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Dr. Mohammed El Damir Resume

DR. MOHAMMED EL DAMIR

Entomologist

4556 Niagara Ln N

Plymouth, MN 55446

763-473-0888 meldamir@yahoo.com

US Citizen

An experienced entomologist with myriad experience in academic, research and industry settings.

Skilled at the identification of insects, pest management and prevention strategies, and numerous research laboratory devices and procedures. Have in-depth ability to identify and solve tough technical pest problems. Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Goal-oriented and ability to handle multiple tasks. Possess excellent computer application skills. Familiar with the new and upcoming technologies used in structural, urban and industrial entomology. Ability to undertake and formulate research programs and projects within limited time period. Ability to deal effectively with external and internal counterpart. Possess excellent project management and organizational skills.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Plant and Soil Science Specializing in Entomology.

University of Vermont (UVM), Burlington, Vermont, USA. October 2005

Dissertation Title: Environmental Profile of Entomopathogeic Fungi for

Management of Sunn Pest (Eurygaster integriceps Puton)

M.S., Plant Protection, Specializing in Entomology. University of Aleppo, Syria.

November 1999

Thesis Title: Development of rearing technique for Sitona crinitus Herbst

(Coleoptera: Curculionidae), search for parasitoids in Syria and screening for

host plant resistance

A Post Graduate Diploma, Plant Protection (two semesters), Focusing in

Entomology University of Aleppo, Syria. February 1997

Thesis Title: Survey of important storage insect pests in Syria and study of reproductive rates for some Coleoptera

B.S., Plant Protection, University of Aleppo, Syria. September 1995

Thesis Title: Utilization ELISA test to survey viral diseases of potato in Syria

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSINGS

February 14, 2012. Board Certified Entomologist (BCE) in Urban and

Industrial Entomology. Entomological Society of America.

May 2010-May 2012 . GreenPro Manager Certification.

August 26/2009 . AIB Food Processing Sanitation/Hygiene Certification.

September 23/2008. QualityPro Green Certification.

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December 20, 2006.

Pest Management in Food Plants Certification.

National Pest Management Association (NPMA).

July 2006- present.

Structural Pest Control Applicator License, State of

Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

December 2002- December 2005 .Certified Pesticide Applicator License,

Category 1A. State of Vermont, Department of Agriculture.

SKILLS OF NOTE

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, statistical analysis (SAS), Web services (Dreamweaver).

Fluent in English and Arabic.

December, 2008- present

WORK & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Technical and Training Director, ADAM’S Pest Control, Inc. 922 Highway 55,

Suite 100, Hamel, MN 55340 USA.

Develop and update urban, industrial and public health pest management service programs and delivery protocols.

Develop and coordinates the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs.

Support of sales and marketing personnel as needed.

Review and update the technical and training documents for company's web site.

Recommend pesticides, products and equipment used to provide company services.

Provide and oversee the On-Boarding Training Program for new hires.

Train, develop, and support the technical knowledge and skills of technicians and managers, including a monthly training presentation.

Coordinate field-testing and evaluating trials for the development of new products.

Develop quality assurance and assessment audits for food processing and handling facilities to determine/assess compliance to third party audits, such as AIB, BRC and SQF.

Help with pest management sale proposals and presentations.

Develop risk management, safety, and quality assurance programs.

Serve as a technical resource to all personnel and clients, including insect identification, problem analysis, and site visits.

Develop and deliver advanced and/or special pest management training programs/ seminars.

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Research emerging pest management technologies.

Maintain current knowledge of all pest management techniques and regulatory requirements for service and safety.

Manage licensing, testing and certification activities.

Participate in the company strategic planning meetings

Participate as conference and public speaker.

Act as a part of plan committee for state re-licensing conference.

February 2006-

November, 2008

Technical Director, Guardian Pest Control, Inc., 701 E 4 th St. Duluth, MN 55805

USA.

Designed and delivered the training of new technicians and experienced personnel.

August 2001

October 2005.

Provided solutions to tough pest problems.

Delivered training seminars for customers.

Provided technical support and pest identifications to pest management professionals, supervisors, and clients.

Charged with overseeing licensing and certification, other technical activities.

Managed field trails for new products.

Participated in local and national pest management committees.

Graduate Assistant , UVM, Plant and Soil Science Department. Burlington, VT.

USA.

Researched the development of insect-killing fungi as biological control agents of insects in laboratory, greenhouse and field environments. These included, but were not limited to, testing different isolations/strains of entomopathogenic fungi, testing different formulations, testing different application methods, etc.

Researched insect-killing fungi and entomological related researches for

Sunn Pest management. This included writing research plan proposal, experimental design, data collection and analyses, writing publications, and preparing reports.

Investigated environmental effects on entomopathogenic fungi for management of insects.

Evaluated cold-hardiness of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande).

Investigated traditional and non-traditional forest management techniques and their effects on insect biodiversity and soil.

Scouted and maintained greenhouses.

Managed temperature and relative humidity data from different greenhouses and overwintering sites for analysis.

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October1 999 -

August 2001.

December 1997-

October 1999.

February 1997 –

November 1997.

February 2006-

Reared and maintained western flower thrips and tarnished plant bug colonies.

Entomologist, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research. Aleppo,

Agr. Sci. Res. Center, Aleppo, Syria.

Conducted research on the major economic insect pests of the regions food crops.

Involved in cooperative research with the International Center for

Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) focused on host plant resistance and biological control for key insect pests in the region.

Graduate Assistant , International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry

Areas (ICARDA), Syria. Worked on entomological related works

Developed efficient screening technique of lentil germplasm for resistance to Sitona crinitus Herbest (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) under artificial infestation. This included developing, implementing, data analyses and reporting of a research study, as well as supervision of technical support personnel.

Investigated Adult S. crinitus feeding preference on some legume species.

Studied embryo development and egg hatching of S. crinitus (Coleoptera:

Curculionidae) under constant temperature regimes.

Examined effect of Melia azedarach (L.) (Meliaceae) fruit extracts as botanical control agents on S. crinitus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) adults feeding.

Studied the reproduction rate of S. crinictus .

Reared and screened for virulent strains and biotypes of Russian wheat aphids, Hessian fly, Chickpea leaf miner and Sitona spp. under laboratory and field conditions.

Assisted in various entomological related researches in the program. This included filed trial implementations, data collection, as well as delivering public and professional presentations.

Served as a scientific article database search, experimental design and computer resources person for the lab research group.

Quality Control Specialist , Department of Quality Control, General Organization for Seed Multiplication, Aleppo, Syria.

Worked in the field of seed production quality control of the organization.

Participated in the process of pest control and management of the organization.

Participated in the sampling of specimens provided by farmers having contract with the organization.

Provided guidance and support to farmers having contracts with the organization

Worked in the field of diseases and insects affecting major crops in the organization.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Technical & Training Director , Guardian & Adam’s Pest control, MM.

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April 2008

August 2001 –

May 2005 .

November 1997-

May 2000 .

February 2006 - present .

August 2001 -

October 2005.

October 1999 -

August 2001.

February 1997 -

November 1997.

Develop and teach pest management techniques pest management professionals, staff and customers.

Invited Lecturer, Entomology Course, Biology Department, University of

Minnesota-Duluth (UMD). Duluth, MN.

Presented: Bed Bugs: These Are Growing Troublesome Ectoparasites.

Graduate Teaching Assistant , University of Vermont, Plant and Soil Science

Department. Burlington, VT.

Taught International Environmental Studies and Entomology & Pest

Management.

Graduate Teaching Assistant , University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.

Taught Field Crop Insects, Insect Physiology & Taxonomy, Economic

Insects, Insect Morphology and Taxonomy, and Orchard & Forest Insects.

EXTENSION EXPERIENCE

Guardian Pest Control, Inc . (Duluth, MN. USA) & Adam’s Pest Control, Inc.

(Hamel, MN, USA).

Provided identification of insects and other arthropods to the public.

Answered pest related questions and provided technical pest management information over the phone or via email mainly to the public of

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Iowa.

Provided public pest awareness and educational presentations to the community.

University of Vermont, Plant and Soil Science Department, Burlington, VT, USA.

Provided identification of insects for Vermont citizens.

General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research. Aleppo, Agr. Sci. Res.

Center, Aleppo, Syria.

Provided insect specimens and fact sheets as extension tools for farmers.

Provided guidance and assistance to farmers in the implementation of IPM programs.

Diagnosed insect and disease problems on major agricultural crops.

Department of Quality Control, General Organization for Seed Multiplication,

Aleppo, Syria.

Worked with a professional team helping growers to manage their farms from planting to harvesting.

Diagnosed insect and disease problems on major agricultural crops.

PUBLICATIONS (REFEREED)

El Damir, M. 2006. Comparison of house fly forewing and artificial media for examining environmental effects on conidial germination of entomopathogenic fungi. J. Biol. Sci.

6 (2): 286-293.

El Damir, M. 2006. Variation in germination, virulence and conidial production of single spore isolates of entomopathogenic fungi in response

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J. Biol. Sci. 6 (2): 305-315.

El Damir, M. 2006. Effect of growing media and water volume on conidial production of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae. J.

Biol. Sci. 6 (2): 269-274.

El Damir, M., M. El Bouhssini and M.N. Al-Salti. 2004. Embryo development and egg hatching of Sitona crinitus Herbst (Coleoptera:

Curculionidae) under constant temperature regimes. Pakistan Journal of

Biological Sciences, 7: 1191-1193.

El Damir. M., M.N. Al-Salti and M. El Bouhssini.2001. Ecology and biology of Sitona crininitus H. in northern Syria. Bassel Al-Assad Journal for Engineering Sciences. pp. 109-119.

El Damir, M., M. El Bouhssini and M.N. Al-Salti. 2000. Effect of Melia azedarach L. fruit extracts on Sitona crinitus Herbst control. Arab J. Pl.

Prot. 18 (2): 64-67.

El Damir, M., M. El Bouhssini and M.N. Al-Salti. 1999. A simple screening technique of lentil germplasm for resistance to Sitona crinitus

Herbst (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) under artificial infestation. Arab J. Pl.

Prot. 17 (1): 33-35.

PUBLICATIONS (TECHNICAL)

El Damir, M.

2013. Drywood Termites: Were Where? Pest Control

Technology Magazine (PCT). Funerary. PP. 100.

El Damir, M.

2012. Pest Profile- Follow the Moisture. Pest Control

Technology Magazine (PCT). June. PP. 136.

El Damir, M.

2012. Understanding the Biology of Termites. Pest Control

Technology Magazine (PCT). January. PP. 56.

El Damir, M. 2011. Principles of Green Pest Management. Pest Control

Technology Magazine (PCT). June Issue. PP. 134-135.

El Damir, M. 2010. Seasonal Invaders: Tis the Season. Pest Control

Technology Magazine (PCT). October Issue. PP. 190-191.

El Damir, M. 2010. Spotlight on Springtails. Pest Control Technology

Magazine (PCT). May Issue pp. 126-131.

El Damir, M. 2009. Dealing with Bed bugs in Your Community. CIC

MIDWEST NEWS. Summer 2009, page 25,27.

SYMPOSIA & CONFERENCE/ PUBLISHED PRESENTATIONS

The 54 th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America,

December 10-13, 2006. Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome

Indianapolis, IN. Presented using house fly wings as insect cuticle to test temperature and relative humidity effects on conidial germination of insect-killing fungi.

The 36 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, July

2003, Burlington, Vermont. Presented effect of growing media and water volume on conidial production of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae.

The Fourth Agricultural Conference “Scientific Research for Safe

Agricultural Production’’ Jerash Private University, Faculty of Agriculture and Science, April 2001. Presented ecology and biology of Sitona crinitus

H. and its damage to some local varieties of lentil in Syria.

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International Symposium on Biological Control of Crop Pests. University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria, October 24-28, 1999. Presented effect of Melia azedarach L. fruit extracts on Sitona crinitus H. control.

Seventh Arab Congress of Plant Protection. University of Jordan,

Amman-Jordan, October 2000. Presented Sitona feeding preference on some legume species.

Fourth Conference of Agricultural Scientific Research, Douma,

Damascus, Syria, September 2000. Presented screening lintel accessions for resistance to Sitona crinitus H.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

El Damir, Mohammed. March, 3, 2015. Pest Scenarios . 2015 Minnesota

Structural Pest Management Conference. Minneapolis Convention Center

1301 Second Ave South. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403.

El Damir, Mohammed. February 20, 2015. Stinging Insect Management

& Contro l. Michigan Pest Management Association 2015 Annual Winter

Meeting. FireKeepers Casino & Hotel 11177 East Michigan Ave. Battle

Creek, MI 49014.

El Damir, Mohammed. February 20, 2015. Restaurant IPM . Michigan

Pest Management Association 2015 Annual Winter Meeting. FireKeepers

Casino & Hotel 11177 East Michigan Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49014.

El Damir, Mohammed. September, 24, 2014. No Thy Enemy: Bed Bug

Biology and Habits . Green Mill, Plymouth. MN

El Damir, Mohammed. April 30, 2013. Small Fly Identification and

Management . PestWorld East. JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai. United

Arab Emirates.

El Damir, Mohammed. April 29, 2013. Using Pest Monitoring Devices as

Part of an Effective Integrated Pest Management Program . PestWorld

East. JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai. United Arab Emirates.

El Damir, Mohammed. February 21, 2013. Bed Bug Prevention .

Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency. 2000 Summer St NE, Suite 100,

Minneapolis, MN 55413

El Damir, Mohammed. October 20, 2012. Getting the Most out of

Monitoring Traps . PestWorld 2012. John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial

Convention Center - Boston MA.

El Damir, Mohammed. October 12, 2012. Bed Bug: Train- the-Trainer.

Adam’s Pest Control, Inc. Hamel. MN 55340.

El Damir, Mohammed. January 31- April 30, 2012. Using Heat to Kill

Bed Bugs . Part of University of Minnesota bed bug seminars in Minnesota.

El Damir, Mohammed. March 06, 2012.

Getting the Most out of

Monitoring Traps . 2012 MN Food Plant Pest Management Conference,

Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN.

El Damir, Mohammed. November 7, 2011. BOMI (Design, Operations, and Maintenance of Building Systems II program): taught a session on

Pest Management . Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas,

Terrence Murphy Hall 153, 1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

55403.

El Damir, Mohammed. April 20, 2011. Bed Bugs Minnesota Conference:

Identifying Bed Bugs and their Biology. Embassy Suites. 2800 American

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Boulevard West. Bloomington, MN 55431.

El Damir, Mohammed . March 31, 2011. Minnesota Department of

Agriculture, Inspection and Permit Unit Training: How to Reduce the Risk of Transporting Bed Bugs . 625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, Minnesota

55155-2538.

El Damir, Mohammed . December 15, 2010. Presented at the Infection

Control Meeting: Bed Bug Medical Response Plan . 200 West 1st St

Paynesville MN 56362.

El Damir, Mohammed . September 27 & 28, 2010. APIC 33rd Annual

State Conference for Infection Prevention & Healthcare Professionals:

How to Deal with Bed Bugs . Hilton Minneapolis St. Paul Airport Mall of

America Hotel, Bloomington, MN 55425.

El Damir, Mohammed . June 17, 2009. Training Seminar: Dealing With

Bed bug Infestations . Woodland North Apartments, 9240 University

Avenue NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55448.

El Damir, Mohammed . July 17, 2008. Training Seminar: Prevention and

Management Practices of Bed Bugs . Holiday Inn, 1951 US Highway 41

W, Marquette, MI 49855.

El Damir, Mohammed . June 03, 2008. Training Seminar: Bed Bugs: A

Growing Problem . Sheraton Duluth Hotel. 301 East Superior Street.

Duluth, Minnesota 55802.

El Damir, Mohammed . May 20, 2008. Training Seminar: Bed bugs,

Cockroaches & Rodents Management . Catholic Charities of St. Paul &

Minneapolis, MN.

El Damir, Mohammed . March 21, 2008. Training Seminar: Management

& Prevention of Bed Bugs in Residences . Thies & Talle Management, Inc.

Afton View Apartments 365 S. Winthrop St. Maplewood, MN 55119.

El Damir, Mohammed . March 18, 2008. Training Seminar: Managing

Bed Bugs in Apartment Buildings . Dominium Management Services. City

Limits Apartments, 127 East 59th St. #204, Minneapolis, MN.

El Damir, Mohammed . May 23, 2007. Training Seminar: Resurgence of

Bed Bug Infestations in the USA - Cockroach and Commensal Rodent

Management . Catholic Charities of St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN.

El Damir, Mohammed . March 14, 2007. 2007 Minnesota Food Plant Pest

Management Conference. Cockroaches in Tough Places . Minneapolis

Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN.

El Damir, Mohammed . August 16, 2006. Training Seminar: Inspection and Detection Methods for Storage Insect Pests . Faribault Foods Inc,

15403 Us Highway 12 SW, Cokato, MN 55321.

El Damir, Mohammed . July 27, 2006. Training Seminar: Bed Bugs

Management and their Biology in Urban Environment . Housing &

Redevelopment Authority (HRA) of Duluth. 222 E 2nd St. Duluth, MN

55816-0900.

El Damir, Mohammed . April 21, 2006. Training Seminar: Bed Bugs and their Management . ZMC Hotels, Inc., Duluth, MN.

El Damir, Mohammed . April 18, 2006. Training Seminar: Understanding

Bed Bugs . The Inn on Lake Superior, Duluth, MN.

El Damir, Mohammed . March 2006. Training Seminar: Bed Bugs and their Management . Fairfield Inn, Duluth, MN.

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CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS ATTENDED

2015 North Central Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting. April

9 and 10, 2015. University of Minnesota. 890 Buford Avenue, Saint Paul,

MN 55108.

PestWorld 2014. October 21-24. Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin

Resort. Orlando, Florid.

Entomology 2013. ESA 61 st Annual Meeting. November 10-13, Austin

Convention Center. Austin, Texas.

PestWorld 2013. October 22-25. Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix,

Arizona .

2013 North Central Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting. April

11-12, 2013. North Central Mosquito Control Association. Andover,

Minnesota.

PestWorld 2012, October 17-20, 2012. John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial

Convention Center. Boston. MA.

PestWorld 2011, October 18-22, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,

New Orleans, Louisiana.

The North Central Mosquito Control Association 7th Annual Meeting.

April 14-15, 2011. Metropolitan Mosquito Control District’s North Region

Facility, Andover, Minnesota.

 DuPont ProBusiness Exchange: Arilon® Symposium. March 8-10, 2010.

Ritz Carlton, Naples, FL 34108.

The North Central Mosquito Control Association 4th Annual Meeting.

April 23-24, 2009. Metropolitan Mosquito Control District’s North Region

Facility, Andover, Minnesota.

2009 Minnesota Structural Pest Management Conference. March 2-3,

2009. Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN.

Leadership Week 2008, National Pest Management Association, June 17-

19, 2008. The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, LA. USA.

2008 Minnesota Structural Pest Management Conference. March 3-4,

2008. Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN.

72nd Purdue Pest Management Conference, January 7-11, 2008. Purdue

University. Stewart Center, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.

PestWorld 2007, October 17-20 at the Gaylord Palms Resort &

Convention Center. Orlando, Florida, USA.

Leadership Week 2007, National Pest Management Association, June 19-

21, 2007. Westin Buckhead, Atlanta, GA, USA.

2007 Minnesota Structural Pest Management Conference. March 13-14,

2007. Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN.

Progress in Pest Management Update 2007. February 13-14. Kalahari

Water Park and Resort, Dells, Wisconsin USA.

The 54th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America.

December 10-13, 2006. Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome

Indianapolis, IN.

PestWorld 2006, October 25 – 28, 2006. Gaylord Texan Resort &

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Convention Center, Grapevine, TX, USA.

Minnesota Structural Pest Management Conference 2006. March 6- 7,

2006. Earle Brown Heritage Center, MN, USA.

The 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, July

26 -30, 2003. Burlington, Vermont, USA.

International Symposium on Biological Control of Crop Pests. October 24-

28, 1999. University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria.

Seventh Arab Congress of Plant Protection. October 22-26, 2000.

University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan.

Fourth Conference of Agricultural Scientific Research. September 2000.

Douma, Damascus, Syria.

AWARDS

Outstanding Research Presentation: Fourth Conference of Agricultural

Scientific Research, Damascus, Syria. September 2000.

Outstanding Research Presentation: Seventh Arab Congress of Plant

Protection, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. October 2000.

Certificate of Scientific Research Excellence from the Syrian Minister of

Agriculture for research on: The use of Melia azedarach fruit extracts to control Sitona crinitus Herbst. 26 December 2001.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

October 2010-

Present

January 2010

2007-2015

2009-2011

June 1, 2007- June

30, 2015

2011

2007- 2009

2006- present

2006- 2007

Member of the Minnesota Bed Bug Advisory Committee.

President, Minnesota Pest Management Association (MPMA).

Planning Committee, Member. Minnesota Structural Pest Management

Conference. “

All Structural Pest Control Applicators licensed in Minnesota must renew their licenses each year. They will re-certify and be able to renew their structural licenses every year by attending the Minnesota Structural Pest

Management Conference sessions ”.

Member of the Bed Bug Work Group, Commercial Division, National Pest

Management Association (NPMA).

Committee Member, National Pest Management Association (NPMA),

Commercial Division. ( Members are appointed for one year term, and reappointed every year by the new president of the NPMA .

Correspondent, National Pest Management Association’s, Bed Bug Division

Steering Committee.

Board of Directors, Minnesota Pest Management Association (MPMA).

Correspondent, National Pest Management Association’s, Wood Destroying

Organisms Division Steering Committee.

Correspondent, National Pest Management Association’s, Residential Division

Steering Committee.

PROFFESIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2006 to present.

National Pest Management Association.

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2001 to present . Entomological Society of America.

1999 to 2002.

Arab Society for Plant Protection.

TRAINING/ WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE

23 rd Annual School of Structural Fumigation. November 15-November

19, 2010. University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research & Education

Center, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, Florida 33314.

Quality Assurance Training Program : Train– the – Trainer. March 30-

April 1, 2009. Food Protection Alliance, Indianapolis, IN.

Dreamweaver-Web Page Design II & I . September 2006. Center for

Economic Development, University of Minnesota-Duluth, MN.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Teaching Retreat.

2003. UVM,

Burlington, VT, USA.

Preparing Photos and Images for the Web. 2004.

UVM, Burlington, VT.

Lights, Camera, Learn. 2004.UVM, Burlington, VT.

Writing Across the Curriculum. 2004. UVM, Burlington, VT.

Thesis / Dissertation Workshop. 2004. UVM, Burlington, VT,

The 10 Secrets of Successful Teaching and Writing. 2004. UVM,

Burlington, VT.

SOCIAL SERVICES EXPERIENCE

July/2005-February/2006. Provided educational and personal care support to a youth with profound developmental disabilities in both school and community settings with a goal for his independence.

August/2004-November/2005. Provided transfer, personal care and companionship for elderly handicapped man.

LANGUAGES

Arabic- fluent; English-fluent.

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