MEET THE
TECHNICAL TEAM


Louise

Technical Support Advisor
Louise comes to Killgerm with almost 12 years of experience within the industry and holds the BPCA Accredited Technician in Pest Control. She brings numerous other qualifications / certifications to Killgerm, Louise is available over the phone for technical support.

Need Techical help, ask below!


Matt
Head of Technical Department
BSc (Hons), PhD, MRSB, MRSPH
Matthew advises on all aspects of public health pest control, particularly entomology, and provides training, technical audits and technical literature. He was the Chair of the 9th International Conference on Urban Pests 2017 and holds a PhD from Aston University.

Robin
Senior Technical Manager (North)
H.N.D. Agric, CBiol, FRSB, FRSPH
Robin originally joined the Killgerm technical team as a Company Biologist. He comes from a predominantly technical background and has a wealth of practical, hands-on experience, gained from over 30 years working in pest control. Robin is well placed to offer advice to customers, provide training as part of Killgerm’s technical programme and carry out…


Technical Manager
BSc. (Hons)
Michael is a Technical Manager. He studied for his BSc (Hons) in Biology at the University of Salford with a focus on Parasitology, Vector Biology and Environmental Science. Now into his fourth intensive year in the industry, Mike has acquired quality and current experiences and knowledge regarding a variety of pest problems in a wide range of environments.

Avril
Technical Manager
BSc (Hons), FRSPH
Avril’s background as pest control technician, field biologist and technical consultant provides an ideal platform for her to deliver training and in-depth inspections. Avril has a wealth of experience from over 14 years in the industry and her involvement in a wide variety of sites and premises, covering all aspects of pest control and pest…

Melvin
Technical Manager (South)
FRSPH
Melvin’s main role is to deliver training courses in pest control best practice, following the Killgerm templates, within the South of England. In addition he offers technical advice to customers and carries out technical audits.

Alastair
Bird Control Specialist
24 Years Experience within Industry
Alastair has 24 years of valuable experience within the industry and has a wide knowledge and experience of all aspects of bird control, including quoting for work, safe use of air weapons, bird proofing and guano removal.

Alastair
FRES Entomologist
BSc(Hons)
Jonathan is Killgerm’s entomologist carrying out over 3000 insect identifications a year from his own laboratory. He provides detailed reports on any specimen identified including the significance of it as a pest and recommendations on control procedures.

Alastair
Company Chemist
BSc, CChem, MRSC, MBIRA, CSi, MCIWM, CENV
Philip is Killgerm’s company chemist and quality manager, involved in formulating pesticides and dealing with regulators. He is also responsible for Killgerm’s waste disposal scheme and is the company’s health and safety expert. Philip is also a qualified NVQ assessor and verifier.

Alastair
Product Development Specialist
BSc (Hons)
Mark has over 20 years of experience in the pest control industry, both in terms of front line service provision and also in management roles. Mark’s main roles at Killgerm are to evaluate and develop new products for the pest control industry and to offer technical support to customers.

Alastair
Regulatory Affairs Chemist
Stephen manages the Waste Transfer station at Killgerm. In addition, Stephen looks after other regulatory matters.

Alastair
Training Co-ordinator
As training co-ordinator Lisa is responsible for providing administrative support to the technical service. Lisa is the principal contact for the organisation of training courses and seminars.