Alan Dowdy Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Riverdale, MD

Front-line USDA representative in international negotiations with high level foreign government officials for trade issues focusing on plant health and quarantine requirements. Senior liaison and point of contact between the Plant Protection and Quarantine Deputy Administrator and the agency’s staff, International Services Trade Support Team, and Foreign.

Riverdale, MD

Senior advisor and director providing guidance and oversight on policy and regulation development across 20 domestic programs addressing invasive insects, mites, terrestrial mollusks, weeds, and for biological control programs. Coordinated national program managers and regional staffs to facilitate consistent application of regulatory requirements.

Beltsville, MD

Directed day-to-day operations of the ARS Overseas Biological Control Laboratories. Supervised 15 international professionals and administrative staff in labs in five countries (China, France, Chile, Australia, and the US), and managed budgeting and funding requirements. Developed and implemented standard operating procedures. Leadership oversight for.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Coordinated and directed day-to-day Center operations. Supervised 14 senior level direct-report Lab Directors, a Station Leader, a Statistician, Economist, and GIS Specialist, and seven administrative services personnel, and served as second-line supervisor to 200 personnel spread across the labs. Evaluated subordinate supervisor’s performance and approved.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Management oversight for all agricultural quarantine inspection and port technology development programs within the Center. Assigned financial resources and personnel to research projects. Served as focal point for linkage between PPQ operational programs and the Center. Conducted science intelligence to identify new technology that may be useful for.

Manhattan, KS

Managed day-to-day research requirements. Supervised technical personnel and developed research budgets for equipment and supplies. Collaborated and interacted with state and county extension personnel and producers in conducting research and disseminating information. Investigated stored product insect pest movement outside grain storage facilities and.

Phd, Entomology

Bs, Entomology