Maria Aubrey has been appointed VP business and professional services at the National Research Council. Most recently an operations/program management consultant, Aubrey was senior VP operations at Sustainable Development Technology Canada for more than seven years. She has also held numerous operations positions in the private sector including XIA Systems Corp, Technologies, and more than 17 years with DMR Consulting Group Inc (now Fujitsu Consulting). At NRC, Aubrey is responsible for integrated policy, planning, customer engagement, contracts, IP management, performance measurement and evaluation and knowledge management...