George Manning - Chicago, Illinois

Owner

Chicago, Illinois

Services

5-20

GEORGE M. MANNING
9316 S. Baltimore Ave
Unit A
Chicago, IL 60617
(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 consultation of large rat infestation of
the fifth level of the building.
. 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 Exterminating Company
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.

. Illinois first environmental consulting firm state successes and
endeavors.

. 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 Lake Michigan.



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 & International Association of
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 because she refused to remove her pasture. I
identified 76 native plants growing on her property and
witnessed against the Noxious Weed Ordinance of 1976.


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, Food Licensing Ordinance of 1974.
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 and Development Inc. versus Perlrnan and The
Deli, Inc.
Case No. 72EH2574
Violations as they embrace environmental health. Mr.
Manning was retained by Town Building as witness to
environmental of violations of dangerous to occupancy of
The Deli, Inc.
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, Department of Sewers and the
Metropolitan Sanitary District were on the verge of closing
down Danielson unless they could meet the COD & BOD Plus
Suspended Solids Requirements. Obtained the necessary
permits and testified on behalf of Daniels. The system was
approved.

1967 Beverly Community Council.
Opposing a waste management application to set up in
Chicago\'s Beverly Community.