropping systems at all scales. One focus has research scientists collaborating on innovating to bring novel traits, new end uses, disease and pest resistance into potato germplasm using advanced technologies. * Master's of Science research investigating novel methods of insect control of the Colorado Potato Beetle.