INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

• 1992 -1996. Evaluation of reproductive performance and management of the Thai-Canadian Dairy Project, located at the National Dairy Research and Training Institute, Chiang Mai, Thailand. This program consisted of designing and assisting in execution of research projects to identify major constraints and to develop practical solutions for managing exotic dairy cattle in tropical environments. Several visits were made each year to Thailand, to collaborate with counterpart scientists the collection, analysis and summarization of data. One Canadian and several Thai graduate students were also involved in this research work. Although the CIDA supported project concluded in 1995, personal involvement continued as a consultant on curriculum development for the newly established veterinary faculty at Chiang Mai University and as advisor to several commercial livestock organizations in south-east Asia.
• 1996. FAO\IAEA consultant at the faculty of agronomy at the Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, and the veterinary faculty Universidad de Conceptión, Chillán, Chile (3 weeks). The terms of reference for this mission included discussing the available technology for the manipulation of reproductive function in dairy and beef cattle. The activities while in Chile involved helping counterparts with execution and interpretation of data from "on-farm" field trials for improving milk production and reproductive performance. Other duties included participating in a national workshop on livestock endocrinology and a symposium on livestock production, and advising FAO/IAEA on future training and equipment requirements.
• 1994. FAO\IAEA consultant at the Atomic Energy Agency, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic (3 weeks). This mission involved training counterpart staff in use of the new solid-phase radioimmunoassay procedure for measurement of progesterone concentration in blood or milk, and developing a work plan to use this technology in applied research projects.
• 1993. Participated in the Final Research Co-ordination Meeting for the FAO/IAEA coordinated research program to improve livestock productivity throughout Latin America. The results collected by participating scientists were prepared for publication and the discussions summarized findings for future use in extension programs. (Piracicaba, Brazil, one week).
• 1992. Participated in an intensive FAO/IAEA training course for African research scientists at International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA), Addis Ababa, covering experimental design, project execution and preparation of scientific manuscripts (2 weeks).
• 1991. FAO/IAEA consultant, at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda (4 weeks). This mission involved assisting counterpart staff in analysis and interpretation of research data collected under the coordinated research project, advising on planning of further multi-disciplinary studies to improve productivity of indigenous livestock and recommending on further inputs required.
• 1991. Participated in a regional research planning and progress evaluation meeting in Mexico City for the FAO/IAEA co-ordinated research programs to improve livestock productivity throughout Latin America (one week).
• 1990. FAO/IAEA consultant, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan, assisting research scientists in analysis and interpretation of results and formulating future experimental trials with cattle and camels (3 weeks).
• 1991. An invited speaker and resource person at an FAO/IAEA Animal Production and Health Symposium held in Harare, Zimbabwe (one week). The main presentation reviewed use of radioisotope methods in animal production research projects.
• 1991. FAO/IAEA consultant at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine Agricultural University, Morogoro, Tanzania (4 weeks). Duties included reviewing the current progress, evaluating results and advising on future research programs.
• 1989. FAO/IAEA consultant at Zhejiang Agricultural University, Hangchow, China (4 weeks). This visit included presentation of a series of lectures on The Application of Nuclear Technique in Animal Production Research. Considerable time was spent discussing the general technical co-operation project framework with the Chinese scientists. Emphasis was on the need for establishing specific objectives, comprehensive planning and communications and suggesting new opportunities for expanded research involving collaboration between the Chinese Nuclear Institute and the veterinary or animal science faculties at Zhejiang Agricultural University.
• 1989. FAO/IAEA consultant at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, evaluating results, assessing laboratory methodology and advising on future areas for investigation, equipment needs, training, and safety precautions (6 weeks).
• 1988-1993. Scientific advisor to the FAO/IAEA Joint Section for Animal Production and Health coordinated research program to improve livestock production and reproduction in Latin America.
• 1988. FAO representative on the in-depth evaluation mission of the UNDP/FAO Philippines Carabao Research and Development Project, Phase II (3 weeks).
• 1988. Resident advisor at the International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden. This assignment involved revising application guidelines to emphasize sections covering research planning and execution (5 weeks).
• 1988. FAO/IAEA Consultant at research stations or universities in Piracicaba, Belem and Sao Paulo (3 weeks). Duties during this mission involved working with the local scientists in analyzing and preparing experimental data for presentation at a research co-ordination meeting and for subsequent publication.
• 1987. Joint FAO/IAEA Animal Production and Health Section, Vienna. Member of expert group advising on future directions for livestock production research (one week).
• 1987 - 1989. External Assessor for Professional Appointments and graduate theses in the faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture Malaysia.
• 1987. FAO/IAEA Animal Production Consultant to the Livestock and Pest Research Center operated by the National Council for Scientific Research, Zambia (5 weeks). Terms of reference were to assess past performance and advise the Research Centre, Council and Government of Zambia on future strategies to develop animal production in the traditional sector.
• 1986. Invited speaker at the international symposium on Nuclear and Related Techniques in Animal Production and Health, sponsored by FAO/IAEA, Vienna (one week). The oral presentation and published text reviewed my research on postpartum reproductive function in dairy and beef cows with emphasis on the practical applications and implications for production oriented projects in developing countries.
• 1985. Participated in the Department of External Affairs mission to Feria de la Industria Porcina, Valencia, Venezuela, Oct. 2-6, 1985 (one week). This mission included discussions with local livestock producers and a presentation on Reproductive Efficiency of Sows at their technical symposium.
• 1985. FAO/IAEA Animal Production Section consultant to the Reproductive Biology Unit, University of Nairobi, Kenya, advising research units and government on opportunities and methods to increase production-oriented livestock development research (6 weeks).
• 1984. Invited scientist at IAEA Applications Laboratory (Seibersdorf, Austria) initiating development of a solid phase radioimmunoassay for progesterone that will work reliably under less than ideal conditions in developing countries (5 weeks).
• 1983. FAO/IAEA consultant to the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India, to review current projects and to advise on the direction for their future dairy physiology research program (5 weeks).
• 1982. FAO/IAEA consultant to the National Science and Research Council and Government of Zambia to outline a research and development program to determine major causes of poor reproductive performance and devise practical solutions (6 weeks).
• 1980-1985. Scientific advisor to the FAO/IAEA Joint Section for Animal Production and Health coordinated research program to improve livestock production and reproduction in Asia and Africa.
• 1979-81. External Examiner, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the West Indies.
• 1979. CIDA consultant on dairy development in India feasibility study (4 weeks). Team members assessed artificial insemination, animal health, breeding and forage development projects to determine where and how future Canadian aid might be applied.
• 1978. FAO/UNESCO consultant to advise on postgraduate education and research programs at the National Dairy Research Institute centers in India (5 weeks). This assignment was a follow-up mission in response to the initial visit made in 1973.
• 1974. CIDA consultant reviewing prospects for dairy development projects in India (4 weeks).
• 1973. FAO/UNESCO consultant to the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India (4 months). The direct involvement included working with local counterparts to establish research projects on freezing water buffalo semen and inducing lactation in barren females. Other functions included reviewing animal production research projects at Karnal and other NDRI sub-centers throughout the country, teaching a short course on reproductive physiology to graduate students and suggesting revisions to both the graduate and undergraduate curricula.