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Our principal consultant has extensive experience not only in engineering design and consultancy, but also in hands-on operational roles. Our design and consulting support isn't just theoretical; we understand the day-to-day challenges and decisions involved in running grain processing facilities, and our project support reflects that deep understanding.

Shop Floor to Boardroom Roles

President & Principal Consultant, anCeres Processing Solutions                             2018 – Present

Director of Agribusiness, Frontline Industrial Solutions/Paceline Advisors           2013 – 2018

VP North American Food Processing, Viterra                                                                      2011-2013

VP & GM – Oat & Specialty Grain Milling, Viterra                                                                2008-2011

Director of Operations, Can-Oat Milling                                                                                  1996-2008

Technical Services Manager, Can-Oat Milling                                                                     1991-1996

Engineer in Training, UMA Engineering                                                                                 1990-1991

Design and Consultancy Experience

• Multiple commodity specific projects
  • Wheat
  • Pea 
  • Canola 
  • Mustard 
  • Grass seed 
  • Barley
  • Hemp
  • Lentil 
  • Chickpea
• Diverse processes
  • Milling
  • Pasteurization 
  • Packaging 
  • Seed cleaning
  • Seed treating 
  • Pelleting 
  • Fertilizer manufacturing 
  • Fertilizer distribution 
• Regulatory support
  • Clean room HVAC
  • Dust collection 
  • Electrical hazardous area classification
  • Dust hazard analysis
• Business improvement and optimization
  • Lean analysis and business improvement planning, funding support applications
  • Due diligence and other advisory services during acquisition, divestiture or investment 
  • Grain processing and fractionation training

Skills

• Process design
• Process automation
• Business modeling and financial analysis
• Analytical, process-oriented thinker and problem solver
• Rapid deployment of project teams and coordination of diverse responsibilities in evolving situations
• Prompt assimilation of client expectations
• Risk management of EH&S, food safety, and asset integrity through code-compliant design, policy and program development, and employee training
• Broad exposure to regulatory, contract and labor law
• Strategic planning, budgeting and financial reporting
• Growth planning and execution, including regulatory approval
• Training and personnel development

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Industrial), University of Manitoba
• Environmental Law, University of Calgary
• Real Estate Development, University of Calgary
• Creative Negotiating, University of Calgary
• Personality Indexing, PI Consulting 
• Agribusiness, Harvard Business School 
• Food Safety Auditing, AIB International
• Job Hazard Analysis, Manitoba Safety Council 
• Media Training, Martin Charlton Communications
• Executive Lean Certificate, Lean Sensei 
• Project Management, Mentor Source 
• Accounting and Finance, McGill Executive Institute
• Electrical Safety, Schneider Electric 
• GMP & HACCP, AIB International
• Concrete Facility Inspection/Maintenance, GEAPS
• Builder’s Lien Act, Calgary Construction Association
• Electrical Classification, GEAPS 
• Combustible Dust, NFPA