Další medailonky - Ing. Karel Michalik

Date of birth: February 14, 1953

Education: University of Agriculture, Faculty of Forestry, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 09/1972-07/1977; M. Sc. (For.); Main Subjects: Reforestation, Silviculture, Forest Protection, Planning, Management.

Charles University, Prague; Special Course on Developing Countries; 09/1981-09/1983; Main subjects: General and specific political and economical relations; History; English.

University of Agriculture, Prague, Institute of Applied Ecology and Ecotechnology; PhD. (For.) Commencement Study Course; 09/1988-12/1989; terminated due to the contract in Indonesia.

Other Training: A Course on Forestry in Developing Countries for experts of Czech Ministry of Forestry; 01/1990-02/1990 (Certificate).

Membership of professional societies:

International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF): 1991-1998

Czech Forest Society, Working Group on Forest Nurseries and Seeds

Czech and Moravian Plant Breeders and Seed Traders Association – associated member

Tree and Shrub Seed Group of International Seed Federation (FIS)

Cz – BIOM (Association for fuel-wood production)

Czech Christmas Tree Growers Association: President

From 01/1991 To 12/1992

Employer: Ennso Forest Development oy ltd.

Finland

Position held and description of duties:

Research adn Development Advisor (R&DA), Central Nurseries Establishment Project, Jakarta, Indonesia

In the Project Document responsibilities of R&DA are described as follows:

1. plannig and orgnization of seed supply,

2. plannig and orgnization of substrate tests,

3. plannig and orgnization of vegetative propagation tests, and

4. preparation of intermediate and final plans and reports

From 1986 To 1990

Employer: University of Agriculture in Prague, Institute of Applied Ecology and Ecotechnology

Posiciton held and description of duties

Senior Operation Manager, Kostelec n. Č. l., Czechoslovakia

Norway spruce and Scots pine breeding and gene pool conservation, provenance and progeny testing. Testing of exotic tree species. Research of mycorrhiza inoculation both of potted seedlings and rooted cuttings. Keeping contact with forest nursery management and Agroforestry, especially in the tropics and subtropics. (For details see Appendix II.)

From 1984 To 1986

From 1980 To 1983

Employer: State Forest Enterprise Jablunkov

Position held and description of duties

Nursery Manager, Jablunkov, Czechoslovakia

Management of two forest nurseries. Organizing of all nursery operations, including seed and substrate preparation, pot filling, sowing, weeding and pest control, fertilizin, pricking-out, shading, hardening, lifting, quality control, pre-transport treatment etc.

From 1983 To 1984

Employer: Ifloma, E. E., Mozambique

Position held and description of duties

Nursery Manager, Chimoio, Mozambique

Management of all company s nurseries (Cafumpe, Marondo, Bandula, Penhalonga, Chimoio). Seed procurement and pre-sowing treatment, broadcast or direct sowing, pricking out, weeding and pest control, fertilizing and irrigation, root cutting, quality assessment, packing and pre-transport arrangements. Production technology and budget preparation, follow up and final evaluation. Research and development of nursery technology. Establishment of a new nursery (in Cafumpe). On-the-job training of local nursery personnel. Design, preparation and implementation of a course on nursery management of Ifloma s nursery management staff.

The details are in appendixes I. and II.