ConQuest Pest Control : Maryland | Virginia

The Company

ConQuest is an independent, owner-operated pest control company founded in Northern Virginia. In business since 1995, ConQuest offers a distinguished record of pest prevention for commercially managed properties. Our client services extend to corporate offices and condominiums from 4,000 to 1.5 million square feet.

ConQuest is a small business devoted to environmental protection and intelligent pest control. Our goal is to give unparalleled service that is most importantly effective, limiting pest problems in places where people live, work and play. Chemical application, a part of our process, is performed expertly.

Guided by principle, ConQuest believes the best business earns a quiet reputation by smart, hard work. Without advertisement, ConQuest has grown strictly by referral.

Our Staff

MIKE MANCUSO

Credited with being honest, loyal and efficient, Mike founded ConQuest to raise the bar of expectations in the industry of pest control. A professional and conscientious laborer, Mike saw an opportunity to provide clients with an educated and dependable service. To this end, Mike brings his unique and expansive knowledge of construction.

Trained in carpentry, Mike began his career in home construction. Proving initiative, he was soon promoted to construction supervisor, responsible for hiring and managing subcontractors throughout every phase of construction. Importantly, Mike was charged with homeowner remediation. Exercising his true talent, that is foresight, Mike resolved potential problems in construction by training his colleagues to improve upon their performance and their craft.

Settling in the District of Columbia in 1992, Mike found an opportunity to use his skills in the evolving pest control industry. With environmental awareness expanding, the pest control industry was faced with challenges to pesticide application. Educated entomologist (the scientific study of insects) rose to the challenges by charging the industry with the responsibilities of balancing pesticide application with knowledge of environmental contributors to pest problems. Requiring a level of awareness few industry professionals possessed, this charge related significantly to the construction and maintenance of human habitat: A field well-learned by Mr. Mancuso.

JIM FRIESEN

A graduate of business in the Quaker tradition of Friends University of Wichita, Kansas, Jim co-founded ConQuest Pest Control. Bringing organizational talent, Jim created the structure that is our corporation. Recognized by peers as an efficient, positive and innovative problem-solver, Jim has taken the challenges in our industry with gravity and optimism.

ConQuest Pest Controlís central philosophy resides with Mr. Friesen. A liberal arts scholar, James arrived to the District of Columbia in 1994 to study International Relations at The George Washington University. His analysis of capitalism and democracy and his personal experience as a cancer survivor led him to pursue a career that would contribute to a greater social welfare. To this end, Jim regarded the revolution in environmental awareness an all-too-important stage on which to act.

Regarding the impact of human wastes on our global ecology and limited resources for development, Jim views sustainability as civilizationís means of securing a stable future. This, he views, can be accomplished with responsible citizens from every trade and the chemical trade chiefly. Using community-oriented action, Jim has created an organization that places chemical use in educated and responsible hands and balances pest control with alternative remedial action.

DARRELL "DJ" PROFIT

A mid-western gentleman with a solid work ethic, Darrell represents ConQuest and the ideals of our company with competency and alacrity. As a veteran of the United Postal Service, DJ brings certified hazardous material training to our team: Leading a team of colleagues, Darrell was responsible to ensure the Department of Transportation and the International Air Transit Authorities' laws were kept in handling packages containing hazardous materials. This training exemplifies our company's policy of responsible pesticide handling and application.

Educated in a private academy, Darrell honed his interests in entrepreneurship with ambition, seeking to become a recognizable figure in business. His confidence is complemented by his open-mindedness, self-awareness and enthusiasm to learn and apply new knowledge. With these traits, DJ is a distinguished leader in the industry of service.

A recent settler to The District of Columbia, Darrell practices diligently to become a reliable, reputable and trustworthy source of knowledge for our industry. His good humor and his listening skill give clients ease from their concern: Traits that are admired by his piers.