Staff Directory

User Services Office

Our mission is to provide high-quality service to CLS users and staff, enabling and supporting access to the world-class facilities available at the Canadian Light Source.


Madison Adam Mechanical Engineering Lead


Eshi Agbadua Infrastructure Technology Lead


Andrea Albert HSE Technician


Meghan Allen Biological, Chemical, and OHS Lead


Narayana Appathurai Associate Scientist (Brockhouse)


Zachary Arthur Associate Scientist (SGM)


James Aubichon Financial Services Technician


Reg Aupperle Mechanical Technologist


Mark Bachman Electrical Operations Lead


Cameron Baribeau Accelerator Physicist


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Burke Barlow MSc Industrial Laboratory Coordinator


Greg Basky Communications Coordinator


Tonia Batten Instrumentation Analyst


David Beauregard Controls and Instrumentation Development Manager (interim)


Denis Beauregard RF Technologist


Daniel Bechard Electrical Technician


Anush Beereddy Database Administrator


Russ Berg Controls Analyst


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Erika Bergen BSc Interim Industry Services Manager


Duane Bergstrom Controls Technologist


Harley Berndt Mechanical Technologist


Drew Bertwistle Accelerator Physicist Lead


Mark Besse Mechanical Technologist


Brian Bewer Radiation Specialist


Nasrin Bidary Custodian


Christopher Bieber Systems Analyst (Infrastructure Technology)


Grant Bilbrough Operator Lead


Brant Billinghurst Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (Far-IR)


Gillian Black Controls Team Lead


Gordon Blair Mechanical Technologist


Robert Blyth Science Projects Manager


Chris Bodnarchuk Mechanical CAD Technologist


Anna-Maria Boechler Education Coordinator


Viorica (Ibi) Bondici Associate Scientist (BioXAS)


Ben Boyachek Mechanical Technologist


Teak Boyko Scientist, Beamline Responsible (REIXS)


Patrick Braun Associate Scientist (VESPERS Beamline)


Michael Bree Instrumentation Analyst


Carmen Britton Instrumentation Technician


Mercedes Buye Education Coordinator


John Campbell Senior Project Manager


Melissa Carlson Financial Assistant


Shawn Carriere Mechanical Engineer


Patricia Cason Kent Mechanical CAD Technologist


Febi Chajadi Junior Software Developer


Megan Cheesbrough Business Analyst


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Dr. Ning Chen Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (HXMA)


Weifeng Chen Associate Scientist (HXMA)


Yanna Chen Associate Scientist (CLS@APS)


Roman Chernikov Senior Scientist (BioXAS)


Scott Colville Support Scientist (CMCF)


Daniel Correia Support Scientist (VLS-PGM)


Ian Coulthard Senior Scientist (Beamline Development)


Grant Cubbon Health, Safety, and Environment Manager


Bronwynn Cutts Corporate Secretary


Keith DeMong Corporate Controller


LeeJay Dillon Applications Analyst


Wade Dolton Electrical Engineer


Lisa Dorofeeva Beamline Software Analyst


Alan Duffy Controls Analyst


James Dynes Associate Scientist (SM & SGM)


Joshua Erikson Mechanical Engineer


Renfei Feng Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (VESPERS)


Nancy Fetch Human Resources Manager


Carl Finlay Systems Support Technologist


Michel Fodje Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (CMCF)


Bud Fogal Electrical Engineer


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Sergey Gasilov PhD Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (BMIT)


Ashley Geddes Administrative Assistant


Darren Gilchrist Network Analyst (Infrastructure Technology)


Heather Gordon-Paidel Quality Assurance Specialist


James Gorin Associate Scientist (CMCF1)


Sergey Gorovikov Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (QMSC)


Chelsea Greenwald Software Analyst


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Dr. Pawel Grochulski Science Manager (Biological & Life Sciences)


Lisa Grummett Business Analyst


Laura Guo Administrative Assistant


Christine Hanson Supply Chain Specialist


Cole Harris Financial Services Technician


Feizhou He Science Manager (Material and Chemical Sciences)


Grant Henneberg Mechanical Engineer


Emilio Heredia Controls Analyst


Ethan Herman Human Resources and Training Assistant


Andrew Hinz Electronics Technologist


Neil Hovdestad Electrical Technician


Darren Hunter Software Development Lead


Bonita Hus Training Development Advisor


Carey Hydamacka Electrical Engineering Lead


Ru Igarashi Controls Analyst


Adam Janis Mechanical CAD Technologist


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Kathryn Janzen MSc Associate Scientist (CMCF) and User Experience Coordinator


Glenn Judkins Electrical CAD Technologist


Chithra Karunakaran Science Manager (Environmental & Earth Sciences)


Zia Khan Financial Analyst


Chang-Yong Kim Senior Scientist (Brockhouse)


Erin Kinar Executive Assistant (Science)


Graham King Scientist (Brockhouse)


Martina Kivel Senior Project Manager


Niko Kivel Controls Analyst


Raghu Koneru Electrical Engineer


Gosia Korbas Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (BioXAS)


Roy Kulchar Operations and Technical Services Manager


Charan Kuppili Associate Scientist (SM)


Brad LaFontaine Electrical CAD Technologist


Riley Lander Mechanical Technologist


Dean Lang Associate Scientist (CMCF)


Dionne Laprairie Document Control Coordinator


Ryan Lautner Electrical Technician


Ginette LaVoie Executive Assistant (Machine)


Adam Leontowich Associate Scientist (Material and Chemical Sciences)


Frederic Le Pimpec Accelerator Operations and Development Manager


Elen Li Mechanical Engineer


Zhi Li AOD Assistant


Linda Lin Mechanical Engineer


Robin Lowe Cyber Security Analyst


Yingshen Lu Associate Scientist (SM)


Kristin Lunde Mechanical Operations Lead


Aimee Maclennan HSE Technician


Jerome Maier Electrical CAD Technologist


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Bill Matiko CPA, CA, CBV Chief Executive Officer & Interim Director of Finance


Tyler Mayers Contract Specialist


Karen McKeith RF Technologist


Debora Meira Staff Scientist (CLS@APS)


Joel Mildenberger Applications Analyst


Rockie Mitchener Mechanical CAD Technologist


Beatriz Moreno Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (Brockhouse)

Beatriz Moreno is a senior scientist at the Canadian Light Source, responsible for the three Brockhouse beamlines dedicated to diffraction and scattering for materials science. Beatriz has a background in physics and materials science, using x-ray diffraction techniques to characterize the structure of a variety of samples, including powders, thin films, single crystalline samples, nanostructured samples, catalysts, magnetic and semiconductor thin films.


James Morgan Systems Analyst (Infrastructure Technology) (on leave)


Tyler Morhart Associate Scientist, Beamline Responsible (SyLMAND)


David Muir Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (IDEAS)


Kiran Mundboth Associate Scientist (CMCF)


Athar Munir Systems Support Technician


Kim Novecosky Executive Assistant (CEO)


Allan O'Byrne Enterprise Risk and Cyber Security Advisor


Lisa Olson Director of Human Resources


Jevy Orcullo Financial Analyst


Jessica Packota Senior Human Resources Consultant


Arash Panahifar Scientist (BMIT)


Jignya Patel RF and HV Lead


Alisa Paterson Support Scientist (SXRMB)


Tor Pedersen Associate Scientist


Dallas Pelly Education Coordinator - Indigenous Programs


Lawrence Pirness Mechanical Technologist


Andrew Prankevicius Safety Specialist


Amanda Quirk Associate Scientist (Bio/Life Sciences)


Al Rahemtulla Associate Scientist (Brockhouse)


Stuart Read Associate Scientist (Mid IR)


Tom Regier Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (SGM)


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Joel Reid PhD Senior Industrial Scientist


Sandra Ribeiro Communications Advisor


Luke Robson Mechanical Engineer


Stacie Rose HSE Technician


Scott Rosendahl Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (Mid IR)


Zachary Ross Junior Software Developer


Shervin Saadat Accelerator Physicist


Bryan Schmiedge Mechanical Technologist


Brian Schneider Electrical Engineer


Vanessa Schneider Financial Analyst


Mark Schnell Management System Advisor


Katherine Schramm Software Analyst


Victoria Schramm Communications Coordinator


Bryan Schreiner Electrical Engineer


Chamundi Selvaraj Financial Assistant


Hamed Shaker Accelerator Physicist


Xiaofeng Shen Accelerator Physicist


Angela Shenher Administrative Services Lead


Michael Sigrist Accelerator Physicist


Mark Silzer Senior Project Advisor


David Smith Mechanical Engineer


Michael Smith Systems Support Technician


Tanaya Smith EAM System Coordinator


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Denis Spasyuk PhD Industrial Scientist (MX Services)


Doug Starnes Electrical Technician


Garth Steel Controls Analyst Lead


Riley Stefaniuk Human Resources Consultant


Jarvis Stobbs Plant Imaging Lead


Xavier Stragier Accelerator Physicist


Darin Street Radiological Protection and Control Lead


Ronny Sutarto Associate Scientist (REIXS)


John Swirsky CAD Supervisor


Daniela Tanase Broten Electrical Engineer


Robby Tanner Controls Analyst


Sarah Tastad Contracts Administrator (On Leave)


Darwin Taylor Mechanical CAD Technologist


Kaiyang Tu Associate Scientist (Plant Imaging)


Ed Unrau Mechanical Technologist


Edwin van der Spuy Controls Analyst


Jay Van Doornum Beamline Software Analyst


Johannes Vogt Beam Instrumentation Lead, Scientist


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Miranda Vu BSc Industrial Support Scientist


Robert Wagner Systems Analyst (Infrastructure Technology)


Tracy Walker Education Programs Lead


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Dr. Jian Wang Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (SM)


Dana Warriner Mechanical Engineer


Dustin Wasyliw Director of Information Technology


Adam Webb Scientist (BMIT)


Erin Weist Administrative Services Lead


Garth Wells Scientist (SyLMAND)


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Tim West PhD, PMP Director of Operations


Jeff Wetzel Mechanical Technologist


Larry Wiebe Mechanical Technologist


Juniper Willard Controls Analyst


Dean Willenborg Mechanical CAD Technologist


Glen Wright Controls and Instrumentation Advisor


Ward Wurtz Accelerator Physicist


Kevin Wyatt Engineering Manager


Qunfeng Xiao Scientist (SXRMB)


Ashraf Zaman Mechanical Engineer


Jianbao Zhao Associate Scientist (Far-IR)


Aurora Zhou Finance Manager


Ning Zhu Associate Scientist (BMIT)


Marta Zonno Associate Scientist (QMSC)


Marta Zonno Associate Scientist (QMSC)


Lucia Zuin Senior Scientist, Beamline Responsible (VLS-PGM)


Ron Zwarich Mechanical CAD Technologist