Experience

Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions

• United States
• Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Retain and foster relationships with and support the vector control needs of public health vector control accounts in South Florida, the Caribbean, and other export accounts. Dually responsible for the technical development of adulticides in the vector market.

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Lead the warehouse and supply chain teams for Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions. Responsible for inventory management, forecasting, and managing efficiency and quality in our operations.

• Technical Development Specialist

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2022

  Serve as technical liaison between ADAPCO sales team, vector control clients, technical staff, and marketing team. Develop and implement training materials for the use of ADAPCO vector control solutions. Lead field trials with cooperators and communicate results. Assist with the development of new products. Act as a resource to the vector control community and as a representative of the company at academic conferences and industry trade shows.



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Collaborator and Consultant for Prevent and Protect Project

  • May 2018 - Aug 2020

  Served as a content expert on mosquito biology and control. Developed lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high school students. Designed and facilitated the production of videos on mosquito biology, control, and arbovirus surveillance. Developed materials for use on an informational mosquito website https://preventmosquitoes.org/.

• Doctoral Student

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2020

  Led a statewide distribution survey of container mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) in Florida. Conducted insecticide susceptibility assays with Florida mosquito populations. Conducted field trials to evaluate the efficacy of formulated products used for mosquito control. Evaluated the vector competence of different Aedes aegypti strains to Zika virus. Developed, implemented, and evaluated a mosquito lesson plans for elementary, middle, and high schools.

• Masters Student

  • May 2014 - Aug 2016

  Evaluated the efficacy of different trap types for surveillance of Aedes albopictus in a rural area of Thessaloniki, Greece. Conducted routine mosquito surveillance throughout Greece in collaboration with the USDA ARS lab in Thessaloniki. Performed efficacy and longevity studies on a novel lethal ovitrap for control of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Maintained laboratory colonies of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant

  • Nov 2012 - May 2014

  Performed efficacy and longevity studies for the mosquito larvicide, pyriproxyfen, on different surfaces and in various formulations. Conducted preliminary assays with a novel lethal ovitrap against Aedes aegypti. Conducted experiments on color preference in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, under supervision of a PhD student.



Dykstra Laboratories

• Lab Technician

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  Reared Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella). Maintained laboratory colony of Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa). Reared Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella). Maintained laboratory colony of Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa).



Stephen C. O'Connell Center

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supervisor

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011