Key Qualifications and Experiences

§  M.S. in Fisheries

§  Working experience investigating disease outbreaks in fish and shrimp production systems

§  Working experience with aquatic animal health management

§  Working experience with National Aquatic Animal Health Strategy with national level partners

§  Trained on disease diagnostic including TilV and other important fish and shrimp diseases

§  Currently working on two international TiLV epidemiology projects

§  11 years working in field-based and managerial positions for development projects with national and international NGOs

§  8 years operating fish disease labs in the public and private sectors

§  Established and operated an algae lab on own initiative

§  Received training on shrimp and fish pathology from IAAHRI, Bangkok, Thailand

§  Received training on algae lab management in Malaysia Received training on shrimp & sea-bass hatchery management in Thailand

§  Received training on PCR lab management in India Computer skills in SPSS