Solomon Ayele

**** ******** ***, **********, ** *5608

Phone: 916-***-**** E Mail: acn1nv@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Dedicated agronomist and state licensed professional excelling in the management of projects and personnel with a lifetime of

experience in agriculture and plant protection.

Work History

Agricultural Aide / Agricultural Technician I

California Department of Food and Agriculture

May, 2009 to Present

Sacramento, CA 95832

Conducted field surveys regarding pest detection.

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Inspected seedlings in nurseries.

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Placed and serviced insect traps.

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Collected various soil and plant samples.

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Processed and analyzed plant samples.

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Prepared Pest Damage Record (PDR)

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Drew maps of the geographical locations of traps and samples sites

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Supervised crewmembers and communicated with local farmers’.

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Arranged weekly field surveys and prepared result reports.

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Education

Associate of Science: General Agriculture

Ambo Agricultural Institute Ambo, Ethiopia July, 1980

Master of Science: Plant protection

Higher Agricultural Institute – Plovdiv, Bulgaria July, 1989

Skills

Basic knowledge Microsoft OS, Microscope, Data collection and Statistical computing, Seed testing procedures, Field

research lay out technique, Isolation of some fungal pathogens and identification based on spore structure, Specimen

preparation, Agricultural pest identification and management, Plant identification specialist, Proficient at Microsoft office

and laboratory practices. Fluent and Conversant in Amharic, English, and Bulgarian.

Certification

Qualified Applicator License (category Regulatory), DPR, Sacramento, April 2011.

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Agricultural Pest Control Adviser License (Category Insects, Mites, and other Invertebrates, Plant Pathogens,

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Nematodes and Weed Control), DPR, Sacramento, October, 2011

Training

Implementation of Sovereign State Tasks in Plant Protection, Management of Pesticides and Plant Quarantine

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measures. September 5 to October 2, 2000, Feldafing (Food and Agriculture Development Center (ZEL) Germany.

Aerial and ground spraying, November 4 to 9,1996. Zeway, Ethiopia ( Food and Agriculture Organization of United

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Nations)

.Ethiopian Locust Workshop. April 17 to 27, 1995, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. USAID.

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Seed Technology. November 23 to December,11,1998, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. National Seed Industry Agency – Seed

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Systems Development Project.

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