Director and Chief of Staff of the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation

• Aug 2022 - Present

Chief of Staff 's Quality Engineering Test Establishment

• Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

- Business planning- Operation coordination and management- Support service

Section Head QETE Applied Science Program

• Nov 2009 - Jun 2021

• Manages a multidisciplinary applied science program providing failure investigation, specialised test & evaluation and smart shopper services for the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defense and other departments.• Provides broad applied science advice to senior management and other stakeholders concerning policy and program decisions, and evolving international science and technology environments.• Manage the Applied Science program and associated financial, human and resources, systems and infrastructure. Show less

Intellectual Property & Legal Scientific Affairs

• Mar 2009 - Nov 2009

- Patent investigation - Intellectual property (IP) analysis - Non infringment opinions - Patenting strategy - Legal Scientific Affairs - Due Diligence, Non Infringment clearance - Scientific IP support for R&D, QC and Q&A - Patent investigation - Intellectual property (IP) analysis - Non infringment opinions - Patenting strategy - Legal Scientific Affairs - Due Diligence, Non Infringment clearance - Scientific IP support for R&D, QC and Q&A

Professor Organic Chemistry

• Jul 2002 - May 2008

- Management of an R&D lab: ~K$250 raised and managed since 07/2002. - Management of GMP and security rules, quality control and validation of protocols. - Develop and manage an innovative R&D program: 2 grants and one industrial contract. - Scientific publications: 11 full papers, 2 patent applications. - Formation and coaching of lab personnel: 6 BSc, 5 MSc, 6 DUT (FR), 3 Master I (FR). - Supervision of teaching lab assistant (6/year) and 3 technicians. - MSc/PhD theses jury and students committee meetings: 37 since 2002. - Teaching: 18 chemistry courses given to about 850 students since 2002. - Administration of the chemistry department, Teaching and hiring committees. - Consulting: Private sector, Round Table Group and NineSigma. - Referee for the FQRNT (since 2006) and the RSC publishing group (30 papers / year). Show less

Research fellow

• 2000 - 2002

R&D R&D

Marie Curie Research Fellow, Mike Lappert's group

• 1998 - 2000

R&D R&D