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XXX-XX-7659

Country of citizenship:

United States of America

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No

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WORK EXPERIENCE-1

University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, Louisville, Kentucky

5/2002 - Present

Louisville , Kentucky

Hours per week: 40

Title:

Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources

Lead efforts to educate farmers on technical issues related to agricultural production. Challenged to promote the re-envisioning of the Cooperative Extension in a county with 600.000 urban consumers, 350 farmers, 5,000 cows, 6,000 horses, corn, soybeans, and tobacco. Lead R&D for MSD 3-5-0 low cost fertilizer for use on pastures, hay production, and corn. Conducted applied field research on tobacco blue mold and nutritional deficiencies. Coordinated an IPM early warning network for tobacco, forage production, and corn and soybean production. Planned and developed 37 PowerPoint educational/technical materials. Management of three field days per year using demonstration research plots. Teaching: Forage production, grazing school; safe use of pesticides, organic farming. Support of seven local agricultural organizations with over 450 farmers and agribusiness people. Management of public relations with government agencies, and universities. ACHIEVEMENTS: (1) Organize and re-energize farm communities around five main agricultural groups. (2) Increase beef cattle productivity for 27% of the farmers through more efficient practices by teaching the Master Cattlemen’s Certification Program and the Forage and Grazing School. (3) Initiated the re-envisioning of the Cooperative Extension in a county with 600,000+ urban consumers and 350 farmers. Lead the motivation of a community of volunteers, county agents, and metro officials. (4) Develop continuing educational programs needed by the farming community.

WORK EXPERIENCE-2

International Advanced Consultants, Inc

6/1991 - 11/2001

Wichita , Kansas

Hours per week: 40

Title:

Executive Vice President

Started a profitable international consulting firm specializing in agricultural production services. Provided expertise in planning of field execution for farmers, agricultural corporation and regional/international agricultural development entities. In 1996 managed a $6.1 million annual operational budget. Responsible for strategic planning, implementation, preparation of bid and business/grant contracts, P & L, and financial analysis and reporting. Crops: Fruit crops (coffee, cocoa), field corn, beans, soybeans, sorghum, flax, tobacco, rice, cotton, and vegetables crops. ACHIEVEMENT: Forty-four contracts signed and developed in eleven years. Participated in seventy one biddings.

WORK EXPERIENCE-3

Tropical Agricultural Center for Research & Higher Education - CATIE

08/1984 - 05/1991

Turrialba , Costa Rica

Hours per week: 40

Title:

Project Coordinator / Research Leader, Graduate College Professor

Diplomat under the auspicious of the Organization American States. Research funds from the Sweden and the Canadian Government. - August 1984 - May 1991. Lead nine regional (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras and El Salvador) applied research agro-forestry projects overseeing $3.3 to $4.7 million annual budget. Managed a team of nine PhDs, scientists and 14 graduate college students. Supervised 14 MS student theses. Research: Crop production, vegetative propagation, plant nutrition and fertilization. Management: Coordinated research involving strategic planning and overall management from initial feasibility analysis, resource planning, inception to completion. Wrote grants and organized fundraisers. Responsible for preparing and allocation of budgets and financial reporting. Crops: corn, sorghum, beans, soybeans, rice, cassava, true name, pastures, coffee, and cocoa. ACHIEVEMENTS: (1) Developed five new agro-forestry systems. (2) Tested nine existing agro-forestry systems. (3) Facilitated the advance of knowledge in agro-forestry systems. (4) Improved propagation technique for leguminous tropical trees.. (5) Established the first three collections of leguminous tropical trees in the world in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

ELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

EDUCATIONAL POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS (2002-2005)

SANCHEZ, G.A., J.A. Blandon, D. Salgado 1999 Evaluation of 34 project operators (OCEs) of the Agro-forestry & socio-environmental program. MARENA/Nicaragua. Interamerican Bank of Development. (2) SANCHEZ; G.A., & A. Bermudez 1999 Impact of four specific Rhizobium japonica strains over the yields of five varieties of red beans tested under different ecosystems. USAID Special Report. 113 pages. (3) Pekka P., Maraux, F & SANCHEZ, G A 1993 Transmit ion of solar radiation at the Erythryna poeppigiana canopy. (Walpers) O.F. Cook. Pesquisas Agropecuarias. Brazil 28:167-176. (4) Nygren, P., Ramirez, C. & SANCHEZ, G A 1993 Growth of seedlings of five half-sib families of Erythrina poeppigiana to inoculation with selected Bradyrhizobium sp train, pp 278-282. In Westley, S.N. & Pwell, M (de) Proceedings of International Conference on Erythrina in the New & old Worlds, CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica October 19-23, 1992. (5) Rodriguez, Z.; Benavidez, J.E.; Chavez, C.; SANCHEZ, G. 1987. "Stabled goat milk production fed with Glyricidia sepium green biomas, Erythrina poeppigiana, & Musa sp.cv.pelipita In: G. sepium (Jacq.) Walp.:Management & Improvement. Proceedings Workshop held in Turrialba, Costa Rica, June21-27, 1987. Withington, D.; Glover, N.; Brewbaker, J, editors. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association. Special publication. 87-01. p8-13 33). (6) Romero, F.; SANCHEZ, G. A.; Ghana, C.; Sanchez, L.; Borel, R. 1987. "Productivity of Gliricidia sepium in the Atlantic zone of Costa Rica. In: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.: Management & Improvement. Proceedings of a Workshop held in Turrialba Costa Rica, June 21-27, 1987. Withington, D.; Glover, N.; Brewbaker, J., editors. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association. Special publication.

(1) Identify ideas for farmers. English. (2) Brainstorm with farmers. English. (3) Ag-Economic description of Jefferson Co. English. (4) Marketing goats to the local Hispanic, Jewish, and African communities. English. (5) Jefferson County Farm Bureau: Economic impact of Agri-business. English. (6) The inspection process in organic farming. English. (7) Organic crop production. English. (8) Tree selection and care. English. (9) Define way for the ag and Hort Agents to better serve the ag community of Jefferson County. English. (10) Main concerns of farmers in Jefferson County. English. (11) Farming systems for golden age farmers. English. (12) Introduction to USDA – NOP. English. (13) The Organic Certification Process. English. (14) A good plan for organic farming. English. (15) Allowed materials in organic farming. English. (16) Organic processing plants. English. (17) Contamination risks in organic farming. English. (18) NOP standards for livestock production. English. (19) NOP for fiber bearing animals. English. (20) NOP rules for organic avian production. English. (21) Jefferson County Food precinct project. English. (22) NOP for mushrooms production. English. (23) Equipo protector y plaguicidas. Spanish (24) Identificacion y manejo de alfalfa. Spanish (25) Identificacion y manejo de goosegrass. Spanish (26) Identificacion y manejo de gramineas. Spanish (27) Manejo ambiental. Spanish. (28) Etiquetas y protocolos MSDS. Spanish. (29) Formulación de plaguicidas. Spanish. (30) Exposición a riesgos con plaguicidas. Spanish. (31) Desarrollo Comunitario. 3-4 presentations in 1. Spanish. (32) Identificacion y manejo de bermudagrass. Spanish. (33) Identificacion y manejo de orchardgrass. Spanish. (34) Identificacion y manejo de crabgrass. Spanish.

SUPERVISED MASTER THESIS

LONG-TERM TECHNICALSERVICES.

SHORT-TERM SERVICES >$10,000

(1) ALAVEZ LOPEZ, SERGIO. English translation = [The impact of using different quantities of Erytrina poeppigiana green biomass on corn yields when the biomass was produced in an alley cropping system with trees planted at four different distance/densities.] Original title in Spanish = Efecto del Erythrina poeppigiana, plantado a cuatro espaciamientos, sobre la producción de maíz Zea mayz L., en un sistema de cultivo en franjas (alley cropping). (2) BARON, JORGE. English translation= [The impact of four field establishment methods used with Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp on the yields on corn and soybeans produced in an alley cropping system.] Original title in Spanish = Métodos de establecimiento de G. sepium (Jacq.) Walp. y su efecto sobre la producción de maiz (Zea mayz L.) y frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) sembrado en callejones entre los árboles (Alley cropping). (3) BERRIOS PEREZ, ALBERTO. English translation = [In vitro clonal propagation of Eritrina poeppigiana.] Original title in Spanish = Propagación clonal in vitro de especies de poró (Erythrina spp.). (4) DE LA FUENTE, BERTHA. English translation = [Synergetic effects of additives on Gliricidia sepium silage production] Original title in Spanish = Estudio de aditivos y cinética del ensilaje de madero negro (G. sepium). 1990. (5) FLORES ARCE, ROYE. English translation= [The effect of source of cuts “topofisis” and depth of planning of the cuts on the ability of Erythrina poeppigiana (Walpers) O.F. Cook (poró) to root and develop.] Original title in Spanish = Efecto de topófisis y de dos profundidades de siembra en la propagación por estacas de Erythrina poeppigiana (Walpers) O.F. Cook (poró). (6) FRAILE MERINO, JULIO. English translation= [Earth worm (Oligochaeta: Annelidae) population in Cynodon plectostachyus (stargrass) biomasa production affected by the presence of Erythina poeppigiana and Cordia alliodora, and without trees. CATIE, Turrialba.] Original title in Spanish = Poblaciones de lombrices de tierra (Oligochaeta: Annelidae) en una pastura de Cynodon plectostachyus (Pasto estrella) asociada con árboles de E. poeppigiana, una pastura asociada con Cordia alliodora (laurel), una pastura sin árboles y vegetación a libre crecimiento, CATIE, Turrialba, (7) GROSS MARTINEZ, LUCIA. English translation= [Response of Erythrina poeppigiana (Walpers) O.F. Cook seedlings to three soils of Costa Rica with selected Rhizobium sppn inoculants.] Original title in Spanish = Respuesta de plántulas de Erythrina poeppigiana (Walpers) O.F. Cook (Poró Gigante) en tres suelos de Costa Rica a la inoculación con cepas seleccionadas de Rhizobium spp.

(1) 09/1996–08/98 - Development Associates, Inc. Project Management Unit (PMU) of the PVO Co-Fi USAID Nicaragua . Contract # 524-0313-C-00-6043-00). Agro-forestry and Environmental Specialist. Support of USAID Nicaragua Mission. Design and implementation of grants and subcontracts. Evaluated and recommended funding grant proposals presented by NGOs and PVO to the USAID/Nicaragua. Project monitoring and evaluation, advising grant recipients on meeting USAID management standards. Field technical assistance. training in technical issues, management, project monitoring and evaluation through seminars, workshops, using in-service trainings, and demo field trials. Designed and managed the USAID/PMU web page, (2) 1/11/94-5/31/95 - Comisión de Ciencia y Tecnología – Orinoquía. Colciencias. Villavicencio -Colombia Director. Designed the agriculture and renewable natural resources macro strategy to develop the Orinoquia (Meta, Casanare, Arauca, y Vichada) region. Support to educational and NGOs institutions to reach potential donors, and political/budget decision-makers. Call for project proposals among educational and NGOs to be funded with Colciencias funds; (3) 9/92-2/93. Departamento Administrativo del Medio Ambiente - DAMA. Bogota-Colombia. Subdirector Tecnico Cientifico. In six months re-organized the institution for the newly elected City Mayor of Bogotá with 30% of the area under urban development and 70% of the land dedicated to agricultural activities. Along with 26 technical experts, inventoried agricultural and natural resources activities and developed a manual of ¨Best Cultural Agricultural Practices for the Environment¨. Served as a member of the City Mayor’s cabinet assisting the weekly planning meeting. Developed the structure of the "City-District's Tri-Annual Environmental and Agriculture Program".

(1) March-May, 2001. Marketing study for BG Products. Statistical estimates for Western Europe and Middle-East countries. Contact: Galen Myers, President BG Products. (316) 265-2686, bgprod@bgprod.com, (2) June–October, 2000. Project proposal: Ten year strategic plan to develop and transfer sustainable agricultural practices for Jinotega and Matagalpa regions of Nicaragua. Funds SIDA/Sweden and MAGFOR, (3) October-November, 1999. Development of a methodology to classify local NGOs by their institutional strength (Part-I). Classification of local companies contracting services for the “Programa Socioambiental y desarrollo forestal”. (Part-II). POSAF/MARENA-IDBF-NDF (Ministry of the Environment-Nicaragua, (MARENA), Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), and the Nordic Develop. Fund). Contact: Marcos Guatemala (505) 233-1420, Nicaragua posaf@sdnnic.org.ni., (4) August,1999. Marketing study: Statistical estimates for US and Canada on marketing opportunities for BG Products. Contact. Galen Myers, President BG Products (316) 2652686 bgprod@bgprod.com; (5) July/99. Marketing study: Statistical estimates for USA on MVR & GCM/MVR. $3,672 contract. Contact. Galen Myers, President BG Products (316) 2652686 bgprod@bgprod.com, (6) June,1999. Market distribution for BG Products based on vehicle registration and fuel consumption by counties in the USA. Contact: Galen Myers, (7) February, 1999. Preliminary research on business opportunities in Bangladesh for BG Products, Inc. Contractor: BG Products, Inc. Contact: Galen Myers. Tel:(316) 265-2686; (8) Nov-Dec, 1998. Environmental impact study for the Granja Avicola Santa Reyes located in Cajica, Colombia with 400,000 egg producing chickens and a farm producing corn, soybeans, and sorghum. Contractor: Granja Avicola Santa Reyes. Contact: Carlos Alberto Lozano, General Manager. Tel: (571) 226-4161, 253-2339, (9) 9/96–8/99, Agro-forestry and Environmental Specialist for the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the USAID / PVO Co-Fi Project (USAID Contract # 524-0313-C-00-6043-00) in Nicaragua with Development Associates, Inc. Supervised all agricultural projects funded with USA resources on technical, administrative, and financial issues. See Annex 2 for full details, (10) 6/30-7/96. TechnoServe-Ho. Senior Advisor. Outlined the initial conceptual framework for a regional agricultural/rural development program encompassing Peru, Central America and Mexico. Advised on country-specific activities and components with a timetable and the development of full proposals and resource development plans. Advised TechnoServe Environmental Enterprise Product-line Team in business opportunities in agricultural and forestry activities. Developed concepts, strategic designs, and assisted in the identification of funding initiatives, (11) 11/5/95-2/31/95, TechnoServe/Peru. Senior Advisor on sustainable agriculture systems and natural resources management issues during the preparation of the "Sustainable Agricultural Development Project". Designed training and special events in EP, RNR, & SAA. Wrote methodologies for new and on-going projects to implement agricultural environmental friendly technologies. Developed educational events required for training. Provided technical advice on agro-forestry systems, (12) 1/10-22/95. TechnoServe/Nicaragua. Team Leader. Midterm evaluation of the Agro-forestry development and rural employment generation project. Analyzed TechnoServe early progress in achieving project objectives, as stated in the project grant agreement, the project proposal, and the detail implementation plan. Evaluated the validity of the original project design as a response to environmental, social, economic, and production problems in the project area, (13) 1/3/93-1/19/94, Southern University/Center for International Development Program. Phase-I. Advisor. Prepared the urban component for a USAID project called "Environmental Protection Training for Bolivian Environmental Planners". Phase-II. (5/15 to 5/31/94) Field-trained Bolivian executives on the following urban issues: Air/noise contamination, water/solid waste management. Supply of goods/services, employment and environmental control issues. Evaluation of polluted factors with social impact; Simple urban activities affecting the environment. Environmental education. Community, business, and industry participation. Sustainable natural resources management and urban initiatives around home gardens and forestry development. Pollution arising from urban industry activities, (14) 3/20-4//94, Southeast Consortium for International Development - SECID. Advisor. Assisted technically in the preparation of a proposal to bid for AID funds targeted at developing a project to re-restructure and improve the management capabilities of the Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources of Nicaragua, with special emphasis on impacting small rural communities. Developed major links with NGO's working in Nicaragua. Identified environmental protection and natural resources management needs, and the most likely short-term alternatives to be successful, under the Nicaragua political and economical conditions, (15) 6/1–8/30/91. Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries - SAREC. IRENA/UNA/UCA, Nicaragua. Team Leader. Trained six high officials in the preparation and management of agricultural projects and on urban and rural development of sustainable production systems. Promoted the participation of Nicaragua's rural institutions on the formulation of projects to attract foreign investment.

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