Michael Morra Email & Phone Number

Guelph, ON, CA

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Canada's fresh-water ecosystems. Guided by science-based practices, community engagement, and sustainable resource management.
• Planned and implemented the Cooling Streams Program, a peri-urban riparian tree and shrub planting initiative, for its inaugural year.
• Coordinated with vendors to secure essential equipment, tools, and materials to exceed the ambitious target goal of 14,000 trees planted by hand for the 2024 season.
• Hired, trained, and managed a team of conservation technicians to implement program objectives.
• Conducted site assessments and collaborated with landowners, land trusts, and municipalities to secure projects for 2024 and 2025.
• Developed ecosystem restoration planting plans using regionally appropriate native species to increase biodiversity and climate change resilience.

Barrie, Ontario, Canada

• MediPharm Labs Corp. is a global leader in pharmaceutical-quality cannabis extraction and derivative products, serving medical, wellness, and pharmaceutical sectors with a range of cannabis oils, formulations, and.
• Led the transition team post-merger to ensure the complete harmonization of the new external vendor qualification and ongoing monitoring procedure including targeted vendor qualification and audit forms.
• Conducted GMP and non-GMP audits of suppliers and service providers both remotely and on-site.
• Developed and implemented a cost-effective global retention sample policy, ensuring regulatory and site-specific requirements for intra-industry cannabis distribution. MediPharm Labs acquired and dissolved VIVO.

Hope, British Columbia, Canada

• VIVO Cannabis Inc. produces high-quality medical and recreational cannabis products with international sales channels in Germany and Australia. VIVO's subsidiaries include Canna Farms Ltd. (Hope, BC) and ABcann.
• Collaborated with external vendors to ensure the product quality and timely delivery of goods and services to both sites.
• Conducted supplier and service provider assessments and audits to ensure compliance with company standards and related regulatory requirements.
• Managed supplier contracts and relationships, including negotiations and performance evaluations.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth integration of supplier products and services into company operations.
• Revised and streamlined the vendor and product qualification procedures.

Puslinch, Ontario, Canada

• Galaxie Brands Corp. is a fully licensed Cannabis producer that manufacturers premium cannabis products including edibles, whole flower, pre-rolls, vapes and oils.
• Advised new management and trained production staff on SOPs, quality standards and regulatory compliance.
• Implemented and managed the transition to Veeva eQMS (c15).
• Provided subject matter expertise for all quality assurance activities and provided required training.
• Performed internal quality audits, investigated incidents, deviations & product complaints to determine root causes and potential corrective and preventative actions (CAPA).
• Additional responsibilities included (but not limited to); vendor qualification, organization of supplier files, inspection of incoming materials, batch production record review, organization and preparation for.

780 Concession 8 W, Puslinch, ON

• Green Relief Inc. was one of the first fully licensed producer and processor of cannabis and cannabis oil products for sale in Canada.
• Communicated effectively across departments to further quality standards and ensure compliance to GPPs and company procedures.
• Handled SOP Control and Distribution by maintaining the paper based QMS and managed record archival.
• Ensured that changes were captured and well documented in the change control system.
• Ensured Good Documentation Practice (GDP) was followed by staff on all quality records including and batch production records (BPRs).
• Developed new procedures and improved on existing documentation within the SOP suite as part of continuous improvement initiative.

7087 Fife Road, Guelph Ontario

• Bartram Woodlands Ltd. combines a full range of operational and technical forestry services to address rapid ecological change within urban and rural forests in Southern Ontario, Canada.As the head of the Invasive.
• Maintained spray equipment, work trucks and pesticide storage areas, ensured compliance with safety and sanitation standards.
• Managed client communications, job scheduling, and employee training, including SOP and on-the-job guidance.
• Supervised the field crew, often in challenging conditions, completed daily safety reports, herbicide logs, employee payroll and associated employee assessment reports.
• Delivered projects within budget and timeline constraints while achieving high client satisfaction.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Starting as a seasonal tree-planter during summer semesters which evolved into a contract-full time position:
• Reclamation oriented tree planting (Hand & Machine planting).
• Promoted to Lead Hand, responsible for driving a 2-ton truck & trailer and supervising crews to execute site plans.
• Conducted invasive species removal (e.g., European Buckthorn, Honeysuckle) through brush clearing, saw cutting, chipping, and follow-up herbicide spot application.
• Firewood production which involved Axe work, chainsaw operation & maintenance and tractor operation.

Plön, Germany

Sponsored and invited to continue my undergraduate research collaboratively with Dr. Henrik Krehenwinckel who in 2007 also researched the same group of tarantulas from India and Sri Lanka. Under Henrik's supervision and guidance, I was able to design and expand the scope of my initial research project to sequence 6 genes (2 mitochondrial, 4 nuclear) from.

University Of Guelph

The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) is the global leader in the field of DNA barcoding. Contracted to continue my own research project involving barcoding the tarantulas of the world (Project ID: TARWO) through pet trade material. See www.boldsystems.org for more details.

University Of Guelph

The Biodiversity Institute of Ontario is a joint venture with the University of Guelph that curates large collections of species from all over the world and performs high throughput DNA barcoding.During university I assisted Dr. Gergin Blagoev with his spider DNA Barcoding research. The workflow was fast-paced and detail oriented. I was responsible for the.

Markham, Ontario, Canada

• Attend to customer questions and loading of customer vehicles with purchased goods.
• Forklift operation (4 years experience) to unload transport trucks of merchandise and arrange goods in the storage yard and delivery dock.
• General cleaning and maintenance of the premises.