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Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)—Grow your idea

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Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)—Grow your idea Consulting, secondary research, design and more Plants, algae, growth modules, indoor farming, medicinal herbs Refine your concept and get practical steps to create quality, saleable products, and services. I help you gain sales and confidence among customers. Each consult is geared towards creating a usable process to succeed and overcome the challenge at hand. If someone scoffs at your idea or invention, if you think you will never get your book published, if someone says you can’t, do not give up—talk to me. We will find a way, and we will do it using reliable methods applied in a new and innovative way. We will build a new road for you to succeed. I specialize in consulting related to botany and plant biology. I build systematic steps to success for startups, inventors, researchers, writers, experiment planners, indoor farmers, herbal product developers, interior designers who use plants, plant breeding, and more. Topics include indoor gardens, modular growth units (algae or plants), herbal medicine, writing and web content projects, research, experimentation, and indoor design with plants. Indoor projects may include green walls, vertical gardens, designs to accent concepts from interior designers, plant breeding for indoors, and more. I am here to help you start your project and see it through to completion. Examples of completed or ongoing projects - Geothermal greenhouse feasibility: Citrus up north - Algal growth modules: Green possibilities - Biology of sake flavours: Dance of the microorganisms - Wheat flour ingredients: Noodles to breads and client satisfaction - Interior botany & design: Accent concepts and value of interior design - Herbal medicine formulations: Being effective and staying legal - Biological control for bed bugs: Bait and stick - Micro-living wall gardens: Bringing life to the home - Natural pharmacies: Herbs in botanical gardens - Biology of chicory (manuscript) Potential subjects: - Secondary research and product validation - Pitch (value proposition) of your new product - Product creation or refinement - Signal molecules and reactive - Indoor crop production and seed breeding - Indoor ecology and indoor botany - Interior design using plants - Herbal medicine formulation - Algal production - Book, article, technical reports - Speak to sell: Know and sell your value proposition and the science behind it Education I have done research on three continents and in various countries. My training during my Ph.D. gave me much experience with diverse cultures, plants, and thought processes. From this, I will be able to see your vision even when other people are stuck in a rut. Amazingly, there are so many ways to accomplish a goal, yet we get blocked by the habits and thought processes of the people around us and ourselves. I am here to tell you that there is a way, and there is a way to get your idea off the ground professionally. I help you through all the stages of industry entrepreneurship academies, clinics, and schools in a way that works for your project. I have graduated from the UC Davis Entrepreneurship Academy (now Child Family Institute for Entrepreneurship) and attended various startup and accelerator events. I specifically help you refine the technical and scientific aspect of your project. We break down each step so that you will have a protocol to pitch your product, demonstrate its benefits in a compelling way, and be seen as the expert. My methods are based on multiple fields of study. In our lessons, we will draw on biological and chemical research. But we will also bring in psychology and practical counseling methods for identifying the needs of and the emotions your client feels. We incorporate social science on friend creation and relationship making with clients, customers, and friends. We will also cover techniques for self-esteem maintenance in the person you are pitching your product too. I leave you with usable step-by-step tools to enact these principles. The great thing about them is that they are based on research and they increase the value of your product in a way that is positive for you and your customer. I want everyone to be healthy and happy from the results of these tools. This is solid research that leads to creative inventions, honest pitches, accurate information, genuine care for your client, and a win-win deal for each party. Why I love consulting I love consulting because I love ideas. I value your idea and really want to see it become realized. I am here to help you realize your dream. Maybe you are a solopreneur, part of a new company or part of an established enterprise, and you need to complete a product or increase its quality. I love challenges and finding solutions that meet your needs and the needs of your team around you. In all, I am a creative researcher who loves developing ideas and helping individuals and businesses develop quality products. About Andrew I love ideas. I ponder ideas and experiments. I also write and publish scientific research. But my heart lies in entrepreneurship where these ideas can become a reality. I have done much research, experimentation, and publishing. I have a Ph.D. in plant biology, a masters in biomedical sciences and a bachelors in biochemistry. I have also graduated from an entrepreneurship academy and attended numerous seminars and workshops. Entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and idea development are a major interest of mine. I have also graduated from an entrepreneurship academy and attended numerous seminars and workshops. From a child, I had experience with home businesses. I worked at our family seed business in all aspects from seed breeding to workflow organization to product innovation. I have also started various businesses ranging in topics from culturally significant clothing to ecological insect control to indoor botany and vertical farming. Chief Scientific Officer Chief scientific officers (CSO) make your vision a reality through meticulous research. When you need an end-user experience that is currently impossible, it is the CSO that finds the way. Science officers design and guide company research and then mold it into saleable products. This gives your salespeople clear wording and material to sell, it gives your clients a reliable product, and it gives you pride in running a reputable company. CSOs must have a high level of academic education and be able to put it into practice. They often have a Ph.D. and also an intrinsic motivation to apply their knowledge to client satisfaction. Chief scientific officers may be responsible for managing research, setting research priorities, guiding studies towards company goals, developing new technologies and processes, adding value to a product, staying up-to-date on industry trends, coordinating research activities, recruiting scientists and researchers. Overall, they must make sure that products or services of high quality and saleable. They also train salespeople on how to explain the technical terms and scientific merit of their product. Amazingly, sales increase when customers have confidence in the message connected to the product. My skills can help you in the following areas: - Indoor plant growth - Algal production - Herbal supplement and nutraceutical formulation - Product design - Design concepts with biology - Idea to market transition - Pitch communication - Grant, article and content writing - Quality and value proposition I am your freelance (PhD), chief scientific officer. Let us build systematic steps to success for your project.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Botany
• ★ Herbal Medicine
• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Agronomy & Crop Science
• ☆ Ethnology & Ethnography
• ☆ Educational Innovation
• ☆ Medical Education
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Herbal Products

Services

• Product Development

Work Experience

BIOLOGIST / BIOCHEMIST

MONTREAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

March 2018 - Present

LABORATORY ASSISTANT

Institute for Ethnomedicine

June 2008 - September 2008

OFFICE ASSISTANT/GRADER

Walla Walla University Biology Department

September 2003 - June 2008

Education

PH.D. IN PLANT BIOLOGY

University of California

September 2012 - March 2018

M.S. IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Loma Linda University

September 2008 - June 2010

B.S. IN BIOCHEMISTRY

Walla Walla University

September 2003 - June 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ahmad, Latif and He, Yi and Hao, Jia-Chen and Semotiuk, Andrew and Liu, Quan-Ru and Mazari, Paras(2018). Toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids provide a warning sign to overuse of the ethnomedicine \textitArnebia benthamii. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 210. p. 88--94. Elsevier

Ahmad, Latif and Semotiuk, Andrew J and Liu, Quan-Ru and Rashid, Wajid and Mazari, Paras and Rahim, Kashif and Sadia, Sehrish(2018). Anti-hypertensive plants of rural Pakistan: Current use and future potential. Journal of Complementary Medicine. 7. (2). p. 138--153.

Semotiuk, Andrew J and Colunga-Garc{\'\i}aMar{\'\i}n, Patricia and Maldonado, David Valenzuela and Ezcurra, Exequiel(2018). Pillar of strength: Columnar cactus as a key factor in Yoreme heritage and wildland preservation. Ambio. 47. (1). p. 86--96. Springer Netherlands

Latif Ahmad and Yi He and Andrew J Semotiuk and Quan-Ru Liu(2018). Qualitative determination of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids in Trichodesma indicum: A prevalent ethnomedicine of Northern Pakistan. Journal of Complementary Medicine Research. 9. (1). p. 11--23.

Ahmad, Latif and He, Yi and Semotiuk, Andrew J and Liu, Quan-Ru and Hao, Jia-Chen(2018). Survey of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in the tribe Lithospermeae (Boraginaceae) from Pan-Himalaya and their chemotaxonomic significance. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 81. p. 49--57. Elsevier

Semotiuk, Andrew J and Exequiel Ezcurra(2016). Unravelling the mysteries of \textitIbervillea sonorae: A phenom of Mexican traditional medicine. Society for Economic Botany Conference. (Harlan, KY).

Ahmad, Latif and Semotiuk, Andrew and Zafar, Muhammad and Ahmad, Mushtaq and Sultana, Shazia and Liu, Quan-Ru and Zada, Muhammad Pukhtoon and Abidin, Sheikh Zain Ul and Yaseen, Ghulam(2015). Ethnopharmacological documentation of medicinal plants used for hypertension among the local communities of DIR Lower, Pakistan. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 175. p. 138--146. Elsevier

Semotiuk, AJ and Ezcurra, E(2015). Pillar of strength: Columnar cacti as a key factor in Yoreme heritage and wildland preservation. Society for Economic Botany Conference. (Clanwilliam, South Africa).

Semotiuk, Andrew J and Semotiuk, Nancy L and Ezcurra, Exequiel(2015). The eruption of technology in traditional medicine: How social media guides the sale of natural plant products in the Sonoran Desert region. Economic Botany. 69. (4). p. 360--369. Springer US

Adeoye, Olayemi O and Butler, Stacy M and Hubbell, Margaret C and Semotiuk, Andrew and Williams, James M and Pearce, William J(2013). Contribution of increased VEGF receptors to hypoxic changes in fetal ovine carotid artery contractile proteins. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 304. (7). p. C656--C665. American Physiological Society Bethesda, MD

Semotiuk, AJ and Semotiuk, NL and Waines, JG and Ezcurra, E(2013). Mayo and Yaqui medicinal plant vendors use social media to promote traditional ethnomedicine. International Society for Horticultural Science Conference. (Montreal, Canada).

Hubbell, Margaret C and Semotiuk, Andrew J and Thorpe, Richard B and Adeoye, Olayemi O and Butler, Stacy M and Williams, James M and Khorram, Omid and Pearce, William J(2012). Chronic hypoxia and VEGF differentially modulate abundance and organization of myosin heavy chain isoforms in fetal and adult ovine arteries. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 303. (10). p. C1090--C1103. American Physiological Society Bethesda, MD

Hubbell, Margaret C and Butler, Stacy M and Abrassart, Jenna M and Semotiuk, Andrew M and Williams, James M and Pearce, William J(2011). Chronic hypoxia modulates effects of VEGF receptors on structure and function in ovine common carotid arteries. The FASEB Journal. 25. (1 Supplement). p. 1091--16. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Butler, Stacy M and Abrassart, Jenna M and Hubbell, Margaret C and Adeoye, Olayemi and Semotiuk, Andrew and Williams, James M and Mata-Greenwood, Eugenia and Khorram, Omid and Pearce, William J(2011). Contributions of VEGF to age-dependent transmural gradients in contractile protein expression in ovine carotid arteries. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 301. (3). p. C653--C666. American Physiological Society Bethesda, MD

Semotiuk, AJ and Cus, M and Semotiuk, NL(2011). Modern education and culture impact language and botanical healing traditions of Maya in Belize. International Society for Horticultural Science Conference. (Antigua, Guatemala).

Semotiuk, AJ and Cus, M and Semotiuk, NL(2011). Modern education and culture impact on both language and botanical healing traditions of the Maya in Belize. International Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 964. p. 205--210.

Adeoye, Olayemi and Butler, Stacy M and Semotiuk, Andrew M and Hubbell, Margaret C and Williams, James M and Pearce, William J(2011). VEGF contributes to hypoxic vascular remodeling of ovine carotid arteries. The FASEB Journal. 25. (1 Supplement). p. 1091--13. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Butler, Stacy M and Adeoye, Olayemi and Hubbell, Margaret C and Semotiuk, Andrew M and Williams, James M and Mata-Greenwood, Eugenia and Pearce, William J(2011). VEGF-Induced Age-Dependent Contractile Protein Gradients in Ovine Carotid Arteries. The FASEB Journal. 25. (1 Supplement). p. 1091--15. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Zhang, Kangling and Schrag, Matthew and Darmanto, Agus and Semotiuk, Andrew and Xu, Guoliang and Kirsch, Wolff(2010). Simultaneous quantification of histone acetylation, methylation and ubiquitination at multiple sites by LC/MS/MS-MRM. The FASEB Journal. 24. (1 Supplement). p. 905--5. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Semotiuk, Andrew and Johnson, Trudi and Sky, David and Leanza, Crystal and Lindsey, David F(2008). The role of a ubiquitin processing protease, UbpA, in the growth-to-development transition of \emphDictyostelium development. The FASEB Journal. 22. (1 Supplement). p. 789--2. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

BOOK

Andrew J. Semotiuk and Nancy Lou Semotiuk(2017). Writing Publishable Research Articles in the Sciences. Alexander \& DaVinci Publishing

Semotiuk, A and Valenzuela Maldonado, D(2013). Taller de artesanía y etnobotánica Yoreme-Mayo (Yoreme-Mayo artisan and ethnobotany workshop). Navojoa Regional Museum