Malcolm Roberts Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Canada

Experienced and Certified Consultant in LIMS (LabWare). Implementation, development and support of Global LIMS systems. Over 20 years experience in the Pharmaceutical industry as an R&D Chemist (synthesis, preformulation, method development) and as a LIMS Consultant (Business Lead, Pharma template implementations, Instrument and Empower interfacing and ELN). Experience in other areas including Clinical Trials, Contract Lab, Oil and Gas. Extensive R&D experience and a deep understanding of the LabWare LIMS system combine to provide the perfect skill set for large and small Pharmaceutical Companies looking to acquire a competitive edge through the implementation of a LIMS system.

Toronto, Canada Area

Implementation of Contract Lab Template, Charges Manager and Standards and Reagents Inventory; Extensive ELN development with Empower, HPLC and ICP Instrument interfacing; interfacing of network balances and pH meters; development of visual workflows, Crystal Reports.

Cincinnati

Pharma template and Environmental Monitoring implementation. Crystal Reports development.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Global design, development and configuration of LabWare LIMS for a large Clinical Trials Company; including development for Clinical Protocol Management, Algorithms, Study Blinding, Crystal Reports, Investigations, Clinical Trials Configuration and other development. Worked in collaboration with LabWare and Covance staff and with a team of up to thirty Consultants.

Rochester, New York Area

LIMS development and configuration for clinical studies including data locking development, billing reports (Crystal Reports).

Houston, Texas Area

Development and implementation of a database migration tool to migrate the current Oracle-based system to LabWare LIMS; Crystal Reports development

Developed and implemented system improvements for the LabWare LIMS system

LabWare LIMS implementation for the OASIS project

Administrator and Technical Owner of the LabWare LIMS system. Responsible for developments to improve the use of the system and to improve business processes. Developed a background server process using Windows services to allow for more efficient running of subroutines and to recover automatically from software crashes. Implemented a reporting system using Excel to empower users to run ad-hoc reports from the database.

• Recommendation and implementation of LIMS projects• Develop and manage project scope and resources• Monitor project issues and progress for all LIMS initiatives• Ensure that business objectives are met• Manage the testing and documentation of the system• Ensure that regulatory and GMP requirements are met• Post-implementation support and recommendations for improved usage of the system

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry

Activities and Societies: International Student Society, Canadian Chemical Society, American Chemical Society, Chemistry Department Soccer.

M.Sc., Organic Chemistry

M.Sc. thesis: “Synthesis of Carbobenzoxy–E– and Z– Cyclopropylleucine.” Publications: “Synthesis of 2,3-Methanovaline.