Pest Management Professional, October 2013
Value added Enjoys construction technology and do it yourself remodeling Ideal escape heavy weather sailing Active with industry events and work groups Managed food quality control strategy in Hersheys restaurants and manufacturing plants including a two year assignment in Montreal Raised in Palmyra Pa and lives in Atlanta Family wife Jill and sons Tony Drew and Reid Before the NPMA Baumann worked in food protection and quality assurance for Hershey Foods Corp where he received the Award for Outstanding Service to Quality one of eight recipients since 1903 His work at Hershey led to a career of regulatory focus A temporary advisor to the United Nations World Health Organization he coauthored several chapters in a pest management book published by the WHO Its not me he says Its all the people whove helped shape my capabilities Ive had good mentors such as Harry Katz the folks in the industry too numerous to mention and the management and employees at Rollins Theyve all made my job easier Hopefully I can repay people what has been so freely given to me PMP You can reach Walsh a PMP contributor at jwalsheditor@ gmail com We just cant exchange customers back and forth he says We need to move the needle more We must do more than rely on the NPMA and Professional Pest Management Alliance PPMA to expand markets We all need to pick up the flag and run with it as partners and drive home the value of pest management While at the NPMA Baumann created a host of educational materials for PMPs developed and implemented successful strategies which moved the Wood Destroying Insect Wood Destroying Organism forms from government control to industry control focused on helping members improve their businesses bottom lines delivered the industrys message to the public through multiple media events with two of the most memorable being on the Today Show created strategies to help companies more easily handle mergers and acquisitions increased public recognition and respect for the industry helped PMPs create and execute business strategies using technical methods as consumer demands shifted and developed global food industry standards that made it easier for PMPs to take on and maintain food plants BIRD CONTROL GUARANTEED TO RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS Since 1950 Nixalite has developed bird management solutions that have fl ustered birds and competitors alike Working with you to understand your needs we do the upfront planning that ensures an exact answer for your pest problem From netting and spikes to fogging and repellents each product is precisely engineered and manufactured to the highest quality standards PREPARE TO RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS CHOOSE NIXALITE NIXALITE OF AMERICA INC 800 624 1189 nixalite com www mypmp net Pest Management Professional October 2013 75
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