Zach Ariki (PhD, Queen’s University) is the Business Accounts Coordinator and a Development Scientist at GreenCentre Canada. On the commercial team, Zach manages and administers federally funded programs aimed at helping Canadian SMEs accelerate the commercialization of new products and services. On the technical team, Zach is a project lead and manages a variety of projects in the bioproducts, coatings, and semi-conductor sectors. These projects focus on developing viable processes or synthesizing and scaling-up valuable molecular targets that drive research and innovation for the clients’ company and technology.