My name is Kelvin Guerrero originally from the Dominican Republic. I have a Bachelor Degree in Biological as well as a Master of Science in Entomology from Montana State University. Also, I was Fulbright Fellow. Therefore, I like to study the bugs. Since I was a child I was very curious, enthusiastic about the natural phenomena and new discoveries for the science. In addition, I have been involved in several scientific expeditions, research, traveling a lot, collecting insect, among other things. As local biologist of the Dominican Republic I have great knowledge and expertise of habitats and localities of the insects mainly Lepidoptera and Coleoptera as well as other Arthropods of the Hispaniola. If you would like to experience spectacular places, be part and feel the day-to-day lifestyle on the Dominican people and our biodiversity do not hesitate in sending me email we can figure out what would you like to experience and make a plan exclusively for you!
Languages: Spanish (native language); English (read, write and speak).
Skills: Excellent Computer Management and configuration, Can install, use, and troubleshoot a wide range of computer programs, Proficient in word processing using Microsoft Word, Extensive knowledge of Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, AutoMontage, Digital Microscopy system, Imaging, database, Internet Browser, web pages design, able to work in both Windows-based (PC) and Macintosh platforms.
EDUCATION
1998-2001 Montana State University, Master of Science in Entomology, emphasis in ecology & systematic of insects, maintenance and management of museum collections, collection database management, biological control and IPM.
1990-1997 La Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Bachelor of Biological Science, emphasis in ecology & taxonomy, conservation biology and its application to parks and protected areas, and environmental sciences.
AWARDS and RECOGNITIONS
2005- Present: Member of the Provincial Council for the Development of the Provincia la Romana in the Environment the Commission, appointed by the President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reina. La Romana, Dominican Republic.
2005- Present: Appointed as Associated Research of Department of Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
2005 Winner of the Youth Provincial Awards of la Romana Province, in the line of self-improvement and professional achievement, given by the Secretaria de Estado de la Juventud, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
2001 Certificate in Appreciation for the contribution made to the international friendship and Understanding at Montana State University and the community of Bozeman, Montana by the Office of International Programs, Montana State University, U.S.A.
1998-2000 Fulbright Fellows (J. William Fulbright Scholarship), Fulbright LASPAU Master Program of Ecology of the Caribbean and Central America to study in the United States of America, sponsored by the United States Information Agency (USIS) and the United States Embassy, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Grants Awarded (small)
US$550 del Program Enhancement Funds, Entomological Society of America) to participate in the Symposium: Systematics and Faunistics of Cerambycidae (Coleoeptera: Cerambycidae). The 53rd. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. The Greater Fort Lauderdale, Broward County Convetion Center , Florida, USA. 15 al 18 de diciembre del 2005.
US$5,000 from PNUMA/UCR-CAR: to conduct a Training Course for Excursion and Boating Operators in the Parque Nacional del Este, a Marine Protected Areas. Dominican Republic. February, 2005.
US$800 from Fulbright Program (LASPAU): To conduct my Master Thesis Research. August, 2001.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2004-present: The Dominican Republic Regional Representative for the Dive In To Earth Program (volunteer). The Coral Ref. Alliance (CORAL).
2004-2006 Bayahibe - La Romana Hotels Association. Bayahibe, Dominican Republic, Environmental Consultant and Regional Coordinator. For carrying the environmental requirements for the six hotels in Bayahibe for the National Environment Law, Green Globe and Blue flag.
2003-2004 Entomology Lab, Center for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development of Punta Cana, Project of Caribbean Biodiversity Documentation Carrie out by the Consortium for the Documentation of Caribbean Biodiversity integrated by National Botanical Garden of Dominican Republic, Harvard University-Museum of Comparative Zoology-Cambridge, U.S.A., and Punta Cana Foundation. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Manager of the Imaging and Database Center and Consultant Entomologist.
2002-2003 Fondo Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA), Site Conservation Planning and Co-Management Council for Parque Nacional Del Este Project. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy. Project Manager
2001-2002 National Museum of Natural History, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Chairman of Department of Zoology.
1996–2002 National Museum of Natural History of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Curator of Insects.
2001 Department of Entomology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, U.S.A. Graduate Research Assistant. Working on Entomology Research, Insect Curation, Biological Control, and Bugs Fest.
2000-2001 Montana State University Leadership Institute. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, U.S.A. Teaching Assistant
2000-2001 The Family and Graduate Housing Office, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, U.S.A. Community Assistant
2001 Dirección de Vida Silvestre y Biodiversidad, Subsecretaria de Áreas Protegidas y Biodiversidad de la Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Wildlife Department Technician.
1993–1997 Fondo Integrado Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA), Parks in Peril Project/Parque Nacional del Este, sponsored by Unite State Agency for the international Development (USAID) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Project Director
1993–1997 Fundación Amigos del Parque Nacional del Este (ECOPARQUE), Executive Director
1995 -1996 National Museum of natural History of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Entomology Section Head
1986–1995 Department of Zoology, National Museum of Natural History of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Research Assistant.
FIELD PROJECTS WORKSHOP TAUGHT
2007 Workshop Facilitator of Participatory process of Marine Protected Area for Management Effectiveness, CounterPart International, Patronato Parque Submarino de Sosua y FUNGLODE/GFDD. Sosua, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
2006 Field Assistant and Consultant Entomologist, Expedition of Smithsonian- U. S. Departmernt of Agriculture for Beetles Collecting in the Dominican Republic, under the Direction of Dr. S. W. Liganfelter. U.S. National Museum- Smithsonian and U. S. Departmernt of Agriculture.
2005 Coordinator for the Course on Coral Reef Protection and Good Practice for Managing Marine Protected Areas for the Boat Operators Association of Bayahibe and the Excursion Providers for the Parque Nacional del Este. Sponsored by Caribbean Environment Progamme of the United Nations of Environment Program, Amigos del Parque Nacional del Este (ECOPARQUE) and Asociacion de Hoteles la Romana-Bayahibe.
2004 Field Assistant and Consultant Entomologist, Expedition of Smithsonian- U. S. Departmernt of Agriculture for Beetles Collecting in the Dominican Republic, under the Direction of Dr. S. W. Liganfelter. U.S. National Museum- Smithsonian and U. S. Departmernt of Agriculture.
2003-2004 Field Assistant Entomologist, Expedition of Museum of Comparative Zoology-University of Harvard for Ants Collecting in the Dominican Republic, under the Direction of Dr. E. O. Wilson. Museum of Comparative Zoology-University of Harvard.
2004 Instructor Entomologist for the Tropical Insects Systematic Course (OEB-156r) to a group of undergraduate and graduate students of Harvard University under the direction of Dr. Brian Farrell at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
2003 Workshop Facilitator and Coordinator for the Second Workshop of Siate conservation Planning/Parque Nacional del Este. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales y Fondo Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA). Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.
2001 Field Assistant Entomologist, Project of Inventory and Assessment of the Insects Population from Montserrat. Montserrat, British West Indies. Sponsored by The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, in cooperation with The Department of Forestry, and The Government of Montserrat.
1999 Field Assistant Entomologist, Project Shielded Flashing, novel flash control in a Dominican Republic firefly, sponsored by The National Geographic Society, U.S.A.
1994–1997 Project Coordinator/Field Biologist , and Co-editor of the Final Report, Integrated Ecological Assessment Project for Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic. Sponsored by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Dirección Nacional de Parques (DNP), Fondo Integrado Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA), Unite State Agency for the international Development (USAID) y Interamerican Bank for Development (IBD).
1997 Coordinator and Inssstructor, Workshop for developing a Community Monitoring Plan for Managing the Threatening Species of Bird at Parque Nacional del Este. Sponsored by La Dirección Nacional de Parques (DNP), Grupo Tinglar, Inc. Zoológico Dominicano, Departamento de Vida Silvestre-SEA and Amigos del Parque Nacional del Este (ECOPARQUE). La Romana, Dominican Republic.
1997 Coordinator and Instructor, Wokshop about Parque Nacional del Este. Participants included the Dirección Nacional de Parques (DNP), Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Isla Saona y Bayahibe, Sociedad Ecológica Yumera y Amigos del Parque Nacional del Este (ECOPARQUE).La Romana, Dominican Republic.
1994–1996 Scuba Diving Volunteer for the Marine Ecological Evaluation and marine Monitoring Program for Parque Nacinal del Este under the Park in Peril Project for the sponsored by USAID, The nature Conservancy, PRONATURA and Florida and Caribbean Marine Conservation Science. Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.
1994 Coordinator and Inssstructor, Second Workshop to Present the Park in Peril Project/Parque Nacional del Este. Participants included the Dirección Nacional de Parques (DNP), Fondo Integrado Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA) and Sociedad Conservacionista Romanense Felix Servio Ducoudray. La Romana, Dominican Republic.
1991-1993 Field Biologist, for the Entomological Inventory of the Public Use, Protection and Restoration of the Wildlife of Parque Nacional del Este, Dirección Nacional de Parques (DNP) y la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI), Dominican Republic.
1993 Coordinator and Inssstructor, Second Workshop to Present the Park in Peril Project/Parque Nacional del Este. Participants included the Dirección Nacional de Parques (DNP), Fondo Integrado Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA) y Sociedad Ecológica Yumera, San Rafael del Yuma. La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.
1993 Instructor, First Training Course for the ParkRangers of ParqueNacional del Este, carried out by la Dirección Nacional de Parques (DNP) y La Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI), Guaraguao, Parque Nacional del Este, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.
1987 Field Biologist, Scientific Expedition by Amsterdam University (Netherlands) in the Dominican Republic, under direction of Dr. H. P. Wagner.
CONSULTING SERVICES
2001-2008 Registered Environmental Consultant Specialized in Ecology and Entomology for the Subsecretaría de Estado de Gestión Ambiental de la Secretaria de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resource), Dominican Republic.
2007 In-Country Contractor of the CounterPart Inernational, Inc. Washington, DC, USA, for conducting and facilitating the Participatory process of Marine Protected Area for Management Effectivene ss and elaborate the Management Plan, of the Submarine Thematic Pack of Sosua. Sosua, Puerto Plata.
2007 Contrator of the International Environmental Sevices & Solutions, to conduct the Fauna Environmental Impact Studies of the Operadora San Felipe (Power Plant San Felipe), Puerto Plata.
2002-2005 Consulting Entomologist for the Project Documentation of the Caribbean Biodiversity for Imaging, insects species ID, database. Department of Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology-Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Based on Punta Cana and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
2005 Moderator and Instructor for the Workshop the Good Practices for Managing Environmental Impact in the Marine Recreational Activities for the Tour Operators of Parque Nacional del Este. United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), Tour Operator Initiative, Amigos del Parque Nacional del Este (ECOPARQUE) and Asociacion de Hoteles Romana-Bayahibe. Bayahibe, Dominican Republic.
2004 Consulting Entomologist for the Instituto Dominicano de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales-IDIAF for working in the Lethal Yellowing Disease Project of the Coconut Palm.
2003-2004 Environmental Consulting for the Project Improving governance and civil society participation in natural resource management in the Caribbean: Participative Environmental Management as facilator for the establishment and strengthen the Environmental Unit for the City Hall of Paraiso, Enriquillo and Polo, Barahona Dominican Republic.
2002 Consulting Instructor Entomologist for the Regional Workshop on the Identification and Management of Phytosanatary Significance for the Caribbean Sub region. FAO’s Technical Cooperation Programme Project TCP/RLA/0066: Strengthening Phytosanitary Capabilities with the assistance of CARINET. Held at Caribbean Epidemiological Centre (CARCC). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
2002 Consultant Entomologist for CARINET to Develop Datasheet on Pests of Phytosanitary Significance to the Caribbean Region. CARINET Regional Office for the Caribbean, The Caribbean Loop of BIONET-International. Trinidad and Tobago.
1996 In-country Consultant Entomologist advisor to carry out A Needs Assessment Survey of the Biosystematics Collections in the Dominican Republic for CARINET, The Caribbean Loop of BIONET-International, CAB International Regional Office for the Caribbean.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING RECEIVED
2004 Training of Trainers in Marine Protected Areas Management. Sponsored by UNEP-CEP, The Nature Conservancy, Caribbean Environment Programme, and International Coral Reef Action Network. Layton, Long Key, Florida U.S.A.
2003 Diploma in Planning and Strategies for Conservation, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México; y The Nature Conservancy, USA. Center for Distance Learning of Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
2003 Second Basic Course on Environment Impact Assessment. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Dominican Republic. Santo Somingo, Dominican Republic.
2001 Site Conservation Planning Workshop, offered by The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
1998 Training Semester of English Grammar, TOEFL, and GRE. Intensive English Languages Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, U.S.A.
1998-1999 Semesters: English Training in Advance Speaking and Technical Writing. At A.C. E. Language Institute of Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
1997 Advanced Open-Water Scuba Diving Course. Conducted Casa Daniel (Swiss Diving School), Bayahibe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic. PADI Certified Europe.
1997 International Workshop on the Development of Human Ecological Profiles. Offered by The Nature Conservancy. Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Dominican Republic.
1997 Training Course on the Design and Implementation of Community Projects Related to Conservation. IV Conservation Training Week, offered by The Nature Conservancy. Cancun, México.
1996 Open-Water Scuba Diving Course. Conducted Treasure Divers, Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. PADI Certified.
1995 Training Course on the Use of Science in Resource Conservation Projects. III Conservation Training Week, The Nature Conservancy. Quito, Ecuador.
1995 Workshop on the Methodologies and Techniques for Carrying out Rapid Ecological Assessments. Offered by The Nature Conservancy and La Fundación H. R. Pastor Fasquelle. Telas, Honduras.
1995 Workshop to Develop Case Studies for the Parks in Peril Program. Offered by The Nature Conservancy , Xerox Document University, Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
1995 Course on Environmental Impact Assessment. Conducted by Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI), Oficina Nacional de Planificación (ONAPLAN) and TECNIBERIA, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1994 Second Annual Course on the Methods of Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring by the Smithsonian Institution and the Biosphere-Biological Diversity Program. Held at the Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center, Front Royal, Virginia, U.S.A..
1994 Training Workshop for Carrying out Rapid Ecological Assessment. Conducted by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Fondo Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1994 Workshop to Develop a Dominican Coral Reef Network. Sponsored by el Centro de Investigaciones de Biología Marina (CIBIMA-UASD) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1993 Workshop - The Conservation of Biodiversity, sponsored by el Fondo Integrado Pro Naturaleza (PRONTURA), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1992 Workshop–Coastal/Marine Zone Planning in the Dominican Republic. Offered by el Fondo Integrado Pro‑naturaleza (PRONATURA) and la Oficina Nacional de Planificación (ONAPLAN), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1992 Course on Basic English (10 levels). El Instituto Dominico‑Americano, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic.
1986 Basic Course on Scientific and Practical Speleological. Offered by Espeleo‑grupo de Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED
2005 Investigations into Heteropsini/Elaphidiini genera (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the Caribbean. Section A Symposium: Systematics and Faunistics of Cerambycidae. The 53rd. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. The Greater Fort Lauderdale, Broward County Convetion Center , Florida, USA.
2005 New Introductions of Exotic Species of Arthropods in the Hispaniola. Workshop on Invasive Species. Sponsored by Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN) and Departamento de Vida Silvestre de la Secretaria de Estado de medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2005 First New World documentation of an Old World Citrus pest, the Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), in the Western Hemisphere (Dominican Republic: Hispaniola)- Poster Presentation. V Congreso de la Biodiversidad, Escuela de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad Autónoma de santo Domingo. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1997 Rapid Ecological Assessment Experience of Parque Nacional del Este, Workshop on Rapid Ecological Assessment Medothology for the Project Conservation and Management Mother of the Water Region (the National Parks of the Central Mountain Range). Fundación PROGRESSIO y Dirección Nacional de Parque. Santo Domingo, Republica Dominica.
1996 Assessment Survey of the Collections in the Dominican Republic (CARINET Survey of Biosystematics Resources First Coordinating Committee Meeting of CARINET (The Caribbean sub-regional LOOP of BioNET-INTERNACIONAL. Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.
1994 Beetles of (Coleoptera:Insecta) Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic. XIII Symposium of Caribbean Flora and Fauna. Hosted by el Colegio Universitario de Humacao, Universidad de Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico.
1993 Butterflies of the Isla Saona (Parque Nacional del Este), Parques Nacionales Armando Bermudez y Jose del Carmén Ramirez, Dominican Republic. XII Symposium of Caribbean Flora and Fauna. Hosted by el Colegio Universitario de Humacao, Universidad de Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico.
1993 Biodiversity Studies and Status of Research and Development Collections in the Dominican Republic. Meeting of the Bionet-International Consultative Group, Bionet, Caribbean Loop, (UNDP, CTA, CARICOM, SECRETARIAT, CABI), and International Seminar of Integrated Pest Management-new strategies for the Caribbean Producers- (CARDI, CTA, FDA, JAD, SEA, IICA), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED
2006 First Annual Conference of Fulbright Fellow: Institutional Development . Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
2004 Seminar Leadership for Sustainable Development, Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas (INCAE), Fulbright program for the Western Hemisphere, U. S. Department of State; and Academic and Professional Program for the Americas (LASPAU). Alajuela, Costa Rica.
2003 Watchable Wildlife Conference 2003: Elevating the Value of Wildlife. Watchable Wildlife Incorporated. McAllen, Texas, U.S.A.
2003 Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Stakeholder Round Table. Sponsored by Tour Operators Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development. Punta Cana Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
2003 Seminar: Caribbean Civil Society Consultation: Comprehensive Review of the Programme of Action on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Sponsored by United Nations Environment Programme, CARICOM, The Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development (CNIRD), Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA), Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), and Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
2002 Annual Meeting and Global Leadership Summit of The Nature Conservancy. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
2001 Caribbean Biodiversity: An International Conference Integrating Science and Policy. Sponsored by The New York Botanical Garden, Center for Applied Biodiversity Science of Conservation International, and the Punta Cana Ecological Foundation. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
2000 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Montreal, Canada.
2000 Risk Assessment of Agricultural Technologies Workshop. Monatan sate University, Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.
1997 Meeting of the LOOP Coordinating Committee of the CARINET, The Caribbean Network for Biosystematics. Port of spain, Trinidad & Tobago.
1997 First Symposium of Extinction and Biodiversity. Hosted by Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santo Domingo, together CRMMRD, CEBSE, Inc., Helvetas, Grupo Jaragua, Inc., Dirección Nacional de Parques and Proyecto Biodiversidad GEF-PNUD/ONAPLAN. Dominican Republic.
1996 International Conference on Gender and Sustainable development: Analizing the Results. Hosted by Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), together with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Conservación Internacional en Perú, Florida University and Fundación Antisana de Ecuador (FUNAN). Quito, Ecuador.
1994 Symposium for the Development of the Ecotourism in the Dominican Republic: Potentialities and Limitations. Hosted by Unite States Information Service and Centro de Estudios Urbanos y Regionales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1994 Symposium on the Silver Banks Marine Sanctuary. Hosted by la Comisión Rectora del Santuario de las Ballenas Jorobadas del Banco de la Plata, in the Acuario Nacional, Dominican Republic.
1993 International Seminar of Integrated Pest Management - New strategies for the Caribbean Producers- (CARDI, CTA, FDA, JAD, SEA, IICA), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1992 Marine-Coastal Zoning seminar of the Dominican Republic. Fondo Pro Naturaleza (PRONATURA). Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana.
1991 First Conference on Protected Areas in the Dominican Republic. Hosted by la Dirección Nacional de Parques, together with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1987 First International Symposium of Wildlife. Offered by La Fundación San José, Inc. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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