GEORGE M. MANNING
9316 S. Baltimore Ave
Unit A
(773)549-7320
Email: george@pestproblemssolved.com
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1961- 1961 Graduate studies in Entomology, Purdue University
1955 - 1961 Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Major - Entomology, Purdue University
1957 - 1958 United States Army Reserves – Active Duty
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1964 - Present Consulting Entomologist, Chicago , Illinois
· Internationally experienced consulting Entomologist.
· Developed techniques that have placed his company at the top of its field in single visit pest elimination work.
· Diagnostic skills in the field as of consulting entomologist..
· Expert witness assignments in continual winning position for consulting clients (45 legal cases to date).
· Illinois State Licensed - Pest Control Technician.
· Sear Tower
· Expert in all phases of wood destroying organisms, and their destructive manifestations upon structures, ongoing bed bug conditions, and rodent problems not yet resolved real estate disclosure oversights, and many other problems that have not yet been corrected.
· Developed legal understanding and in depth analysis in the areas of Entomology including bed bugs, urban entomology, pesticides, pesticides and biocides, wood destroying organisms, termite claims, termite damage, termite damage consultant/expert, termite damage investigations, pesticide/insecticides, public health pest control.
· Advised and consulted public television, municipalities, and universities in pest mitigation procedures.
1981 - Present American Eagle Pest Elimination. (Name change in 1981), Chicago , Illinois
1964 - 1981 American Pesticide Services Inc.
Founder and CEO.
· Angie's List's Super Service Award for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
· Structural remedy against urban rats with guarantee as long as three years against reoccurrence.
· Animal evictions including squirrel, raccoon, skunk with one year guarantee against reoccurrence.
· Exclusive non-trapping animal techniques.
· Specie, ecology and behavior experts with emphasis on single application techniques.
· Demonstrated success includes:
o Pesticide approval from lab to field trials to EPA registration.
o US patent for rat bait station with all 17 claims accepted.
o Advised and consulted public television, municipalities, and universities in pest mitigation procedures.
o Provided infrastructural guidance to municipal governments.
o Supervised health and environmental concerns for different municipal entities.
o Provided expert witness to numerous agencies and private citizens.
1981-1983 Rocon Industries Chicago , Illinois
Partner
· Developed and manufactured rodent elimination baits.
· Designed and fabricated a rodent. multi-feed, bait station. Patent received by U.S. Patent Office.
· Advised 43rd ward Alderman Martin Oberman regarding municipal infrastructural rat issues.
· Comprehensive photography of rat issues depicting infrastructural deterioration.
1970 - 1973 American Environmental Consultants, Chicago , Illinois
Founder and CEO.
· Air and water pollution analysis.
· Industrial BOD, COD and suspended solid analysis and reporting meeting industrial standards.
1958 - 1961 Cochenower Pest Control, Lafayette , Indiana
Assistant Manager
· Pest control technician in the field.
· Office duties including scheduling, customer service and collections.
1961- 1964 Anderson
Technical Assistant/Technician
· Pest control technician in the field.
· Training of others in general office duties included customer service, pest control and technical information gathering.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
· Marketing · Multi-media Marketing · Account Development
· Research · Competitive/Strategic Planning · Problem solving
· Consulting · Direct Mail Marketing · Creative development
HIGHLIGHTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
- Created, designed and developed three entrepreneurial companies with top rate performance service work in areas including entomology, pest control, environmental standards and recommendations. These companies have received honors for model work in innovation and invention in there of discipline and field of study.
- Candidate for the Mayor of Chicago in 1977 with platform of environment, infrastructural development and equal opportunity.
- Candidate for Alderman in 1981 on issues of environment and public health issues.
- Provided the leadership in infrastructural demands that contributed to preventing the development of a 580 acre land fill site on the shores of
MASS COMMUNICATION INTERVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS (TELEVISION, RADIO, NEWSPAPER,
MAGAZINES and BLOGS)
2010-11 Multiple rat articles citing George Manning’s opinions on rats and mice.
2007 “The Rat Man” – The Sun Times, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Present New York Times Company. About.com - “All Experts” Daily Question and Answer Blog. (900 questions)
2008 Senior Life News, Dee Dunheim, Reporter. “60 years of Beekeeping, is One Mans Lifelong Passion”.
2008 WTVF - Channel 5 Chicago, Illinois, “Chicago Rats” – Carol Marin, Reporter. Expert interview.
1982 WBBM - Channel 2 “Common Ground” – Rat Issues Warner Sounders, Reporter
1980 Pest Control and Technology Magazine. “Structural Damage By Rats”. Expert testimony.
1978 WBBM - Channel 2 “Two on Two” with Bill Kurtis. Investigation of “Rats in the Sewers”
1974 WLS - Channel 7 “Super Rats” with Diane Sawyer, Reporter. Expert interview and investigation. ”
1977-79 Lakeview Lerner Booster – Multiple articles on infrastructure rat activity of Lincoln Park district of Chicago.
1974 Chicago Reader – “The Private War of George Manning”.
1970 Chicago Magazine – Interview. Topic: Rats.
HIGHLIGHTED LEGAL CASES
March 7, 2009 Belinda M. Woods versus Warren J. Nickel and Josef Harmata
Case No. 2007-L-010648. Jury Trial Demanded --Termite infestation
Contact Kara E. Martin, Jenner & Block
Email: kmartin@jenner.com
July 28, 2008 Expert witness/Consulting Entomologist
C.J. Vassar, Group General Manager/ APL Logistics, Romeoville , IL 60446
Infestation of Bostrichid beetles/species identification and expert testimony.
Email: cvassar@aplogistics.com
Phone: ( 815) 372-I 9 63 Extension 33
February 27, 2007 Jennifer Salems versus. Kenneth Webster, Donna Webster, and Michael Allan & Associates
Case No. 06 L 0358 Bench Trial--long standing carpenter ant presence in newly purchased home. Seller did not disclose.
Contact Brian Stephenson, Cummins & Associates, LTD,
Phone (312)464-9840
April 6, 2005 Hernandez vs. Trujillo
Court No. 00 CH 10262, Claim No. 68353I-203
Contact Attorney John F. Pacocha; Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Company, witness for insured in malpractice case.
Phone: (312)917-5265
2003 & 2004 Wallrab. Capenigro & Associates
Witness for several termite inspection issues.
2003 & 2004 John Pacocha, Attorney
Witness for 2 termite malpractice cases
June 8, 1999 In the Matter of the Arbitration between Village of Oak Park , Illinois
Machinists and Aerospace Workers,AFL-CIO, Local NO. 8 - Unjust Discharge - Patrick Bushell
Expert Testimony
November 20, 1989 Serritella versus Haberkorn
Case No. 89 L 1 13 16
In the matter of lack of disclosure to inform the presence of termites
Phone: (312)990-4880
Fax: (312)990-8833
1989 Oak Brook Firm, Oakbrook , Illinois
Witness for firm representing a family that had missed diagnosis regarding termites.
1982 Committee Opposing World's Fair Site of 1992
Opposed plans to install a 580 acre 1andfil1 at the end of Meigs Field to house the 1992 World's Fair. My expertise was infrastructure pertaining to sewers 1983-1984.
1982 Expert Witness representing committee opposing the plans to install 580 acre
Landfill at the end of Meigs Field to house the proposed 1992 World's Fair.
My expertise was infrastructure pertaining to sewers; years i983-1984.
1981 Estate of Michelle Honey. Appeared on behalf of the Honey estate in the death of Ms. Honey by anaphylactic shock, attributed to honey bees. (I have been a beekeeper since 1951) The estate was awarded $258,000 on the strength of my witness.
Industrial Commission No. 8IWC45522.
1976 Leona Sullivan
Ms. Sullivan's land was being confiscated by the Village of Oak Lawn
1977 Hoving & Son Waste Management
Designed a waste facility making it impossible for rodents to reside within the plant. This did go to the zoning board for approval. It was denied
1974 Channel 11 Public Television Station, Chicago Illinois
To address the restaurant sanitation issues. Was personally a part of the development of
the State of Illinois
Consultant in the undercover restaurant sanitation Investigation sponsored by public television's channel 11, which ushered in the Food License Ordinance of 1974 for the State of Illinois.
1973 Town Building
Case No. 72EH2574
Violations as they embrace environmental health. Mr. Manning was retained by Town Building
Areas of expertise as qualified witness in entomological, zoological, botanical and environmental referenced conditions of sanitation and health.
1972 Danielson Meat Packing
A sausage and chili producer. Designed a state of the art cooling system that separated fat from water and beef fat from pork fat.
The City of Chicago
1967 Beverly Community Council.
Opposing a waste management application to set up in Chicago
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