Raynald Leblanc Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Canada Area

Responsible to help University researchers with their Idea to Innovation (I2I) Grants that are used to accelerate the pre-competitive development of promising technology originating from the university and college sector and promote its transfer to a new or established Canadian company.

Ottawa

• Working in the Biologics and Genetics Therapeutic Directorate
• Working for the Quality manager in the Office Quality and Information Management
• Prepare documentation for Standard Council Canada accreditation.
• Coordinate documentation for Control changes, Non-Conformity, investigations, and Corrective action/Preventive Action (CAPA) requests.
• Database coordinator.
• Maintain and improve the Quality System.

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Private consulting focused on bringing technology to market ‘faster, better, cheaper’.
• Assessment of possible new business venture.
• Volunteering for Junior Achievement Group.

Grande Prairie, AB

• Experienced in managing a fast paced ISO 17025 analytical laboratory.
• Ensured facility followed provincial, federal and corporate rules and regulations.
• Extensive experience dealing with quality assessments, audits and research initiatives.
• Directed audit documentation preparation and ensured that it met all requirements to successfully pass the stringent annual internal/external audits.
• Responsible for QA/QC programs and worked toward continuous improvement. Reviewed SOPs and audited their accuracy prior to implementation.
• Drove quality initiatives in methods development, SOP’s, analyses and throughput. Promptly recorded data on control charts either manually or electronically. Reviewed trends and discussed observations with appropriate.

• A hands-on manager. An innovator with people, processes, equipment and technical knowledge.
• Inspired staff to take pride in quality and quantity of their deliverables.- Coached employees to become independent, high quality producers yet team players.- Selected/trained the best people: self-starters with.
• Regularly developed time- and cost-saving methods that benefited the Client as well as the bottom line.
• Increased on time delivery to Clients by 14% in 6 months; achieved this result by leading my Chemists to gel as a Team, giving productivity and avoiding instrument down time/errors.
• Expert in implementation of continuous improvement systems; maintained the lab’s gross margins amidst decreased staff availability.
• Successfully passed the lab’s annual internal audit and bi-annual ISO audit by leading and coordinating the Group’s contribution of required materials.

PEI

• Provided technical and managerial oversight to ensure completion of project deliverables.
• Responsible for facility/technology set-up, process equipment evaluation/recommendations, packaging selection, shelf-life determination and commercial production of product in CFIA approved facilities.
• Coordinated product regulatory compliance with federal regulators including labeling and nutritional product information.
• Liaised with marketing and sales groups for commercialization and advertising.
• Managed all facets of QA/QC.
• Dual responsibility for developing both the experimental design and managing the off-site multidisciplinary teamwork (selection/screening/training) of First Nations subjects, Fort Good Hope, NWT and carrying out the.

Halifax, NS

• Initiated development and supervised validation of kits for rapid oil analysis; investigated, pioneered, evaluated and gained approval for use of new analytical/sensory methodologies for off-aroma/flavor determinations.
• Reviewed and revised department’s current standard operating procedures; developed and wrote new SOPs.
• Systematized sensory QA/QC procedures, including the use of control charts.
• Designed and directed sensory and chemical analysis shelf life studies for fish oil, MEFO concentrate powder, packaging materials, antioxidants and flavor masking agents.
• Liaised directly with Regulatory Affairs to fast track approval of ingredients, packaging, reagents, etc. for sales to domestic and international markets.
• Coordinated and managed the interaction of the food science group’s activities with major national and international food companies resulting in quality business partnerships.

• Conducted studies that included physical, chemical, microbial, and sensory analyses on the quality evaluation of MAP to extend the shelf life of seafood, shellfish and red meat.
• Evaluated efficacy of clamshell powder as a spoilage inhibitor for fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Assembled and led cross-functional teams to install and commercialize a ’continuous’ cooker for mussels and Irish Crabs. Validated scale-up of processes.
• Developed remediation solutions for blackening in spiny lobsters.
• Defended challenges on thermal process optimizations and reported data to CFIA for their approval.
• Participated in ISO 9000 audits.

Edmonton, AB

• Managed multidisciplinary extended shelf life food quality projects on red meat and chicken that included physical, chemical, microbial and sensory analyses. Transferred technology to industry for use of optimized MA.
• Developed capillary electrophoresis methods (UV and laser induced fluorescence detectors) for rapid separation/quantitation of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins, biogenic amines and nucleotides/nucleosides.
• Developed immuno-capillary electrophoresis assay for potato glycoalkaloids presented and published in J. Agric Food Chemistry.
• Designed procedure to monitor quality and to quantify sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar protein changes during MAP and storage of meat/seafood.
• Developed extraction procedures to remove protein and lipid fractions from mechanically de-boned spent poultry meat for use as functional/nutraceutical ingredients.
• Designed and implemented multidisciplinary research projects and have practical experience of carrying out scientific research in business settings and with cross functional teams at off-site locations.

M.Sc., Food Science & Technology

B.Sc., Chemistry