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HILARY O. PAVLIDIS, Ph.D.
●1053 Princess Anne Rd, Virginia Beach VA 23457 ●Phone: 757-416-2064 ●E-mail: vthop@hotmail.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in the poultry production, poultry breeding, or allied industry that will
utilize my industry experience as well as my leadership and technical skills to help enhance the
company’s productivity, products, and reputation.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Poultry Quantitative Genetics, 2006
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Major Professor: Dr. Nicholas B. Anthony
M.Sc. in Poultry Quantitative Genetics, 2003
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Major Professor: Dr. Nicholas B. Anthony
B.S. in Animal and Poultry Science, 2001
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Academic Advisor: Dr. Paul B. Siegel
EXPERIENCE:
Director, Poultry Research and Technical Services, Diamond V
Cedar Rapids, IA (July 2016 to Present)
• Responsible for coordinating poultry research efforts and supporting product innovation and
technologies in the area of poultry.
• Responsible for the development of technical information for sales and marketing materials and
technology transfer to the industry.
• Responsible for maintaining solid understanding of current IP, related research and competitive
product offerings for poultry to enhance time-to-market of new Diamond V products/technology.
• Represent Diamond V at scientific, technical and industry meetings.
• Responsible for poultry research trial design, protocol creation, data management, data analysis
and PowerPoint slide creation for domestic and international poultry research projects.
• Develop and present effective technical presentations to customers, universities, and industry
groups on product performance and applications, poultry production management, and
appropriate topics relating to the poultry production industry.
• Responds to customer requests for product and poultry production management information.
• Assists in the development and editing of technical information for sales and marketing materials.
• Helps to drive sales revenue in domestic and international business units through technical
presentations, distributor training, customer visits, or other contact as appropriate.
Poultry Specialist, Diamond V
Cedar Rapids, IA (April 2015 to June 2016)
• Drive revenue and sales for Diamond V in all activities.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key accounts and influencers in
the poultry industry.
• Responsible for giving scientific presentations surrounding Diamond V poultry research to
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customers both internally and externally.
• Represent Diamond V at scientific, technical and industry meetings.
• Responsible for giving scientific and technical presentations on poultry research at scientific and
technical meetings, domestically and internationally.
• Coordinated and monitored external poultry research at various universities and contract
research facilities in the USA.
• Responsible for poultry research trial design, protocol creation, data management, data analysis
and PowerPoint slide creation.
• Responsible for technical writing of completed poultry research.
• Worked with the marketing team to create key marketing pieces associated with completed
poultry research results.
Pedigree Geneticist, Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
Siloam Springs, AR (August 2010 to April 2014)
• Coordinate day to day management and operation of the Southwestern U.S. male line breeding
program to maintain the highest level of pedigree integrity and data accuracy to maximize genetic
improvement.
• Coordinate goals of the R&D program with the Production team (~130 employees) to ensure all
R&D targets and projects are met to the required standards.
• Conducted customer presentations regarding the R&D breeding program as directed.
• Responsible for all R&D processes and final selections on 5 pedigree male lines.
• Responsible for identifying research needs and researchers to address R&D program priorities.
• Responsible for internal and external research projects associated with the Southwestern U.S.
male line program.
• Responsible for the development of new synthetic experimental male lines.
• Developed an ascites sib-testing program.
• Responsible for the development of the plan to export and establish a male line program at the
pedigree facility in Holland.
• Involved in estimation of genetic parameters for new phenotypic measurements such as
pododermatitis, breast muscle color, breast muscle pH, leg quarter yield, and carcass yield.
• Worked with the development and implementation of a cage free RFID based real time
measurement of feed conversion in broiler chickens.
• Worked with the Biotech group on projects associated with genetic marker identification and
genomic selection.
• Involved with pure line phenotypic comparisons for duplicate lines maintained across other
pedigree farm locations.
• Coordinate goals and targets for Selection, FCR, and Ultrasound teams consisting of a total of 24
people.
• Managed a R&D intern working on R&D projects associated meat quality and black bone
disease.
Program Geneticist, Aviagen Turkeys Inc. (Nicholas and B.U.T. Brands)
Lewisburg, WV (November 2006 to July 2010)
• Conduct day to day management and operation of the U.S. turkey breeding program (Nicholas
Turkey Breeding Farms brand) to maintain the highest level of pedigree integrity and data
accuracy to maximize genetic improvement.
• Responsible for presentations regarding the R&D program for North American customers.
• Directly responsible for management of all U.S. turkey selection and feed conversion data on
global databases in the U.K.
• Coordinate the goals of the R&D program with the Production and Logistics team across 9
pedigree rear farms, 7 pedigree lay farms, and 2 hatcheries.
• Responsible for all juvenile selections for 19 pedigree and experimental lines.
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• Responsible for final selections on 2 Nicholas lines in the U.S. and 2 B.U.T lines in the U.K.
• Involved in the development and implementation of new technology used in the R&D program.
• Involved in routine estimation of genetic parameters for all pedigree U.S .turkey lines.
• Implemented the first non-invasive measure of Tibial Dyschondroplasia (TD) in turkeys through
the use of a portable X-ray unit called the Lixiscope.
• Worked with the development and implementation of the first cage free RFID based real time
measurement of feed conversion in turkeys.
• Managed a Selection and FCR team consisting of 2 managers and 12 team members.
• Managed two R&D interns working on R&D projects associated with innovative technology.
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Poultry Science
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (August 2001 to November 2006)
Ph.D. and M.Sc.
• Evaluated the effect of 5 single nucleotide polymorphisms previously associated with feed
efficiency on ascites mortality, growth, yield, and meat quality in F1 and F2 crosses of the ascites
susceptible and resistant lines; Dissertation.
• Evaluated the effect of divergent selection for ascites on growth, body weight, processing
parameters, and meat quality; Thesis.
• Summarized data for 10 generations of divergent selection for ascites using SAS and
MTDFREML; generated heritabilities for ascites using MTDREML; paper published in Poultry
Science: Pavlidis et al., 2007
• Developed and managed broiler lines divergently selected for high and low muscle color (L*
value) to investigate the genetic and physiological relationships with PSE-like poultry meat.
• Involved in or directly managed the processes of rearing, management, reproduction, and
selection of various genetic lines (broiler breeders, Coturnix quail, table egg layers and emus).
• Evaluated the effect of divergent selection for ascites susceptibility on embryonic growth and
development.
• Evaluated the effect of divergent selection for ascites on egg composition and specific gravity.
• Evaluated the effect of broiler breeder flock age on ascites susceptibility when broilers are reared
at high altitude.
• Involved in research to evaluate the effect of selection on mating behavior of commercially
available broiler breeders, leghorns, and dark Cornish strains. Project funded by Cobb-Vantress.
• Involved in research associated with body weight, carcass yield, and feed conversion in
commercial white pheasants. Project funded by MacFarlane Pheasants.
• Involved in research in Coturnix quail to determine the effect of feed restriction on compensatory
gain, growth, and feed conversion.
• Involved in the creation and testing of reciprocal F1 and F2 crosses using the ascites lines for a
molecular genetics based project with Cobb-Vantress and the Roslin Institute to identify ascites
markers and QTLs.
MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS:
• Poultry Science Association Early Achievement Award for Industry: 2012 Recipient.
• Recipient of Certificate of Excellence in Breeding and Genetics for Presentation “Early Allometric
Growth in Lines Divergently Selected for Ascites Susceptibility”, Poultry Science 2005.
• Recipient of Certificate of Excellence in Breeding and Genetics for Presentation “Divergent
Selection for Ascites Incidence in Chickens”, Poultry Science 2002.
• Associate Editor of Poultry Science (2007 to current).
• Chair, Breeding and Genetics Section for the 2013 PSA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
• National Poultry Breeders of America: 2008-2011 (President, 2010).
• Poultry Science Association (active member since 2001).
• International Association for Food Protection Member (2016)
