Russell Chedgy, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Victoria, Bc, Ca

Victoria, Bc, Canada (Reporting To Santa Clara, Ca, Usa)

• Assist the Americas Environmental Science field organization to meet or exceed sales goals through hands-on technical expertise of Company's CRDS (Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy) instruments• Prospect and perform technical discovery to help find new business in cooperation with account managers• Understand customer’s applications and recommend solutions to meet their needs• Conduct product demonstrations and run samples• Identify and articulate unique Company product… Show more • Assist the Americas Environmental Science field organization to meet or exceed sales goals through hands-on technical expertise of Company's CRDS (Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy) instruments• Prospect and perform technical discovery to help find new business in cooperation with account managers• Understand customer’s applications and recommend solutions to meet their needs• Conduct product demonstrations and run samples• Identify and articulate unique Company product strengths• Perform product installations and follow-up to ensure customer satisfaction• Act as the customer voice inside Company to influence future product direction• Assess potential new applications and develop methods to be used with Company systems• Participate in conferences, trade shows and other forums• Document work in CRM (Customer Relations Management) and work collaboratively with the team• Assist product managers at Picarro headquarters with application development Show less

Victoria, Bc, Canada (Remote, Reporting To Milford, Ma, Usa) & Wilmslow, Cheshire, Uk (On-Site)

• Providing service support for customers, field service, and commercial sales teams for LCMS (Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) systems globally• Delivering training to Field Service Engineers and customers• Team leader within projects for new product development• Project management certifications• Specialization with Tandem Quadrupole MS instruments (+ qTOF certified)• System installation, qualification and correctional site visits internationally• Authoring… Show more • Providing service support for customers, field service, and commercial sales teams for LCMS (Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry) systems globally• Delivering training to Field Service Engineers and customers• Team leader within projects for new product development• Project management certifications• Specialization with Tandem Quadrupole MS instruments (+ qTOF certified)• System installation, qualification and correctional site visits internationally• Authoring technical documents• Document change control management• Proficient with Microsoft Project, Nifty.pm, Salesforce, Smartsheet, SAP, and JIRA platforms• Case escalation management and resolution delivery to ensure customer success• Third-party vendor support and collaboration Show less

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• Project management of life science-based research • Headed a team of scientists and technicians for the development and validation of LC-MS analytical workflows for metabolomic analysis in a compliant environment• Collaborations with national research organizations• Presentation of data at international conferences

Victoria, Bc, Canada

Third year undergraduate level course, weekly lectures, setting assignments, exam questions and accountable for online course material.

Victoria, Bc, Canada

Engineered transgenic plants with altered gene expression. Devised LC-MS protocols for in vitro functional characterization of recombinant proteins. Discovered two novel enzymes. Supervised and trained undergraduate studentsLink to a full PDF copy of my Ph.D. thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6008

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

'Treenomix Project' - development of high throughput LC-MS screening protocols for the evaluation of pest and pathogen-resistant trees of commercially important species. Recommendation of plant genotypes for breeding programs.

Vancouver, Bc, Canada

Design of LC-MS methods for the extraction, purification and characterization of bioactive chemicals present in Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata).Link to a full PDF copy of my M.Sc. thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17883

Bath, Somerset, Uk

Department of Biology and Biochemistry. Research and lab management duties.

Chilcompton, Somerset, Uk

Mulberry production HQ office, ordering of production materials, general office duties.

United Kingdom

As a Potential Officer Candidate (POC), I attended multiple training exercises / experiences at various HMS Royal Navy bases and on board vessels across the UK over several years.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology

Doctoral Scholarship, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Link to a full PDF copy of my Ph.D. thesis.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Forestry

Best Masters Thesis Award, Faculty of Forestry George G. Marra Award (First Place) for Excellence in Research and Writing - SWST.org Link.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.) With Honours, Biological Sciences

Various Subjects, A-Levels And Gcses