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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Prince Edward Island, Canada

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Production of a FDA approved food ingredient. Actively responsible for maintaining Safe Quality Food (SQF) and cGMP requirements, including all production site documentation. Acquired HACCP Certification and assisted in preparing facility and documentation for Kosher, Halal and SQF audits. Other responsibilities: HPLC analysis, SOP writing, inventory management, shipping/receiving, weekly briefing to company management.

Prince Edward Island, Canada

Specializing in all levels of R&D, experimental design, employee training, staff management, technical support, production scale-up and scheduling of a novel somatic embryogenesis plant propagation project. Applying existing and developing new scientific knowledge to all steps of the production process including media formulation development, aseptic manipulations and in-house quality control.Writing of technical Standard Operating Procedures, costing, purchasing, setup, troubleshooting and inventory management of laboratory equipment, instruments and consumables.Managing, training and continuous troubleshooting support for a laboratory team of up to five technicians. Engaging in active communication with clients, providing written and oral reports/presentations. Collaborating with various industry leaders including participating in related scientific conferences.

Ottawa, Canada

EG-03 Research Assistant in phytopathology. Assisting in the performance of various research experiments in phytopathology, plant breeding and agronomy involving important Canadian crops such as corn, wheat, oat, barley, canola and soybean. Experience conducting aseptic manipulations of plant tissue and microbial pathogens using biological safety cabinets in addition to the maintenance, evaluation and culture of cereal crops in both field and greenhouse settings.

Québec, Canada

McGill MSc. student (now completed) in the field of phytopathology, with research being conducted in a microbiology laboratory. Objectives include the identification and development of biological alternatives for control of late blight disease in potatoes. Bioassay and greenhouse results collected from Summer 2014 to Fall 2015 compiled and presented (thesis) in early 2016.

Prince Edward Island, Canada

“Lead Hand” (supervisory) Fermentation Technologist. Responsibilities include the operation/maintenance of fermentation equipment and work within a cGMP microbiology / biochemistry lab. Experience overseeing a fermentation team of up to 7 technologists – from the primary seed culture stages to the inoculation and fermentation of larger vessels up to 15,000 L in size. Responsible for a significant amount of the safety, initiative, problem solving and adaptability of the fermentation team.

Master'S Degree, Plant Sciences

Diploma, Bioscience Technology, Gpa: 91%

Bachelor'S Degree, Honours Bachelor In Health Science, Cum Laude

Graduated "Cum Laude"; with honours. Included several Biology electives, namely: Bacteriology / Microbiology, Animal Physiology I & II.