Qualifications
& Experience

Principal:
Charles L. Bellamy, D. Sc.

 Education:
  B. S. Entomology, California State University, Long Beach (1979)
  M. A. Biology, California State University, Long Beach (1983)
  D. Sc. Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa (1987)

Consulting Employment/Experience:
  Associate Biologist - Sweetwater Environmental Biologists, Inc., San Diego (1991-1993)

Current Professional Employment:
Senior Insect Biosystematist - Plant Pest Diagnostic Branch, California Dept. of Food & Agriculture, Sacramento - website

((Note: Bellamy Consulting & Appraisal is privately held and has no
relationship to my professional position, CDFA or the State of California))
 
Professional Affiliation:
Research Associate, U. S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (2004 - )
Research Associate, Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (2002 - )		  
Previous Entomological Employment:
Collection Manager, Entomology Section, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (2000 - 2002)
Head Curator, Coleoptera Department, Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa (1994 - 2000)
Museum Technician, Entomology, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (1989 - 1991)
Graduate Assistant, Entomology Department, University of  Pretoria, South Africa (1984 - 1987)
Graduate Assistant, Entomology Museum, Biology Department, California State University, Long Beach (1977 - 1979)
Vector Ecologist, Orange County Vector Control District,  Santa Ana, California (1981)
Current Professional Service:
Webmaster, Pacific Coast Entomological Society - website
English Language Editor, Folia Heyrovskyana, Czech Republic (2002 - )
Buprestidae Subject Editor, Zootaxa (2001-2004, 2007 - ) - website
Buprestidae Subject Editor, Zookeys (2008 - ) - website
Monograph Review Editor, The Coleopterists Society (2009 - ) - website

Past Professional Service:
Past-President, The Coleopterists Society (2005 - 2006) - website
Past Webmaster, The Coleopterists Society (2005 - 2007) - website
Past Book Review Editor, The Coleopterists Bulletin (1994 - 2002)
Past Managing Editor, The Pan-Pacific Entomologist (2004 - ) - website

Professional Accomplishment:
Publications: 6 volumes, 204 research papers, numerous book & software reviews and reports

Travel: visits to natural history museums: throughout U.S., England, France, Germany, Belgium,  Czech Republic, Russia, Malaysia, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, South Africa

Fieldwork: southwestern U.S., Mexico, Argentina, Chile, southern Africa, Australia, Malaysia
Appraisals have been conducted for donations to:
California Academy of Sciences - website
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - website
Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis - website
U. S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution - website
 
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