Experienced leader, 18 years in portable instrumentation. Manager Business Development at Bubble Technology Industries (radiation detection). Vice President for Business Development at 1st Detect Corp. (mass spectrometer products for the security and safety markets). Cultivated and managed teams program & project management, sales & marketing, and applications chemistry teams. PhD, Dalhousie; MASc., U of Toronto; BEng, TUNS.

Simon has over 25 years experience in technical product development and business operations. Simon’s specialty is in bringing new product concepts to market which he has done for companies such as Nortel, Jabil and Mission Control Space Services in senior full-time positions and as a specialized consultant. Simon holds a M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering from Clifton College and previously served on the British Army Air Corps and as a UN Peacekeeper.

Accomplished marketing and communications professional with extensive experience in media relations, technical writing and editing, corporate branding, graphics, and technical publications. Also experienced in organizing and facilitating international micro and nanotechnology commercialization conferences. She managed a network of over 1000 members, 50 sponsors, corporate members, and industrial partners.

10 years of experience in complete overview and management of finance function for clients, helping companies get funding (Equity/Government), strategic planning and change management at executive level, building accounting/finance systems and processes for startups.

20 years of experience developing novel chemical detection and analysis instrumentation, leading research and development teams to bring several world-class mass spectrometry based products to the market for a wide variety of industries including the safety and security sector, petrochemical, semiconductor, food and beverage, healthcare, and aerospace industries.

15 years experience in management and leadership roles, scheduling, accounts payable / receivable, and payroll management.