Christopher Gorham Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

- Provide entomological subject matter expertise to the DLA. Includes oversight and contract review of the Inetegrated Pest Management Plans of Operational Rations producers, assemblers, and storage facilities with DoD contracts.- Act as portal for all Operational Rations & Field Feeding Equipment Engineering Support Activities

1St Bde 78Th Training Division

1St Mctd 1St Bde 78Th Training Division

Provide operational level support at US Army field exercises. Provide evaluations on command post operations at the Brigade level.

7301St Medical Training Battalion

- Provide Preventive Medicine and Force Health Protection unit validation during training exercises to both Active Duty Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) and Reserve overseas missions.

S3 Current Operations; Observer, Coach, Trainer

Provide training scenarios, mentorship, and feedback to Army Reserve Preventive Medicine units.

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Managed mosquito surveillance program on Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis training area- Respond to infection control issues regarding entomological and vectorborne disease concerns at Brooke Army Medical Center and Fort Sam Houston- Consult on vectorborne disease epidemiological issues affecting the military community in San Antonio- Ensure compliance with DoD, National, and State regulations regarding pesticide use

U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School

- Course proponent and lead instructor for Preventive Medicine Basic Officer course- Established core competency baseline for Preventive Medicine Officers- Updated and moderned the Field Sanitation Team training course that is required Army wide - Instructor for DoD Pesticide Certification Course.- Instructor for Principles of Military Preventive Medicine Course.- Adjunct Instructor in Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health.- Instructor for Civil Affairs Medical Specialty Course.- Wrote and updated course material for the above courses.

U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School

- Instructor for DoD Pesticide Certification Course.- Instructor for Principles of Military Preventive Medicine Course.- Instructor for Civil Affairs Medical Specialty Course.- Adjunct Instructor in Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health.- Write and update course material for the above courses.

U.S. Army Public Health Commmand - South

- Serve as deputy division chief for Environmental Hygiene and Engineering Division.- Supervise GS employees- Provide consulting and guidance to regional entomological programs.- Perform Water System Vulnerability Assessments and Sanitary Surveys.- Perform installation water sanitary surveys and cross-connection surveys.

Iraq

- Wrote pest management policy for Iraqi theater, and provided subject matter expertise and oversight over a wide range of entomological and pest management issues.- Liason with contract pest control companies in theater both existing and newly contracted companies to ensure they met DoD standards.- Contracting officer representative for KBR pest control on Joint Base Balad

Iraq

- Operation Officer to coordinate missions and travel for soldiers throughout the northern region of Iraq.- Collaborated with Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineering, Public Health and contractors to maintain a healthy force.- Contracting officer representative for KBR pest control on Joint Base Balad.

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Performed audits of Integrated Pest Management Plans for military bases throughout the southern United States.- Conducted entomological related surveys: fire ant surveys, tick surveys, and hanta virus.- Assisted with unit deployment readiness training

Republic Of Korea

- Unit status reporting, equipment, and sensitive items- Ensures comprehensive preventive support to all US Army Soldiers, civilians and dependents located in ROK Area IV- Training, readiness and safety of 8 US Soldiers, 7 Korean Augmentees to the US Army, and 2 Korean National civilians.

Master'S Degree, Microbiology, General

Projects: - West Nile virus transmission by ticks, and persistence of virus within the ticks. Overwintering of Culex tarsalis.

Entomology

- Investigated Wolbachia and associated bacteriophages in Culex populations. - Established field originated Culex pipiens laboratory.

Master'S Degree, Biology, General

- Field collection of ticks and fleas from drags and feral/wild and domestic animals. - Screened arthropods for bacterial endosymbionts.