Some of Ted’s work includes…
Training & Development
• Created a Knowledge Management database for referencing internal policies and procedures, as well as to function as a job aid.
• Honored with 2010 Entomology Educational Project Award from the Board Certified Entomologists of Mid-America for Computer Program “Ant ID and Management 101.”
• Streamlined on-going training for technicians to reduce non-productive time in meetings by 50%.
• Developed a blended learning licensing and certification training program that resulted in a nearly 100% pass rate on certification tests.
• Trained two employees to achieve ESA Associate Certified Entomology (ACE) certification.
Pest Management
• Traveled to the Republic of Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake to provide pest management support in the service of the National Pest Management Association.
• Lead process for writing detailed Standard Operating Procedures for service calls.
• Developed bed bug treatment program, including use of a bed bug inspection canine.
• Created an “audit friendly” pest management program binder for food processing facilities.
• Responsible for company certification in the National Pest Management Association QualityPro, QualityPro Schools, QualityPro Food Plant, and GreenPro.
• Responsible for company certification in GreenShield green pest management from the IPM Institute of North America.
• Responsible for company membership in the EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP).
Articles
Here are two articles… more will be posted as they are scanned.
The Lady is a Tramp. Executive Housekeeping Today, July 2010.
Stick it to Them: Insect Espionage. Pest Control Technology, July 2005.
Flickr Photostream
About Ted
Ted Snyder, is a Master of Entomology, a third-generation pest management professional, and an accomplished educator.
Ted has spent the last twenty years working for national, regional, and local pest management companies, during which time he also was awarded degrees from two of the most prestigious entomology departments in the country.
Now he works to bring a Zen-like awareness to integrated pest management (IPM), which he has termed Pest Management by Design™, teaching out of his Ashram of Pest Management.
The question he gets most often is, how does one become a Master of Entomology?
Is that like being a guru? or a Jedi Master?
Well, yes and no. He didn’t have to spend years in a remote Tibetan cave eating pine needles, although he did travel to India. And although he doesn’t have a light saber, he does have a cool flashlight.
When he was but a Padawan learner, he served as a pest control technician, working in all types of settings, from homes, to lower income housing, to inspected food processing facilities. He also spent hours practicing insect identification under the tutelage of his elders.
