Career
Public service & program delivery کارنامه
Results-driven professional with extensive experience in program delivery, project management, and stakeholder engagement across government and healthcare. PMP-certified, with a scientific background in Applied Bio-molecular Science and a track record of translating complex concepts into actionable strategy.
Experience
Aug 2024 – May 2025 ; Apr 2026 – Present
Initiatives Officer (CO-02)
FedNor — Government of Canada
- Coach Northern Ontario stakeholders — businesses, municipalities, First Nations, and not-for-profits — through the development of complex project proposals aligned with economic development priorities.
- Assess funding proposals, conducted risk mitigation, and made recommendations to FedNor leadership; actively monitored a portfolio of funded projects.
- Contribute to ministerial briefing notes, economic analysis, and regional outreach, building a network that generated new leads for the region.
May 2025 – April 2026
Acting Program Delivery Manager, Northwest Ontario (CO-03)
FedNor — Government of Canada
- Lead a team delivering new programs across the region, maximizing client access and effective use of Grants and Contributions budgets.
- Oversaw full project lifecycle management: approvals, cash-flow monitoring, risk reassessment, and progress reporting for the service area.
- Coached a team of professionals toward a high-performance environment serving the organization's mandate and government priorities.
- Participated in interdepartmental committees to influence policy and program development.
2022 – 2024
Business Development Lead
RegenMed
- Led the market launch of an innovative human-skin-based wound care product, creating the sales and marketing strategy that translated complex science into focused messaging for clinicians, administrators, and government.
- Secured the company's first sale, two externally funded projects, innovation contracts with hospital Group Purchasing Organizations, and sales growth across Canada.
- Mentored and led a distributed team across Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Alberta, building a comprehensive sales toolkit and long-term provincial adoption strategies.
2014 – 2022
Quality Assurance & Regulatory Compliance Manager
RegenMed
- Achieved American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) accreditation within the first year of hire, then oversaw the full Quality Management System of a growing Canadian tissue bank for eight years.
- Kept the QMS current with Health Canada CTO Regulations, AATB standards, CSA standards, and US FDA HCT/P regulations while supporting business growth.
- Senior participant in partnership and purchasing negotiations that drove year-over-year revenue growth; long-standing vice-chair of the CSA Cells, Tissues, and Organs Committee and voting member of its Tissues Sub-committee.
2010 – 2014
Quality Assurance Specialist
Accurassay Laboratories
- Helped a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt engineer rebuild an ISO quality system, and supported ISO accreditation of a newly incorporated analysis method and instrumentation.
- Key participant in a company-wide project that dramatically reduced rework from failed QC results.
Skills & credentials
- Leadership
- Complex negotiation
- Project management (PMP)
- Stakeholder management
- Quality management
- Healthcare sales & marketing
Education
BSc, Applied Bio-molecular Science — Lakehead University (2006–2010)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Languages
English (native) · Français (intermédiaire, CBB) · Persian (advanced)