Corporate Strategic Initiatives
CurrentMay 2018 to presentProgram Lead - Ideation, "Small Teams - Big Ideas" Initiative:- $4M/yr annual funding envelope, includes $2M/yr in Govt. of Canada Transfer Payments- Objective to select and fund the most transformative technology ideas proposed by NRC Researchers in collaboration with external partners.- Key feature of the program is the use of External Expert Peer Reviewers and Subject Matter Experts to drive the selection process.Challenge Officer - Oceans Research Program- Provide governance and a "challenge" function to development and delivery of the NRCs $50M+ Oceans Research ProgramSecretary, NRCs 5 Supercluster Support Programs- Canadas Superclusters have a funding envelope of $950M over 5 years, as announced by ISED in 2018- Areas of operation: Next Generation Manufacturing, Sustainable Foods, Oceans, AI for Logistics, Digital Technologies, Oceans. Oct 2017 to Apr 2018Strategic Advisor, ADM Office - Business & Professional ServicesMay 2017 to September 2017Manager, NRC Investment PlanFeb 2017 to April 2017Team Leader, Project Management, Large Cap ProjectsSept 2015 to Feb 2017Project Manager, Large Cap Projects