John Peter Thompson is looking for work.
Full-time,
part-time, piece meal, contract, and any combination of all of the above. References and detailed resume upon request.
Will travel; will relocate
contact: ipetrus "at" msn.com
Project manager, administrative assistant, information compiler, report writer, customer service, grant and contract writer, project organizer and facilitator, teacher...if you need it I can do it
- Policy
advocate at the federal, state and local levels of government with demonstrable
ability to reach out to, and build strong alliances with, a diverse range of
stakeholders in both the private and public sectors.
- Experience
in management in the private sector
- Skilled
strategist who transforms strategic plans into workable solutions and
benchmarks performance against key operational targets/goals.
- Contractor/consultant
to USDA ARS, APHIS and the Forest Service as well as the US National Park
Service as a policy specialist and analysts on a range of agronomic,
environmental and bioeconomic issues.
- Copy
writer/editor with substantial public speaking experience
1.
Operational
Process
2.
Problem
Solving, Analysis
3.
Project
Planning/Execution
4.
Strategic
Planning
5.
Customer
Satisfaction
6.
Multi-Site
Operations
7.
Process
Redesign
8.
Cross-Functional
Team Leadership
9.
Financial
Plan Development
10. Negotiation, Persuasion, and Communication
11. Decision Making
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Thompson, J.
P. (2011). Certified: Feasibility of Audit-Based Certification to Prevent
Invasive Plant Pests in the Nursery Industry. Washington: Northeast Midwest
Institute. 112 pp +xii ISBN: 978-0-578-08136-6
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Climate
Change Impact on Invasive Species and presentation – NISAW 2010
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Green Job
Certification: Entry-level, sustainable & “green” job market overview &
outlook - 2009
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Beck, K. George,
Kenneth Zimmerman, Jeffrey D. Schardt, Jeffrey Stone, Ronald R. Lukens, Sarah
Reichard, John Randall, Allegra A. Cangelosi, Diane Cooper, and John Peter
Thompson. 2008. Invasive species defined in a policy
context: Recommendations for the federal
Invasive Species Advisory Committee.
Invasive Plant Science and Management 1(4):414-421.
·
Invasive
Plant Research and Partnerships with Ornamental Horticulture and Natural
Resource Management Workshop Report - US NISC - 2008
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ALI ABA
proceedings Species Protection and the Law 2006
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Thompson, John Peter. 2005.
Introductory chapter: Invasive Species Issues, Traditions, Consumer
Expectations, Current Understandings, Competing Goals, and the Law. ACS
Invasive Plant Symposium Proceedings.
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Proven, in
demand national speaker on a wide range of horticultural, agricultural and
environmental topics such as wicked problems, complex adaptive system theory,
invasive alien species, systematics and classification theory, sustainability,
biofuels and climate change.
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Author, US
national quarantine and inspection policy book: Thompson, J. P. (2011).
Certified: Feasibility of Audit-Based Certification to Prevent Invasive Plant
Pests in the Nursery Industry. Washington: Northeast Midwest Institute. 112 pp
+xii ISBN: 978-0-578-08136-6
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Writer of
over 400 on line essays on topics including invasive species, natural
philosophy, self-wicked problems, ecosystem services, systematics, agriculture, economic development, politics
and research advocacy.
www.ipetrus.blogspot.com "Invasive Notes" and
www.PrinceGeorgian.blogspot.com
"The Prince Georgian"
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30 years
experience creating educational courses and programs for professional and lay
audiences in topics ranging from horticultural arts to the sciences of
agriculture and ecology
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P&L and balance
sheet management, purchasing, procurement, retail operations, production
operations, management, technology (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, word processing, spreadsheets, podcasting,
Blogger, Twitter (6790 followers), Face Book, Klout Score 49, can read rudimentary
German, French, Russian and fluent in Latin.
MEMBERSHIPS
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US NISC ISAC
(federal advisory committee) reappointment Class VII 2011; Vice Chair, National
Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee Class III (ISAC)
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Maryland
Invasive Plant Advisory Committee (IPAC) appointed by the Maryland Secretary of
Agriculture 2012 -
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Vice Chair,
Prince George's County Historic Preservation Commission 2003 -
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Director,
Prince George's County Community Foundation 2007 - present
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Former Trustee,
Prince George's County Memorial Library System 2006 - 2012
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Past Chair
Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce
o
1999 - 2004 Economic Development Committee
o
2001 - 2006 Legislative Committee
o 2001 - 2002 Co-Chair, Economic Development
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Founding
Director and 3rd President, Mid Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council
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Past President,
Maryland Nursery & Landscape association 2005-2006
o 1997 -
2005 Chairman,
Market Oversight Former Director,
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Prince
George's County Hospital Foundation 2000 - 2009
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Discussion Group Lecturer in Music and
Western History Senior University,
University of Maryland 2000 - 2004
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President,
Union Cemetery of Montgomery County, Maryland 1994 - 2004
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Former
President, Franklin Knolls Civic Association, Montgomery County, MD 1981 - 1986