Doug's Curriculum Vitae

Doug's Curriculum Vitae:

DOUGLAS H. WILCOX

Box 1331

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

R1N 3L5, CANADA

Home Telephone: (204) 428-5051

Personal eMail: dwilcox@dragonflymeadow.ca

Office Telephone: (204) 239-3269

Office eMail: dwilcox@masc.mb.ca

PERSONAL:

Birth Date: December 18, 1959

Marital Status: Married, 2 children

Nationality: Canadian

Languages: English

Employment Equity Considerations: None

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. (Weed Science) University of Manitoba

awarded June, 1995 (G.P.A. 3.94)

Thesis: Models of Interference in Monocultures and Mixtures of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens).

Advisor: Dr. I.N. Morrison

M.Sc. (Weed Science/Agronomy) University of Manitoba

awarded May, 1986 (G.P.A. 3.90)

Thesis: Biology and Control of Bromus pectinatus

Advisor: Dr. E.H. Stobbe

B.S.A. (Plant Science) University of Manitoba

awarded May, 1982 (G.P.A. 3.61)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:

Canadian Wheat Board Fellowship - 1989, 1988, 1987

Monsanto Scholarship in Weed Science - 1987

U. of Manitoba Graduate Student Fellowship - 1984-85

CIDA Experimental Overseas (Kenya) Co-op Student Program (1982-1984)

Imperial Seed Company Scholarship - 1980-81

Dean's Honour Role - 1980, 1981, 1982

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Manitoba Institute of Agronomy

Canadian Society of Agrometeorology

WORK EXPERIENCE:

MANAGER, AGRONOMY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation - Insurance Unit, http://www.masc.mb.ca

Sept 2005 to current, reporting P. Bonnet. Responsible for production insurance program development, managing two professional staff, research extension activities http://www.mmpp.com , as well as setting and implementing research strategic initiatives and Corporate policy and providing technical support to the field division.

MANAGER, AGRONOMY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation

Oct 1998 to 2005, reporting D. Sauder, N. Hamilton, P. Bonnet. Responsible for crop insurance program development, managing three professional staff, research communications, as well as setting and implementing research strategic initiatives and Corporate policy and providing technical support to the field division.

A/DIRECTOR, RESEARCH DIVISION, Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation

1996 to 1998, reporting to Dr. N. Hamilton. Responsible for planning, developing, administering and evaluation of Crop Insurance programs, managing seven professional staff within the Division, and as a member of the Executive assisting in overall Corporation management.

SENIOR RESEARCH AGRONOMIST, Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation.

1990 - 1995, reporting to Dr. N. Hamilton. Responsible for special program development, managing two profession staff and providing technical support to the field division.

TEACHING ASSISTANT, Dept. of Plant Science, U. of Manitoba.

1988, Supervised by Dr. I.N. Morrison, instructed and organized Degree Weed Science Laboratory.- 1984 & 1985, Supervised b Dr. E.H. Stobbe, Supervised, organized and instructed Diploma and Degree Crop Science Laboratory courses.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Dept. of Plant Science, U. of Manitoba.

1985 & 1986, Supervised by Dr. G. Marshall, Initiated growth cabinet studies into the influence of environmental factors; soil moisture stress, temperature stress and frost, on the performance of selected foliar applied graminicides on wild oats, wheat and flax.

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN/STUDENT, C.I.D.A. / U of Manitoba

1982-1984, Supervised by Dr. E.H. Stobbe. Lived in Kenya. Evaluated herbicides for control of Bromus pectinatus. Studied the ecology and biology of Bromus pectinatus. Assisted in training of personnel and in general agronomy research.

Additional background information is available from Doug's personal web site at http://www.dragonflymeadow.ca/About_Doug.html

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