Country Director

• Jan 2022 - Present

Technical Lead, InnovateUK Agri-Tech R9 SANGHA Project

• Dec 2020 - Present

Founder & Team Lead

• Jan 2021 - Present

Production Manager

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2020

Responsibility: Broodstock, Sex Reversal, Nursery, Grow-out Cages & Farm Security Management BROODSTOCK Broodstock management & Breeding plan Hatchery management Fry harvesting and stocking Pond maintenance & Biosecurity management SEX REVERSAL Fry stocking and feeding. Hapa maintenance Grading Pond maintenance & Biosecurity management PRE-NURSERY PONDS Nursery ponds stocking Feeding Grading and transfers to the nursery cages Pond maintenance & Biosecurity management NURSERY CAGES Management and coordination of nursery cages Feed and feeding Feed planning and calculations Growth projections and harvesting planning Biosecurity manegement GROW-OUT CAGES Fish health monitoring Feed and feeding Maintaining records of fish stocks Fish sampling Growth analysis Cage maintenance & Biosecurity management Boats and farm equipment management SECURITY Onshore Farm and Lake security management Show less

Tilapia Hatchery & VAKI Operations Supervisor

• Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

 Hatchery & Sex Reversal -Planning and coordination of tilapia egg harvest for onward transfer to incubation system -Supervise hatchery technicians to achieve higher survival from the hatchery -Supervise fry stocking and record keeping -Supervise hormoned feed preparation and feeding of fry under sex reversal -Motivation of subordinate staff, as well as their appraisal report for Managers -Prepare & present weekly hatchery production report to Managers  Broodstock -Supervise broodstock management activities: feeding, egg harvest, exchange of hapas -Increased egg production from around 30kg to 40kg/week with no additional broodstock  Nursery -Supervise grading and transfer of tilapia fingerling from sex reversal into the nursery phase -Cover-up duties for the nursery supervisor during off-days  VAKI Machine Operations -Daily operation of VAKI counter machine to record fingerlings being kept under depuration for onward transport to cages on Lake Volta for growout -Supervise depuration system to ensure fingerlings are in good quality state for transport Show less

Research and Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

Serve the Department of Fisheries & Watershed Management with job responsibilities of preparing class lectures, organizing tutorials and laboratory sessions for undergraduate students, assisting students with project work, grading papers and keeping records, and helping lecturers in their research projects. Serve the Department of Fisheries & Watershed Management with job responsibilities of preparing class lectures, organizing tutorials and laboratory sessions for undergraduate students, assisting students with project work, grading papers and keeping records, and helping lecturers in their research projects.

Farm Technician

• Jun 2004 - Jul 2007

Served as Farm Technician in pond aquaculture of Tilapia and Catfish species. Active roles in:  Broodstock management tilapia breeders (feeding and water quality check of breeders)  Tilapia egg and fry collection .  Artificial egg incubation using McDonald hatching jars with continuous down-welling  Preparation of sex reversal feeds using methyl testosterone dissolved in ethyl alcohol.  Supervise staff for effective feeding of tilapia fry under sex reversal  Grading and sorting of fingerlings according to size.  Acclimation and stocking of tilapia and catfish fingerlings in nursery ponds.  Implement staff adherence to biosecurity procedures at the farm Show less