He has also been an Acting Deputy Director responsible for Research Services and Training at the institute for over 4 years. Before joining the ORI, he worked as a Research Officer in the Fisheries Division and was responsible for designing the long term fish monitoring protocol currently in use. He has over 50 peer reviewed publications in floodplain fisheries management and ecology, and has participated in several national and regional research projects. His is interested in using inexpensive data collection methods to inform floodplain fisheries management, as the high cost of monitoring programs is a major hindrance to efficient and effective management of most freshwater fisheries in the developing world.