Robin Blake Email & Phone Number

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Regulatory and registration project management consulting for the chemicals industry, including in the plant protection, biopesticide, biocide, industrial & specialty chemicals, consumer and pharma sectors.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Regulatory and registration project management consulting for the chemicals industry, including in the plant protection, biopesticide, biocide, industrial & specialty chemicals, consumer and pharma sectors.

SCI Agrisciences Group is a community of scientists and industrialists concerned with all aspects of growing, protecting and using crops of any kind for any purpose, food or non-food. The Group aims to reflect contemporary agricultural science and agribusiness interests, organising conferences and promoting networking.

SCI Agrisciences Group is a community of scientists and industrialists concerned with all aspects of growing, protecting and using crops of any kind for any purpose, food or non-food. The Group aims to reflect contemporary agricultural science and agribusiness interests, organising conferences and promoting networking.

London, United Kingdom

SCI Agrisciences Group is a community of scientists and industrialists concerned with all aspects of growing, protecting and using crops of any kind for any purpose, food or non-food. The Group aims to reflect contemporary agricultural science and agribusiness interests, organising conferences and promoting networking.

Pest Management Science is the international journal of research and development in crop protection and pest control. Since its launch in 1970, the journal has become the premier forum for papers on the discovery, application, and impact on the environment of products and strategies designed for pest management.

Outlooks on Pest Management is an international journal covering the management of weeds, pests and diseases through chemistry, biology and biotechnology.

Jealott'S Hill International Research Centre

• Successful leadership of a multidisciplinary business-critical project to develop a new product for emerging markets in Asia within agreed scope, schedule & customer expectations.• Leadership of a team to develop new herbicides for use in global crops, through regular contact with key customers, monitoring competitor activities, & understanding future market needs & opportunities.• Effective line management of four direct reports to ensure they were motivated, monitored and measured in line with company targets and performance standards.

London, United Kingdom

SCI Agrisciences Group is a community of scientists and industrialists concerned with all aspects of growing, protecting and using crops of any kind for any purpose, food or non-food. The Group aims to reflect contemporary agricultural science and agribusiness interests, organising conferences and promoting networking.

Reading, United Kingdom

• Successfully delivered a 4 year multi-site field study utilising excellent organisational & project management skills. • Networked with a range of stakeholders including farmers, conservationists, private & public sector workers.• Responsible for managing my PhD research budget (£30,000).• Competent in plant taxonomy & weed control practices• Presented research findings at international conferences & industrial meetings, winning awards for both oral & poster presentations. • Published peer-reviewed journal & conference papers for academic & lay audiences.• Wrote a proposal on Genetic Modification during a placement at the Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology, liaising with scientists, politicians & policy-makers.

Jealott'S Hill International Research Centre

• Devised, planned & conducted regulatory laboratory, glasshouse and field studies on herbicides, fungicides & insecticides, in accordance with rigid deadlines.• Reduced resource estimates for terrestrial ecotoxicology studies through excellent attention to detail, improved study proforma & fewer QA findings.• Public Affairs representative for Ecology – responsible for coordinating both internal & external visits to the department.

Jealott'S Hill International Research Centre

• Organised & co-ordinated experimental studies on key active ingredients in UK & Europe despite resource constraints.• Externally liaised with global field personnel & provided advice on resistance issues.• Devised new culturing & testing methodologies for several insect species through a patient, thorough approach, literature searching & communication with colleagues worldwide.• Supervised & managed the work of a Science Trainee, & provided training, support for personal issues & appraisals.• Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) representative.

Jealott'S Hill International Research Centre

• A member of a highly successful team project to identify potential field trial candidates.• Provided high quality data in a timely manner to a fast moving project.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Provided support for a field trials programme to test experimental herbicides, fungicides & insecticides, for product registration.• Activities included field site management, data entry & reporting, & maintenance of equipment & vehicles.• Frequently communicated & influenced farmers.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Agroecology And Sustainable Agriculture

Bsc (Hons), Applied Biology, 2.1