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Cambridge, ON, CA

Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Ontario, Canada

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to a team of researchers and technologists in Sheridan’s Advanced Manufacturing research and teaching facility
• Develop and implement a vision and strategy for the effective operation and growth of CAMDT as a research centre working with local SME’s and global multinational companies
• Build the profile of CAMDT and grow a network of partners and clients across a range of manufacturing sectors via participation in regional innovation and technical events as a panel member or keynote speaker
• Provide guidance and support to faculty researchers through all stages of the applied research process, from funding application to project execution and management
• Develop policies and processes that provide clarity and simplify the applied research experience for all stakeholders while fostering a culture of creativity and accountability
• Work collaboratively with faculty and leadership in the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology to promote and facilitate participation in applied research and provide a conduit from industry needs to classroom content

Hamilton, ON

Toronto, Canada Area

• Create and execute business development plan for Printed Electronics and Custom Formulation lines of business, develop a robust pipeline of potential clients and partners for contract RD&E business while continuing to.
• Build product and technology roadmap for materials development in support of Electronic Materials Business
• Develop program strategy and manage portfolio of technical projects ensuring deliverables are met while adhering to schedule and budget, work with other staffing managers to prioritize, balance, and assign resources
• Support sales team as a technical subject matter expert; participate in client visits, tradeshows, and conferences
• Oversee product delivery process from order receipt to fulfillment, led process improvement activities to reduce time-to-customer

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provide coaching, career development, performance review, and technical direction to a diverse team of 10-15 technologists and research professionals (chemistry, engineering, physics, materials science, etc.)
• Manage staffing, infrastructure, and budget to ensure delivery of research objectives for 10-20 internal and external client projects on time and on budget
• Develop and nurture relationships with global engineering and business groups to facilitate alignment of research activities with business needs and ensure buy-in from key stakeholders
• Drive competency development in the area of materials characterization, 3D printing, and printed electronics; expand capabilities through strategic infrastructure acquisition and targeted training
• Manage the creation and documentation of hazard analysis and formal SOPs for >100 equipment assets, ensure compliance with government standards, and monitor training and certification of all employees

• Created and maintained portfolio strategy in support of developing new competencies for the research centre; ensured overall alignment of technical activities with business development objectives
• Cultivated strategic relationships and partnerships with government stakeholders (federal/provincial); provided input to program funding structure through briefs/white papers and presentations
• Managed relationship with key private sector partners and identified new areas of market opportunity

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provided technical direction to globally distributed project teams of scientists and engineers in a variety of areas including: production printing, 3D printing, curable coatings
• Defined strategy, timelines, and work scope for projects in consultation with business groups
• Gathered ongoing competitive intelligence to ensure novelty and commercial viability of research activities
• Prepared comprehensive research proposals and created/maintained intellectual property strategies for each project

Research: Mass spectrometric study of nitric oxide in peptide signaling and protein modifications as markers for nitrate toleranceLecturer: Applied Mass Spectrometry, undergraduate course

Durham, United Kingdom

• Designed and executed a fluorescence spectroscopic study of organic molecular wires
• Performed ultrafast absorption spectroscopy of anti-inflammatory drug analogues at the Central Laser Facility of the Rutherford Appleton Labs

Valencia, Spain

Designed, synthesized, and characterized aluminosilicate-encapsulated fluorescent probes

Halifax, Canada Area

• Synthesized, characterized, and studied the photochemistry of targets for enantioselective protonation
• Maintained laboratory instrumentation, schedules, and chemical inventory

Executive Management Program (Specialization In Strategy)

Phd, Physical Organic Chemistry

Activities and Societies: President, Chemistry Graduate Students Society Thesis "Photochemical, Photophysical, and Photobiological Studies.

Bsc, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: President, Dalhousie Undergraduate Chemistry Students Society Thesis: "Development of a Multi-dimensional HPLC.

Leadership