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Resume

I've pasted my CV/Resume below for information purposes.

Between the lines: I have always loved learning and this has been a most important part of my career, and I still spend a considerable time learning from the internet, from colleagues, and from clients.

 

 

Sam Bryks, M.Sc. B.C.E.[1]

IPM Consultancy,   www.ipmconsultancy.com

536 Rustic Road, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA,   647-708-5712 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Objective

For information purposes: I am interested in various assignments and contract work involving Integrated Pest Management Program Development, Training and Implementation, expert witness support,  as well as assisting in writing and editing documents.  I am also experienced in Asbestos Management and Mould Management in housing structures.

 

Summary of Qualifications

More than 30 years experience in pest management at senior levels.

 

Work Experience

                                                                                                                                               

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Consultancy, Toronto                                  2010 to Present

Principal, (Independent Consultant)

 

Housing Services Inc, Toronto                                                                               2001 to 2010

Manager, Environmental Health Programs

 

 

Metro Toronto Housing Authority, Toronto                                                            1987 to 2000

Manager, Pest Control Programs

 

Abell Pest Control, Toronto

Manager, Quality Assurance                                                                                     1979 to1987

 

Education

M.Sc. Anatomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg                                                             1971

            Human Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Cell Biology,

Thesis: Experimental Asbestosis in Rat Lung

            Advisor: F.D. Bertalanffy, Ph.D. (deceased)

 

B.Sc. Zoology,University of Manitoba, and Winnipeg                                                        1967            Major: Zoology

            Minor: Chemistry, Microbiology

Other

            Management (Manager Development) Course – George Brown College                  2000’s

            Adult Education Skills – Seneca College                                                               1990’s

            Benchmarking – independent consultant course Ontario Government                      2000’s

            Best Practices Management – independent consultant course Ontario Government2000’s

 

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Other: Microsoft Project, Visio (have taken course in Project, self taught in Visio)

I started using computers in 1982 – self-initiated.

 

Writing Skills/Languages

English: experienced writer and editor in business environment. I have also edited scientific articles for colleagues.

French: basic

 

Activities and Interests

Photography, Poetry (lead a Poets’ Workshop), Literature (avid reader of fiction and nonfiction), Film, History,

Volunteer Work: I was a reader/monitor in the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library.

 

References by request

Technical Expertise/Knowledge

 

Changlu Wang, Ph.D.  Rutgers University

Clive Boase, Pest Management Consultancy, U.K.

Dawn Gouge, Ph.D. University of Arizona

Susan Jones,Ph.D, Ohio State University

Kathy Seikel, EPA, Washington

Wendy Burpee, Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency, Health Canada

Shaun Lalla, Senior Scientist , Pesticides Section, Ontario Ministry of Environment

 

Work Colleagues

Larry Blackstock Toronto Community Housing (retired)

Peter Pavlovic, Consultant, Housing Policy

 

Publications/Media

 

  1. Delusory Parasitosis in Journal Canadian Public Health
  2. Bed Bug Tool Kit, on behalf of ONPHA 2009 (under revision as “Bed Bug Essentials”)
  3. IPM in Housing – ONPHA Manual shared copyright 2000
  4. Providing Integrated Pest Management to Low Income Housing Chapter 7 in Urban Pest Management (CABI Press 2011)
  5. 44 Cases before Landlord Tenant Board. online journal 2011
  6. Primer on Bed Bug Management – for Toronto Bed Bug Project information item
  7. Bed Bug Information/Preparation for Treatment for ONPHA. Original video-script (dialogue and image descriptions) Review editing for accuracy and appropriate content. 2009
  8. Review and Edit: Guidelines for Bed Bug Management in Health Care Institution (confidential) 2012

 

Presentations

1987 – 2000 Samples

 

2001 - 2012

 

In progress

 

Memberships

 

 

 

 

 



[1]Board Certified Entomologist

[2]These committees were ended with government cutbacks.

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