P&M Technologies - ABOUT US

— About Us —

P & M Technologies is a Canadian company formed in 1996. We specialize in identifying commercial prospects for many of Canada's 4000+ plant species within an ecologically sustainable framework, and we developed The Canadian NTFP Business Companion as a leading-edge guide. We are equally active in research on the physiology & resilience of Canadian plants. We also offer expertise in Information Technology — systems analysis, programming, network administration, web site design, SQL scripting, data warehousing, backups & archiving, data conversion & migration — and in book self-publishing.

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Consulting:
Science Research
Non-Timber
Forest Products
Information
Technology

Principals:
Gina Mohammed
Dan Pernokis

We introduce entrepreneurs to the commercial potential of non-traditional forest products & services for small businesses and micro-enterprises.

Gina Mohammed, PhD
Science & Research Director

Gina is an international science consultant with over 25 years of expertise in research, applications, and commercialization of plant physiological science. Her specialties include non-timber forest products, bioindicators of plant health, remote sensing of vegetative condition, plant biotechnology & tissue culture, and botanical medicines. Gina holds a PhD in plant physiology from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She has produced over 130 scientific publications, plus dozens of articles for consumer magazines & newspapers — and a comprehensive book of NTFP business ideas & resources on CD/DVD.

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Dan Pernokis, BSc
President

Dan is a software developer, programmer, and web designer — with a diverse background in business, government, and academic applications. Dan's expertise has been applied to natural resources management, point-of-sale systems, the hospitality industry (reservations & property management), on-line banking, payroll & human resources, and developing ANSI language standards. He is versed in business information needs of both large and small enterprises. Dan holds a BSc from the University of Toronto and has over 30 years of experience in various aspects of information technology.

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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests
to raise awareness of sustainable management, conservation, and sustainable development
of all types of forests. P&M Technologies is happy to be a part of this endeavour.