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New HarvestBoard Member, Treasurer (Canada)
Jun. 2022Canada
CULT Food ScienceChief Executive Officer
Apr. 2022 - Nov. 2023Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDesigned a world leading venture studio focused on biotechnology.
CULT Food SciencePresident
Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2022CanadaCULT Food Science is an innovative platform advancing the future of food with an exclusive focus on cultivated meat, cultured dairy and cell based foods. The first-of-its-kind in North America, CULT Food Science provides investors with unprecedented exposure to the most innovative startup, private and early stage cultivated meat, cultured dairy and cell based foods companies around the world.
Future Fields (YC S20)Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer
Jun. 2021 - Dec. 2021
Cellular Agriculture CanadaChair of the Board, Treasurer
Aug. 2019 - Nov. 2022Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThe non-profit, Canadian vanguard of Cellular Agriculture. We exist to establish the development of cellular biotechnology products and network this industry in Canada, and beyond!
Punchcard SystemsStrategy & Product Lead
May. 2019 - Dec. 2019Edmonton, Canada AreaLeading the Strategy & Project Team: to lead project teams and clients to deliver new offers and ventures to market using a discovery-driven approach to learn, build, and test businesses as prototypes. Involved in all parts of the design & process: proposal writing, client relationship development, user research, concept development, prototyping, and design stewardship. Responsible for implementation of Punchcard design research/user experience practices and leading multiple organizational design projects.
Punchcard SystemsSr. Consultant Strategy & Experience
Jul. 2017 - May. 2019Edmonton, Canada AreaLead for design research,user experience design, and strategic planning, specialized in management consulting, for Punchcard based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Tasked with shaping and developing the research and strategic capabilities of Punchcard to form three core business pillars of how the company operates and serves its clients into the future. -Responsible for research design and execution for multiple industries ranging from technology startup design sprints ("Startup as a Service") to the complex internal communication patterns of a billion dollar financial institution. -Responsible for development and execution of rapid prototyping and design sprint frameworks on a client by client basis for validating business models and strategic discovery.
-Working with Punchcard partners and senior leadership team to implement organization change sprints with a focus on organizational psychology. -Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects across developers, designers, and management. -Responsible for working with Punchcard leadership to design the vision, mission, and values of the company coupled with long term metrics for steering organizational progression.
-Engage in management consulting for clients to guide them from strategy development to execution.
Future Fields (YC S20)Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Apr. 2017 - Jun. 2021CanadaWe are enabling the vision of cellular agriculture to be real, because we must do more than simply hope. Leading the product and business operations of Future Fields to bring biotechnology products into the market for cellular agriculture. Bio-manufacturing for the future!
Alberta Health ServicesSr.Advisor (Research Lead) User/Patient Experience
Jul. 2016 - Jul. 2017Edmonton, Canada AreaDesigning technology, practice, and health policy from a "Health Seekers" Perspective. Designing and executing research to enable individuals to take ownership of their own health with their families, doctors, caregivers, and the greater health ecosystem in which we all live. -Responsible for bringing in Design Thinking approaches and practices into digital services.
-Responsible for hypothesis and execution of user experience research programs for Alberta.
-Worked across medical, governmental, and developer teams to accurately measure health outcomes.
-Project management for experience and design execution for ~1M monthly users of digital services.
-Facilitated workshops for strategic business planning using design thinking methodologies. -Designed a research and measurement pipeline to connect qualitative metrics to action.
-Responsible for interviewing, mentoring, training and growth of experience designers and developers.
Alternative Architectures (Open Strategy)Consultant
Feb. 2016 - Jul. 2017Edmonton, Canada Area-Mentored and trained executives for Edmonton-based businesses and not for profit groups.
-Designed and presented strategic discussions to stimulate and encourage new directions for disconnected businesses.
-Designed innovation pipelines to measure how new technologies impact lines of business.
University of Alberta ISTSolutions and Standards
Aug. 2013 - Jul. 2016Edmonton, Canada Area-Was responsible for Proactive business strategic planning for the enterprise by identifying and analyzing how changes should be executed to achieve desired business visions and outcomes through a human lens. -Focused on "Vanguard" EA practices concerned with driving innovation with disruptive technologies and approaches, including foundational enterprise architecture practices for effective execution of IT strategy and maintaining the technology portfolio. -Designed a “Systems Thinking" strategic business planning framework followed by IST leadership.
-Was Responsible for innovation solutions affecting up to sixty-thousand people.
-Designed an open source cloud storage solution (Openstack) to assist as a level 3 storage platform for CERN (ATLAS) data.
-Initialized strategic planning for data storage for the ACTIVE-AURORA (Connected Vehicle (CV) test bed) project for migrating on premise data for a more sustainable total cost of ownership.
-Maintained a strategic horizon scanning discipline for understanding the impact of new technologies.
-Facilitated policy planning and governance workshops for technology platforms.
-Designed and facilitated innovation workshops for technical infrastructure projects.
-Facilitated meeting with various department leaders to maintain an inclusive strategic approach.
-Presented at both local and national conferences on strategy design
University of Alberta ISTSr. Application Analyst
Jan. 2013 - Aug. 2013Edmonton, Canada Area-Responsible for business strategy for key departmental application platforms from planning to implementation.
-Responsible for solution design, technical analysis, and support of applications for the University of Alberta.
-Designed and delivered training and development for users, faculty, and external groups. -Focused on core design and research for Cloud Infrastructure, Storage, and Innovation Projects.
-Facilitated innovation research for the Enterprise Architecture group.
-Facilitated workshops for technical operations groups on customer service.
-Specialized support and installation of software, hardware, and legacy database programs.
-Created and delivered a Customer Experience Training program for technology professors at NAIT in Edmonton, Alberta - directly affecting the content and direction of their courses starting in 2014.
-Assisted in service design for the experience and interaction in a new physical Welcome Center in IST with the goal of creating a central, recognizable, and welcoming place for users to seek help.
University of Alberta ISTApplication Analyst
Aug. 2012 - Jan. 2013Edmonton, Canada Area-Responsible for technical analysis, and direct customer support of specialized applications for UofA.
-Designed and facilitated application training and development for users, faculty, and external groups.
-Created 'Relational Training' for Helpdesk and Deskside members that focuses on customer experience and professional development.
-Supported and planned for the Google Apps platform of the University of Alberta. -Supported "Priority One" line of business applications where outages would affect the entire University user base.
-Facilitated strategy for application planning and delivery as well as team operations.
AppleGenius
May. 2011 - Aug. 2012Edmonton AlbertaProvided client-facing support for all hardware and software incidents across all Apple hardware and software platforms, with a strong emphasis on providing an exceptional client experience for the world's most-recognized brand.
- Facilitated training of new employees for the Genius and Family Room Specialist roles.
- Apple Certified Macintosh Technician - hardware and software certification.
Game CentralCo-Founder
Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2011Edmonton, Canada AreaCo-Founder of a retail gaming company in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with the goal of bringing locally designed physical and electronic games to market.
-Designed a business strategy and value proposition that focused on local, and North American game designers, to gain traction and popularity within in local markets for small distribution games.
-Managed staff, contracts, sourcing and logistics, as well as product management and marketing strategy.
-Directed P&L responsibility with compensation based on business outcomes.
TSQ TimesquareStore Manager
May. 2005 - Nov. 2008Edmonton, Canada Area-Facilitated business and marketing strategy and implementation for Timesquares retail market.
-Hired, interviewed, trained, and maintained employee's job functions and skills.
-Responsible for business outcomes and sales performance for all staff.
-Management responsibilities also included employee payroll, performance management, and product management.
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