Thomas Macdougall Email & Phone Number

Duncan, BC

Duncan, BC

As the Continuous Improvement and Environmental Controls Specialist at United Greeneries, I monitor the performance of our environmental systems and production processes. I look for opportunities to improve the efficiency, yield and quality of our production. I'm passionate about contributing to an outstanding cultivation team to produce top quality.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

• Working out of the Tweed Farms greenhouse in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, I acted as a primary technical resource and administrator of a Priva control system for 16 greenhousestaff; providing training, grow area setup and.
• Responsible for the maintenance and proper operation of irrigation and environmental controlsystems for the 350,000 sq ft greenhouse facility. Duties included monitoring, maintenance, and minor repair of systems to.
• Created and revised existing standard operating procedures for facility pertaining to irrigationsystems, environmental controls, greenhouse preparation, and chemical mixing/spraying
• Received, inventoried and organized growing materials and chemicals in the company warehouse

Collingwood, ON

• Worked with project engineers within the land development team to facilitate the completion of engineering projects and the production of deliverables including engineering calculations, modeling, and technical reports
• Undertook field work assignments including construction site reconnaissance, topographic surveying, and stream flow data collection
• Established and maintained a successful stream flow monitoring program through the collection and management of field data for a major land development project within Simcoe County

Campbellville, ON

• Conducted agricultural research trials (field and greenhouse) to develop a better understanding of agronomic practices for quinoa and amaranth production in Ontario
• Operated and maintained various pieces of farm equipment to perform agricultural practices including field preparation, seeding, trial maintenance, and harvesting for research purposes
• Responsible for collecting and organizing data for the creation of research data sets and inventories

Indian Head, SK

• Organized information pertaining to scientists’ agronomic tests to produce a set of protocol study guides and data collection checklist for the 2012 growing season
• Responsible for the collection, filing, and computer entry of data from 25 different experiments over the growing season
• Worked as a member of a 6 person team to maintain research plots and collect data for different agronomic tests dealing with a diverse set of crops

• Prepared soybean samples for lab analysis by means of grinding and extraction processes
• Performed lab analyses, including HPLC and NIR spectroscopy, to determine thecomposition of soybean samples in terms of protein, oil, and carbohydrates
• Responsible for organizing composition results into a dataset; conveniently comparing soybean varieties by their properties for potential buyers

Ridgetown, ON

• Responsible for individually maintaining, measuring and analyzing 324 durum wheat plotsacross 3 locations in South-Western Ontario
• Worked as part of a five person team to complete assigned tasks involving theassessment, data collection, harvesting, and processing of wheat research plots
• Performed ELISA testing in a microbiology lab to determine concentrations of a harmfulmycotoxin in wheat samples

Tillsonburg, ON

• Responsible for accurately counting and depositing money from all tills at the end of the night
• Helped to resolve customer concerns by providing friendly and knowledgeable service tailored to customers' problems
• Managed 4-5 employees during shift by assigning tasks and scheduling breaks