Over a decade experience in R&D, Support and Consulting as a Professional Chemist

Experience on R&D projects ranging from ceramics to catalyst chemistry

Ph.D. in synthetic main group inorganic chemistry - specialization in spectroscopic characterization. B.Sc. in Chemistry/Biochemistry.

Founder and principal of DK3 Scientific Ltd. a chemical consulting firm providing scientific consulting, industrial photography, and project management to industrial clients. Curently under contract as Project Leader of Industrial Science to the Alberta Synchrotron Institute.

Founding member of the Capital Region Technology Group, a network of technical and scientific consulting firms.

Work involves UV-Raman studies on hydrocarbon samples for Syncrude. The project was performed under the supervisor of Prof. G. Loppnow in the Department of Chemistry.

    (a) March 1993 - May 1998 Development Chemist and Supervisor, Analytical Labs

    (c) May, 1991 - June, 1992 Research Chemist, Ceramics Program

Developed and tested homogeneous catalysts for the cleavage of hydrogen sulphide gas into hydrogen and sulphur containing organic compounds.

Thesis: “Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Acyclic Sulphur-Nitrogen and Sulphur-Nitrogen-Oxygen Anions”

Supervisor: Prof. Tristram Chivers

^{1981 - 1984 McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario}

^{B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry and Biochemistry}

^{Honors Thesis: "Synthesis and Reactions of Low-Valent Mercury Compounds"}

^{Suporvisor: Prof. R. J. Eillespie}