Country Director, Integrated Crop Management Advisor. PhD (Zoology); MSc (Plant Medicine); BSc (Agriculture).. Areas of expertise: An entomology research scientist and research manager, with a broad background in agriculture. Research experience in biological control, chemical ecology, plant- insect and insect-parasitoid interactions, as well as host specificity of arthropod biological control agents in the context of evaluation of potential biological control agents for management of invasive alien pests. Insect quarantine and mass rearing experience. More than eight years extension experience in field IPM work and consultancy visits in East and Southeast Asian countries. Management experience involving international R&D projects with diverse donors and varied partners including governmental institutions, universities as well as private sectors.