Luis E. Oquendo Diaz, Ms Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California, United States

In this position I provide guidance and program management expertise on the activities of major importance to the state(s) and represent the SPHD as necessary in meetings with cooperators, stakeholders, and on committees at the state or national level, as necessary. Administratively, I assist with cooperative agreement review and policy development and implementation within state of California.

San Diego, California

Permitting and Compliance duties include: review of permits, seizure of shipments without proper documents, safeguarding seized or forfeited property, maintenance of accurate files on CITES transactions, Conducts facility and field inspections and provides necessary permit information for biotechnology institutions, laboratories receiving imported plant pests, soil, etc.Complex Treatment duties include: Plans, conducts, and/or supervises various treatments and remedial measures such as disinfection, sterilization, fumigation, cold treatment, hot water treatment, irradiation of regulated articles for plant and animal pests and diseases, Interprets and applies regulatory measures used to eradicate foreign pest introductions,Regulatory exclusion duties include: Provides specialized inspection, regulation and clearance of high risk propagative plant material, plant products and pest diagnostic identification services at plant inspection stations and/or other facilities.Coordinates quarantine actions with state(s), Conducts and/or assists with inter- and intra-state inspections of commodity and conveyance movements,Trade facilitation and Export Certification duties include: Serves as accredited certifying officials regarding export certification.Provides recommendations to the supervisor and staff on design and development of guidelines, operational standards and procedures; drafts, proposals or work plans and financial plans to be used for survey, sampling, control, trace back, regulatory, methods development and improvement and/or eradication phases of programs or other projects carried out within their geographical area of responsibility.

Miami, Florida

- Enforces Federal and/or State agricultural quarantines which restrict the movement of plants, plant products, animal products, animal by-products and equipment into or out of foreign and domestic regulated areas.- Assists professional staff in inspecting regulated cargo. - Responsible for safeguarding and transporting quarantine material interceptions (QMI's). - Records items of interest on inspection reports that should be held for further inspection. - Assembles, maintains, baits, installs, and collects insect traps. Prepares simple reports/maps regarding same.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Member of a four man team under the direction of Dr. Monica Valle-Esquivel, responsible for the characterization of recreational fishing activity in the island of Puerto Rico.

Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Responsible for teaching introductory laboratory courses in the field of Biology to 1st and 2nd year students in the UIPR.

Blandy'S Experimental Farm At Boyce, Virginia

-Worked under the menthorship of Dr. Patrick W. Crumrine from the Department of Biological Sciences at Rowan University, New Jersey. Dr. Crumrine studies the factors that influence community structure primarily in freshwater ecosystems.- As a fellow in the program, I developed professional and research related skills in order to expand academical and career opportunities.- Work side by side with Dr. Crumrine in the development and planning of a research project.- Efficiently executed my own research project and accumulated, organized, analized and presented data in a scientific forum.

Master Of Science (Ms), Biology / Molecular Biotechnology

Master's Degree in the field of Biology with a concentration in Molecular Biotechnology, with classes ranging from Integrated Biology.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Natural Sciences- General Biology

Activities and Societies: Member of the Leading Initiative for Future Ecologist, also known as LIFE. Part of the University's Judo.