John Peter Thompson is looking for work - any work

              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

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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

·        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

·        Climate Change Impact on Invasive Species and presentation – NISAW 2010

·        Green Job Certification: Entry-level, sustainable & “green” job market overview & outlook - 2009

·        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

·        ALI ABA proceedings Species Protection and the Law 2006

·        Thompson, John Peter.  2005.  Introductory chapter: Invasive Species Issues, Traditions, Consumer Expectations, Current Understandings, Competing Goals, and the Law. ACS Invasive Plant Symposium Proceedings. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

·        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.

·        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

·        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"

·        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

·        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

·        US NISC ISAC (federal advisory committee) reappointment Class VII 2011; Vice Chair, National Invasive Species Council Advisory Committee Class III (ISAC)

http://www.invasivespecies.gov/home_documents/isac_class7.html

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/council/advisory.shtm l

·        Maryland Invasive Plant Advisory Committee (IPAC) appointed by the Maryland Secretary of Agriculture 2012 -

·        Vice Chair, Prince George's County Historic Preservation Commission  2003 -

·        Member, Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) 2000 - http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/active_members.html 

·        Technical advisor, Sustainable Sites Initiative, Technical Vegetative Sub Committee (SSI/LBJ Wild Flower Center) http://www.sustainablesites.org/  2006 -

·        Director, Prince George's County Community Foundation 2007 - present

·        Former Trustee, Prince George's County Memorial Library System 2006 - 2012

·        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

·        Founding Director and 3rd President, Mid Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council

·        Past President, Maryland Nursery & Landscape association 2005-2006

o   1997 - 2005       Chairman, Market Oversight Former Director,

·        Prince George's County Hospital Foundation 2000 - 2009

·        Discussion Group Lecturer in Music and Western History  Senior University, University of Maryland  2000 - 2004                                       

·        President, Union Cemetery of Montgomery County, Maryland 1994 - 2004

·        Former President, Franklin Knolls Civic Association, Montgomery County, MD 1981 - 1986