CURRICULUM VITAE

MICHAEL PAUL-IRVING WILLIAMS

Address: Red Ground Tel: 876-943-5181/288-5681/782-1902
P.O. Box 102 Email: micwilliams0@gmail
Old Harbour Native Country: Jamaica
St. Catherine

OBJECTIVE: To contribute to the growth and development of your organization’s mandate and to learn and
add value in any discipline.

EDUCATION

April 2016: Wageningen University and Research Centre for Development and Innovation
Certificate Contemporary Approaches to Genetic Resources Conservation and Use- Completed
 Principles of Plant Breeding, Plant Breeders Right and Farmers Right, Plant Genetic Resources
Conservation and Use, Nagoya Protocol, International Plant Breeding and Genetic resources policy,
Characterisation of Agricultural related plants, Molecular techniques in Identifying Crop species, Climate
Change and its effect on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Management of in situ, ex
situ and on farm germplasm to preserve biodiversity.

2009-2012: University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, St. Andrew
Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Microbiology - Courses Completed:
 Biotechnology I &II (includes Plant Tissue Culture), Plant Health, Eukaryotic Microorganism, Research
Project (UWI & Coffee Industry Board (CIB)), Biometry (Statistics), Introductory Biochemistry, Cells
Biology, Molecular Biology I & II, Diversity of Organism, Living Organism I & II, Introductory
Chemistry A & B, Bioenergetics & Cell Metabolism, Microbiology, General and Molecular Genetics,
Virology, Applied & Environmental Microbiology.

2006-2008: College of Agriculture, Science and Education, Port Antonio, Portland

Associate Degree in General Agriculture - Courses Completed:
 Botany, Zoology, Environmental Science, General Physics, Principles of Microbiology,
Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, Agricultural Production Technology 1,2,3 & 4,
Crop Production & Protection, Horticulture, Farm Power & Machinery, Soil Conservation and
Watershed Management, Veterinary Science, Animal Nutrition, Animal and Plant Breeding,
Beef, Dairy and Equine Science, Surveying, Soil Science, Soil and Fertility Management.

WORK EXPERIENCE: (Job Description)

July 2013-Present: Research and Development Division, Bodles Research Station, Bodles Old
Harbour, St, Catherine- Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries- Plant Breeding Officer.

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  Currently working on research publication for the Agronomical and Post Harvest
characterization of cassava, sweet potato, mangoes, and hot pepper cultivars/varieties (Pending).
 Supervise field staff in the crop research related areas.
 Conduct crop cultivar/variety trial with economical important crops
 Agronomical Characterisation of crops to facilitate plant breeding
 Propagation of crops
 Establish and maintain in situ germplasm banks with a goal to enhance food security
 Write weekly work plan, research proposals, papers, design budgets, and create Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP).
 Managing inventory supplies
 Collaborating with External partners such as St. Jago Farm Supplies, AMSA seed company,
Health 2000 Agro, Fersan and Caribbean Agricultural Research and Developmental Institute in
doing training and other projects.

June 2012-June 2013: Best Dressed Chicken, Spring Village, St. Catherine - Quality Assurance Technician
 Conducting food processing checks and monitoring daily operations
 Collecting Microbiological samples for testing
 Communicating with workers on an ongoing process
 Carry out HACCP principles and ISO9000: 2008 practices

Summer 2010: Best Dressed Chicken, Spring Village, St. Catherine - Working in the Quality Assurance
Department.
 Collecting Microbiological samples for Listeria moncytogenes spp. testing.
 Carrying out task assigned by Quality Assurance Department
 Carry out a job safety hazard analysis along with the safety Department

September 2008-August 2009: Best Dressed Chicken, Spring Village, St. Catherine - Quality Assurance
Technician
 Conducting food processing checks and monitoring daily operations
 Collecting Microbiological samples for testing
 Communicating with workers on an ongoing process
 Carry out HACCP principles

Summer 2008: Internship at the Hi-Pro Feed Mill, Bodles, St. Catherine
 Worked as a Scale Operator
 Worked in the Quality Assurance Laboratory

Summer 2007: Bodles, Research Station, Old Harbour, St. Catherine - Research Assistant

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 Assisted Plant Protection Officer with survey of Red Palm Mite (Raoiella i ndica), Pink
Hibiscus Mealybug (Maconellicoccus hirsutus), Lime Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio
demoleus)
 Assisted Plant Protection Officer with identification of fruit flies
Summer 2006: Teaching at the Unity Primary School, Westmorland
 Working with slow learners

COMPUTER SKILLS
Information Technology: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power-point and Microsoft Publisher

CLUB ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

 Student Council Vice-President at CASE
 Member of the Environmental Science club
 Member of the University and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF)
 Volunteer worker at the UWI Development and Endowment Fund Office (UWIDEF)

SPECIAL PROJECTS/RESEARCH
Institution: University of the West Indies, Mona
 Final Research Paper on “The Investigation of the shelf-life (storage time) and viability of the
entomogenous fungus Beauveria bassiana spores under various temperature using
Sabouraud and Potato Dextrose Agar” (Collaborative Project between UWI and CIB)
Organization: Jamaica Broilers Best Dressed Chicken
 Testing the efficacy of SterBac® against Listeria monocytogenes spp. in the processing plant
at Jamaica Broilers Best Dressed Chicken.
 Performing a Job Safety Hazard Analysis on employees at the Best Dressed Chicken
Processing Plant.
Institution: College of Agriculture, Science and Education
 Creation of an Eco-Recreation System - Environmental Science Club
 Final year research – “The application of the pre-treatment method on the rate of emergence
of corn seed”.

HOBBIES
Reading, interacting with persons and playing outdoor sports

REFEREES (upon request)

Mr. Timon Williamson

Former Senior Research Director for Plant Protection Unit
(Bodles Research Station)
Lot 5
Montaque Heights
Spanish Town P.O.
St.Catherine
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Tel: 983-7294 (h); Cell 464-5654

Dr. Eustace Smith Dr. Dwight Robinson

Research Scientist/Microbiologist Lecturer/Entamologist
Scientific Research Council Department of Life Sciences
P.O. Box 350 University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Hope Gardens 44 Anguila Close
Kingston 6 Kingston 7
Tel: 457-3465 Tel: 927-1202
eustaces@src-jamaica.org dwightrobinson@gmail.com