Daniel Gillis

Daniel Gillis

Teacher's Assistant (Calculus)

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  • About me

    Senior Data Scientist at NutriAg Ltd.

  • Education

    • McGill University - Macdonald Campus

      2011 - 2018
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioresource Engineering
    • Nova Scotia Agricultural College

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Environmental Studies
    • Dalhousie University

      2008 - 2011
      Master of Science (MSc) Agribiology
  • Experience

    • NSAC / Dalhousie University

      Sept 2005 - Apr 2010
      Teacher's Assistant (Calculus)

      Instructed up to 3 tutorials weekly of 1 to 1.5 hours to as many as 30 students. Responsibilities were presenting an assigned problem and assisting students in the solution where necessary through a variety of teaching methods.

    • Nova Scotia Agricultural College

      May 2007 - Aug 2007
      Undergraduate Student Researcher

      Recipient of an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award to perform a research project that I developed in conjunction with my Supervisor (Dr. Vilis Nams), and with officials at Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The project studied the effect of temperature, location, and accumulated fishing time on the daily catch rate of lobster.

    • McGill University

      Sept 2011 - May 2018
      PhD Student

      Environmental Metabolomics

    • Auxly

      Jun 2013 - Aug 2022
      Director of Quality Assurance, Safety, R&D

      Co-founder, Quality Assurance Person, and Head of Security for Robinsons Cannabis and Robinsons Outdoor Grow Inc.

    • Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture

      Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
      Instructor (Intro. to Bioresource Science)

      Developed course content and instructed a weekly 3 hr. class introducing students to a variety of topics related to bioresource science/engineering, and integrated environmental management.

    • NutriAg Ltd.

      May 2022 - now
      Senior Data Scientist

      Data wrangling, modelling, and development activities for the NutriAnalytics platform, plus experimental design and data analysis in support of general R&D requirements for NutriAg

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • HACCP I - Prerequisite Programs

      NSF-GFTC
    • HACCP II - Developing your HACCP Plans

      NSF-GFTC
    • HACCP IV - Verification, Validation, and Reassessment

      NSF-GFTC
    • Internal Quality Management System Auditor Training Course (Focus Standard ISO 9001:2008)

      International Register of Certificated Auditors
    • Quality Management Systems Foundation Training Course (Focus Standard ISO 9001:2008)

      International Register of Certificated Auditors
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Daniel Gillis
      NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS D2) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Sep 2011
    • Awarded to Daniel Gillis
      Male Athlete of the Year - Nova Scotia Agricultural College Nova Scotia Agricultural College / Dalhousie University Mar 2009
    • Awarded to Daniel Gillis
      NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS M) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada May 2008
    • Awarded to Daniel Gillis
      NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada May 2007