James Gattward

I am an Agronomist with MSc in Crop Production (Plant Physiology), and experience in Plant nutrition and vertical farming.

Plant Scientist (07/2020 – 12/2021); Coordination of a laboratory of Plant Science at Light Science  Technologies, Derby, UK. Project: Physiological and general evaluation of Strawberries grown under  different light qualities.
• Laboratory Coordinator (07/2019 – 06/2020); Coordination of two Laboratories and two glasshouses  in the Department of Plant Sciences of the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Duties included  instruction of research students in the correct application, use and maintenance of equipment, lab  procedures and routine experimental techniques. Also, small equipment and general purchasing, repair  and maintenance of experimental equipment. Ensuring a safe working environment, advising users on  safe working practices and procedures and monitoring compliance.
• Production Operative (04/2019 – 07/2019); Quality assessment of vegetables and other foods at the  Quality Department of Bakkavor Salads Tilmanstone, Dover, Kent, UK.
• Quality Laboratory Technician (04/2018 - 04/2019); Quality assessment of newly produced papers  based on Physicochemical analysis. Adjustment and development of paper quality assessment  methodologies. DS Smith Paper Ltd (Kemsley Paper Mill), Sittingbourne, Kent, UK.
➢ Skills: MS Office, Tensile-Testing Machine, Short-Span Compressive tests, Lab Devices  Calibration, Scanners, Bursting Meter
• Research trainee (11/2015 - 07/2017), Hours: 45h/week; Subject: Plant Development and Nutrition;  Lab: Laboratory of Hormonal Control of Plant Development, Department of Plant Physiology and  Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Title: Role of the Phytochromes (phyA, phyB1, phyB2) Signalling Pathway in regulation of the phloemmobile signal protein, Cyclophilin, in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv Micro-Tom) under Nitrogen  starvation.  ➢ Skills: RT-qPCR, Restriction Enzymes, Tetra-Primer ARMS-PCR, SNP/Variants,  Phenotyping, Glasshouse cultivation, Plant Breeding, Allele Introgression, Primer Design,  MS Office, R Statistical Software.
• Cacao Researcher (06/2012 - 06/2013); Project development in plant phenotyping for QTL Mapping,  Foliar fertilization in cacao, Cacao seedling cultivation in hydroponic media for research purpose at  Mars Centre for Cocoa science-MCCS, Barro Preto, Bahia, Brazil  ➢ Skills: IRGA, Fluorometer, Foliar Fertilization, Plant nutrition, QTL mapping,  Phenotyping, Plant selection for Drought tolerance and Higher Yields.
• Hydroponics General Manager (2006-2015); General and technical management of a site composed  by four glasshouses for production of hydroponic lettuce at Santa Fé Hydroponic Farm, Bahia, Brazil.
➢ Skills: Management, Plant nutrition in hydroponic media, Plant Protection, Varieties  selection.

MSc Crop Production (Plant Physiology)