About Us

KEY STAFF | HISTORY | MISSION | AFFILIATES

MISSION STATEMENT

To eliminate the threat of pests from your life and please you in the process.

KEY STAFF

We have a saying at Paratex, "If you want to be an associate get a job at Wal-Mart." We're all employees here and we work hard at being good ones— some of us for a very long time. We want employees to be individuals— not plastic job descriptions— in the same manner we honor and respect the diversity of our customers.

Administration

Jim Osborn - President and CEO
Attended Whitworth College and the University of Barcelona before graduating from the University of Washington. Served in the US Marine Corps before joining Paratex in 1962. He has been its president since 1972. (Over 45 years with Paratex) email: jim@paratex.com

Ray Williamson - Pest Control General Manager
Grew up in Manchester, England. He received his education at the noted Army Apprentices Harrogate and served in the British Army in Northern Ireland, Germany, and South Africa. After coming to the United States, he was employed by a national pest control company in Palm Springs before joining Paratex in Seattle as a route technician. (Over 25 years with Paratex) email: rwilliamson@paratex.com

Tom Grazian - Fumigation Manager
Tom learned about critical safety issues on the deck of a US Navy Aircraft Carrier. He worked for a major pest control firm in the Bay Area before joining Paratex (over 15 years with Paratex) email: tgrazian@paratex.com

Rafael "Raffy" Sanchez - Fumigation Coordinator
Raffy was born in The Philippines and worked in International Shipping before joining Paratex. Raffy coordinates on and off-site fumigation customers and has extensive experience with U.S. Customs, Homeland Security and shipping documentation requirements. (Over six years with Paratex) email: rsanchez@paratex.com

Darrell Beetham - Corporate
A graduate of the University of Phoenix in Business Management, Darrell has been employed with three Fortune 500 companies and has spent over 20 years in sales and management with a large-scale regional service company. email: dbeetham@paratex.com

Carol Slavin - Quality Control Supervisor
Worked in the music industry and in outside sales for an international shipping company before joining Paratex (over 14 years with Paratex) email: cslavin@paratex.com

Joleen Cochran - Accounts Receivable Manager
One of our smartest employees, Joleen grew up a member of the Cree Nation in a small Montana town on the Canadian border. One of her daughters received a full scholarship to Seattle's prestigious Lakeside School. (over six years at Paratex) email: jcochran@paratex.com

Terry Snider - Human Resources/Financial Manager
Terry graduated in accounting from the University of Idaho and practiced as a CPA with a Seattle firm before joining Paratex (over eight years with Paratex) email tsnider@paratex.com

HIGHLIGHTS FROM NEARLY 100 YEARS OF SERVICE

Paratex is a unique Pacific Northwest organization with a long history of continuous service. The fumigation service began in 1908 as a ship supplier was called to eliminate rats in the holds of ships arriving on Seattle's waterfront. During the Second World War a fumigation facility was built in Seattle's industrial district to fumigate cotton arriving from India. That original location serves as our headquarters today. The general pest control area started in the late '40s as a branch of a Los Angeles company which began in the mid '30s and took its name (Paramount Pest Control) from one of its first clients, Paramount Pictures.

Today our service is provided by local technicians across the state to a vast array of commercial and residential customers. We are still the major supplier of fumigation services, a leading innovator in pest bird solutions, and a consistent provider of the latest general pest control methods. We are very apreciative of the vast local support of our "historical" Northwest company and we value our long-term friendships with customers and friends.

AFFILIATIONS