Sean Van Den Berg Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

• Manage Virox's product portfolio and packaging operation, including analysis, prioritization, and strategy on all stages of product life cycles.
• Develop, analyze and prioritize all potential R&D chemistry, analytical and microbiology operations, including process optimization.
• Align and exploit R&D developments in all potential markets and in the most innovative and desirable product formats.

Oakville

• Manage Virox's product portfolio, including analysis, prioritization, and strategy on all stages of product life cycles.
• Align and exploit R&D developments in all potential markets and in the most innovative and desirable product formats.

Oakville, Ontario

• Lead LEED GOLD certification under v4.1 guidelines
• Managed internal/external compatibility testing of materials, instruments, dilution and dispensing systems. Aligned with strategic manufacturers in key markets to gain their approval on AHP® use.
• New product development – identified new business opportunities & products/ingredients/applications/strategies to realize them
• Analyzed & critically assessed portfolio projects to develop process improvements
• Study design… Show more
• Study design, execution and manuscript writing for peer reviewed papers, posters & oral presentations Show less

Oakville, Ontario

Oakville, Ontario

• Directed & executed projects assigned by the VP of R&D Open Innovation, including the development of novel disinfectant formulations and synergies
• Developed and validated methods for cleaning tests and standardization of raw materials
• Analyzed competitive products and/or chemistries
• Investigated test results from external laboratories
• Accessory validation
• VOET (Virox Operational Excellence Team) Executive o Lead a team of 12 employees, successfully managing… Show more

Hamilton, Ontario

Mcmaster University

• Prepared Combretatstatin-A4 analogs with µM activity against Leukemia, Pancreatic and Osteocarcinoma cell lines
• Prepared multiple Sphingosine analog probes for testing against cancer cell lines and toxoplasmosis
• Designing/executing multi-step syntheses, optimizing chemical processes and scale-up of synthetic methods
• Expertise in analyzing and identifying organic compounds by modern analytical techniques (NMR, MS, FT-IR, UV-VIS)
• Mentored and tutored undergraduate students… Show more
• Mentored and tutored undergraduate students in both laboratory and tutorial settings (Organic Chemistry, Chemical Inquiry, Natural Products)

Toronto, Ontario

• Extraction, separation and purification of natural products (11-deoxojervine) using both conventional and microwave processes
• Managed laboratory inventory & client relations
• Strong knowledge, testing and analysis of raw material, in-process and final product analysis (including sample preparation) using Agilent 1100/1200 HPLC, Genesys UV/VIS and Metrohm Karl-Fisher equipment

- Managed 15 - 20 projects a month from start to finish, including writing research briefs, designing reports, determining and managing project scope and assigning resources- Oversaw and was accountable for the management of fortune 500 level accounts- Designed, wrote and edited 45-55 research reports per year, including a full analysis of relevant data to.

M. Sc., Organic Synthesis

B.Sc., Chemistry