Independent Consultant

Location:

Houston, TX

Salary:

98000

Posted:

April 19, 2022

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DR ZAK KATEEB (Ph.D)

International technical sales& training expertise, client relations and diversity team management

ADDRESSES:

USA: 4614 Richmond Avenue, Houston, Texas77027, USA

Lebanon: 6F, Daouk Building, Sadat Street, Ras Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Email: *******@***.***, / USA Cel: +1-339-***-****,

Lebanon Cel: +961-*******

Nationality/Passports:, USA,UK & Lebanon

Languages: English, Arabic with Basic French

I-Key Skills

International United Nations Development Program (UNDP) consultant

Initiation, monitoring & delivery of strategic pest control (Crop & disease Vector) projects and multimillion Product sales budgets.

Over 15 years direct executive corporate experience with Multinational Agrochemical Companies . Managing multimillion $ sales and marketing budgets

Experience in International education with High Level Academic Studies in UCR-USA, London Univ.-Imperial College, American University of Beirut.

Liaison & Collaboration with International Organizations, National Authorities & Private entities

Management of diversity with team building coordination and management both direct & remote.

High level of Acadamic record of education at 3 universities in USA, UK & Lebanon.

Experience in training through Presentations, Seminars and workshops

II-( 1985-2019 ) : Key achievements with mostly forecasting & budgeting Product sales, advising, planning, training & developing suitable packages / pesticide formulations and applications with National Infectious disease Vector Control Programs namely:

i./ Educational Campaign & Introduction & Application of OP Larvicide for the control of Dengue Vector mosquito Aedes aegypti in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.(KSA)

ii.Successful Introduction & Application of Pyrethroid ULV space spray for the control of Dengue Mosquito vectors & West Nile Virus Fever (WNV) vector Culex pipiens. In KSA.

iii./ Introduction and application of the non-SFS Pyrethroid Etofenprox for the control of the Malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Iraq.

iv./ Introduction and field application of dual action Insecticide-Rodenticide for the control of cutaneous Leishmaniasis vector Sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi.in Iraq

v./ Introduction and successful control of Malaria mosquito Vectors in Turkey ( Anopheles sacharovi)with the Carbamate Bendiocarb.

vi./ Introduction and successful control of Malaria mosquito vectors in Southern Iran with the Pyrethroid Lambdacyhalothrin and OP Larvicide Temephos.

vii./ Educational Campaign and control of Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis) vector snails in Irrigation drainage channels in Iraq.

viii./ Educational Campaign and control of bed bugs Cimex lectularius in KSA ( Etofenprox dust) and Southern Tehran ( Cypermethrin Fog)

ix./ Development and application of single and multiple dose anticoagulant rodenticides for the control of rats ( Ratus norvegicus & Ratus ratus) as a part of Leishmaniasis control campaigns. 1.10/ Liaison, negotiations & Collaboration with WHO, WHOPES, FAO, IFAD, UNOPS and other international organizations for the development and approval of Pesticides & sprayers and national control campaigns., In conjunction with consultancies on behalf of Levant Overseas Developments Ltd,. UK/France,

III-EDUCATION/ ACADEMIC:

I-1- Ph.D Medical Entomology (with Out of Dept.minor in Statistics) University of California- Riverside (1983)

Insect Toxicology & resistance With ( prof. George Georgio) & biology of Mosquitoes and other arthropods of Public Health importance (Prof.Mir Mulla.)

I-2- 6 months Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the UCR Experimental Station With Prof. Georgio (Development of resistance to Abamectin).

I-3- 6 months Assignment with University of Maryland Antimalarial USAID project for Pakistan.

I-4- Higher Certificate in Administration, Graduate Level,

Graduate school of administration, Univ. of Calif.,1981

I-5- M.Sc Applied Entomology (& Zoology), Diplome of the.Imperial.College,University of London (Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine) 1979

I-6- B.Sc Sciences Agriculture) & Diplome Ingenieur Agricole. American University of Beirut 1973.

IV-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

a.International Consultant with the UNDP (06-12/2020)

successfully completed Contract (LBN/IC/2020/156) for the provision of services for the creation of an enabling environment for the production and use of biopesticides in Lebanon; in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents and in stipulated time.

The assignment acompassed the following tasks:

-Task 1 – Review the existing legal and technical conditions governing the sector;

-Task 2 – Assess the potential for local formulation;

-Task 3 – Develop the technical conditions for the formulation of biopesticides;

-Task 4 – Propose accreditation and registration protocols;

b- International Market & Product development & Sales Consultant. Levant Overseas developments Ltd., UK/France (1997-2019)

Product Design, manufacture and supply

Market research, visit & development

Establish & manage local distributorship networks

liaise with governmental authorities and International organizations

Initiate & supervise technical seminars and training workshops

c-Independent consultant with Zenenca Agrochemicals Public health and vector control with the same full time previous employment with the same company. (1995-1997)

d. International Sales Manager: Public Health/Vector control, & Amenities Business ICI- Zeneca Agrochemicals, Fernhurst, England (1990-1995)

-Private & Governmental Client Management

-Manage 25 office support and remote field staff

-Initiate vector born disease project with national authorities

-Supervise technical/educational training seminars and workshops

-Management of 100m$ product portfolio

-Management of 2m$ marketing Budget

-Liaise with international organizations and local governmental authorities

V-( 1985-2019 ) : Key achievements with mostly advising, planning, educating, developing suitable packages / pesticide formulations and applications with National Vector Control Programs namely:

i./ Educational Campaign & Introduction & Application of OP Larvicide for the control of Dengue Vector mosquito Aedes aegypti in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.(KSA)

ii./ Successful Introduction & Application of Pyrethroid ULV space spray for the control of Dengue Mosquito vectors & West Nile Virus Fever (WNV) vector Culex pipiens. In KSA.

iii./ Introduction and application of the non-SFS Pyrethroid Etofenprox for the control of the Malaria vector Anopheles stephensi in Iraq.

iv./ Introduction and field application of dual action Insecticide-Rodenticide for the control of cutaneous Leishmaniasis vector Sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi.in Iraq

v./ Introduction and successful control of Malaria mosquito Vectors in Turkey ( Anopheles sacharovi)with the Carbamate Bendiocarb.

vi./ Introduction and successful control of Malaria mosquito vectors in Southern Iran with the Pyrethroid Lambdacyhalothrin and OP Larvicide Temephos.

vii./ Educational Campaign and control of Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis) vector snails in Irrigation drainage channels in Iraq.

viii./ Educational Campaign and control of bed bugs Cimex lectularius in KSA ( Etofenprox dust) and Southern Tehran ( Cypermethrin Fog)

VI-DISSERTATION / PUBLICATIONS

1/ Al-Khatib, Z. I. 1983.

Compatibility and biotic potential of different genotypes of OP-resistant Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae )

with reference to strategies for disrupting the development of resistance. Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Riverside. 242 pp.

2/ Al-Khatib, Z.I. 1985. March, 1985 J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. Vol.1 No.1 :pp105-107

Isolation of an organophosphate susceptible strain of Culex quinquefasciatus from a resistant field population by discrimination

against esterase-2 phenotypes.

ZOUHAYERI. AL.KHATIB

Division of Toxicology and Physiology, Department of Entomology, University of California, CA 92521

VII-OTHER RELATED EXPERTIESE:

1-Choice, Calibration and performance of spraying equipment ( High Volume, ULV and foggers)

2-Negotiation, liaise and collaboration with various local, International organizations, WHO, UNOPS for Public Health/Vector Control .

3-International field experience with local, National control campaigns and PCO in different situations

( open spaces, Indoors & sensitive sites)

Macrotermes Termite Control Indoors & Perimeter.

MEMBERSHIPS:

Alumni of the University of California-Riverside, USA

Alumni of Imperial College,London, UK

Alumni of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, London, UK

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