Richard Smart

Manage and assign resources for all projects, and oversee all the deliverables of my department. Lead and oversee the training and development of the team members reporting to me. Lead process improvement efforts. Coach and ensure common understanding of standard work, best practices, and adherence to local and global company procedures. Ensure the development and performance objectives of the team members reporting to me.

Creating pre- and post-launch software and hardware content (text and media) in a multinational team for operator- (Instructions for Use) and service manuals for automated diagnostics laboratory equipment in English (my mother tongue). Work in close cooperation with subject matter experts (SMEs) in hardware, software, technical customer support, quality, regulatory, and media. Mentor colleagues. Project management. Terminology management. Style guide lead.

Researcher in the Research Department for Agricultural Economics researching the socioeconomic impacts of regulating green biotechnology (genetically engineered crops). Primarily internet based research. Analysing, interpreting and presenting data. Lecturing in Life Science Economics and Policy. Writing and editing scientific documents. Coordinator for Master's program in Life Science Economics and Policy. Organised 5-day international excursion to Brussels for 37 students in 2014 and 2015.

Owner / manager of a crop (horse radish, pastures) and livestock (sheep, cattle) business in Steynsburg, South Africa.

• Field trial management on rehabilitated opencast-mined land. • Data collection, analysis, and report writing. • Providing collieries with environmental management advice. • Conducting environmental audits in teams.

Thesis title: Analyzing Regulatory-induced Economic Challenges on the Adoption of Transgenic Crops: Selected Cases

Agricultural Economics Pasture Science

Agricultural Economics Agricultural Production Grassland Science Animal Science Crop Science Soil Science