So Who is Jim Mau?
In my professional career as in my life, I have always tried to explore possibilities.
Early on in my career, I contracted for logistics & management of biological field & deep-ocean Pacific ship-borne expeditions. I later established a laboratory for the commercial culture of pathogenic organisms & antibody purification & was a partner & executive or owner in three biotechnology companies that developed & manufactured or private labeled laboratory diagnostic products for enteric pathogens for human, food, water quality & environmental testing. I have been a consultant to industry for personal hygiene, sanitation, & disinfection products. I also served as a regulatory agency interface between client & regulatory agencies, and lobbied Congress on behave of my industry. I have developed, managed & served as an adviser for emergency preparedness & response programs & disaster management of biological terrorism at the city & county levels. I worked in hospital laboratories & pathology & have been an instructor in many venues related to my professional endeavors. I have served my community & profession by holding a number of community & society service seats & committee chairs including that of city council member. I have been a researcher, writer, technical consultant, and educator, and a producer for a national syndicate of nationally top rated talk show hosts.
Academically, my Degree was a study in the Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Biochemistry’s plus two years of graduate coursework (also in the biomedical sciences). I also completed 50+ CEUs in laboratory science. My professional background is primarily the biology & ecology of infectious and parasitic organisms.
Regarding my avocation in disaster preparedness and response: I was instrumental in establishing, developing, and managing the formation of two CERT programs as well as two ARES programs over the course of several years. I was also a member of a DMAT during that time, served on my city’s Disaster Preparedness Board, and advisor to the county’s Response program for biological terrorism. I found a great appreciation for such programs and the confidence building those whose chose to participate developed. This is how I chose to contribute to the safety, well being, and resiliency of my community. I hope now to extend my reach across this great country of ours.
Today, though retired, I spend much of my time exploring human metabolic fitness and cognition, and promoting Community Emergency & Disaster Response programs (CERPs), EComms, with a focus on the health of the Citizen Responder. My current endeavor is to help those who participate in these programs stay physically, mentally, spiritually fit so that they may be able to perform safely and effectively in these stressful situations.
“In any disaster situation, you must be able to assist yourself first before you can help others. As member of a CER program, are you in condition to do that?”
“Or, will you be a casualty?