Steven Lund, PhD, PMP

Steven Lund, PhD, PMP has extensive work experience in the fields of quality assurance, research, and project management. Steven began their career as a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the University of Florida from February 1996 to October 1998. Steven then worked as a Senior Scientist at Genesis Research and Development Corp. Ltd. from December 1998 to October 2002.

From December 2002 to October 2012, Dr. Lund served as an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. In this role, they led international research collaborations, acquired research funding, managed project milestones and budgets, trained research personnel, and negotiated contracts. Steven also delivered seminars and presentations to various organizations and media outlets.

In 2014, Dr. Lund founded Herb Assure Consulting Corporation, which provided quality assurance and research consulting services to the medicinal cannabis industry. However, the company was dissolved in October 2015 due to regulatory complications.

From September 2014 to April 2016, Dr. Lund worked as the Director of Quality Assurance at d9Medx, Inc., a medicinal cannabis startup company. After the company became insolvent, they resumed their consulting work in the industry.

In November 2012, Dr. Lund started their own consultancy, operating as a Quality Assurance Consultant. Steven worked as a consultant for various companies in the medicinal cannabis field, including Tantalus Labs, where they eventually joined full-time in March 2017 as the Quality Assurance Manager. In November 2017, they were promoted to the role of Director of Quality Assurance, where they developed and implemented quality management systems and oversaw all aspects of quality control.

In June 2020, Dr. Lund took on the role of Chief Science Officer at Tantalus Labs, where they continued their responsibilities from their previous role and also evaluated technologies and drove new scientific directions for the company.

Steven Lund, PhD, PMP completed their education in a chronological order. Steven began their academic journey at Michigan State University from 1984 to 1988, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Forestry. Steven then pursued further studies at the University of Minnesota, where they obtained a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Forest Biology from 1988 to 1990. Following this, they continued their education at the same institution and achieved a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Plant Biological Sciences from 1990 to 1995.

In addition to their academic achievements, Steven Lund has also obtained a certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute. However, the specific month and year in which they obtained this certification are not provided in the given information.