About Me

After attaining my Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Toronto, I joined Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (the Canadian affiliate Philip Morris International) as Section Leader of the Tobacco Properties lab. My responsibilities included testing the physical characteristics of our products and designing and conducting factory trials to optimize production efficiency and quality.

I stayed with RBH for my entire employment career, advancing to become Manager of Laboratory Information Services. My responsibilities included:

Develop all the custom computer programs to analyze and report our samples
Implement automated statistical analysis to ensure our data’s reliability
Create automated systems to produce government compliance reports
Manage the testing laboratories
Support the analytical and software requirements of the Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Manufacturing departments

I also managed the lab’s Quality System to comply with all relevant international standards:

ISO 9001 Quality
ISO 17025 Laboratory Proficiency
ISO 14001 Environmental
OHSAS 18001 Health & Safety

In particular, my responsibilities included:

Define and execute department processes
Identify and implement continual improvement projects
Manage the internal and external audit programs
Ensure management control of documents, samples, and records

While I worked for RBH I took several opportunities to go back to school to follow my interests and broaden my education:

B. Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto, 1974–1978, Prof. Engineer
B. Sc. Computer Science, York University, 1988–1991, First Class with Distinction
B. Sc. Biology, York University, 2004–2010, First Class with Distinction
Cert. Financial Planning, Seneca College, 1997–2000, With Honours

I also took the opportunity to “give back” through teaching and mentoring:

Introduction to Structured Programming, Contract Lecturer for Centennial College
Computer Programming and Data Analysis Techniques, Internal Courses, Mentor