Experience

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  FREDsense Technologies

  • Canada
  • Utilities
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Project Manager

    • Oct 2022 - Present

    Align experimental activities of the research team with company goals and objectives.Establish and nurture relationships with >5 clients, ensuring ongoing business and addressing any issues promptly.Travel regularly throughout North America to demonstrate and train potential clients on our arsenic detection system, validating the system and securing repeat customers.Oversee production, inventory, hardware and biosensor quality assurance/quality control, user manual writing, and product shipments.

  • Research Scientist

    • Oct 2017 - Present

  • Laboratory Manager & Research Scientist

    • Mar 2019 - Mar 2023

    Ensure compliance with safety regulations for multidisciplinary projects involving toxins and hazards. Provide equipment and safety training.Oversee up to 15 scientists, scheduling and delegating lab and equipment maintenance tasks to maintain a clean, organized, and safe environment. Manage technicians in multiple teams and host regular meetings for updates.Manage lab budgets, liaise with vendors for cost-effective operations, track invoices, and purchase chemicals and supplies. Implement and encourage detailed inventory management.Manage lab budgets, liaise with vendors for cost-effective operations, track invoices, and purchase chemicals and supplies. Implement and encourage detailed inventory management.

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  IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group

  • Brooks, AB

  • Microbiology Laboratory Technician

    • Apr 2017 - Oct 2017
    • Brooks, AB

    • Organised and prepared various food samples for microbiological testing such as E.Coli (O157), Salmonella and Listeria.• Ability to rapidly extract required samples, perform lateral flows and lyse/taq samples in preparation for PCR and gel electrophoresis for over 100 samples at a time.• Preparing TPC, E.Coli, Yeast and Mold and Enterobacteriaceae plates for food, environmental, harvest monitoring and USDA samples.• Extensively used LIMS to import sample reports, report received samples and to send test results.• Prepared Certificates of Analysis for final product release.• Ensured the smooth running of the lab by preparing and sterilising various media and working with team members to prioritise projects and tasks to guarantee quality and timely results.

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  Brookstreet Hotel

  • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

  • Spa Welcome Partner

    • Dec 2016 - Feb 2017
    • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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  Bella Italia

  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  • Bartender/ Hostess

    • 2016 - 2016
    • Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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  The WORKS Gourmet Burger Bistro

  • Ottawa, ON

  • Hostess/ Bartender

    • 2015 - 2015
    • Ottawa, ON

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  Fossil Group, Inc.

  • Glasgow, United Kingdom

  • Sales Assistant

    • Jul 2010 - Jan 2014
    • Glasgow, United Kingdom