| | Project Executives Ralph W. Parkman, Project Development and Operations Specialistpreviously President and CEO of Sea Farms International, Ltd. (SFI), a profitable, integrated shrimp aquaculture agribusiness with production and processing facilities in Honduras and Venezuela generating revenues in excess of $60 million dollars worldwide annually
past President of Shrimp Culture, Inc., SFI’s technical and administrative support subsidiary.
coordinated activities among SFI’s hatchery, pond production, processing and genetic improvement divisions
experienced in managing growth to commercial scale, integrating mergers of small farms into large operating units, developing low-impact environmental systems, optimizing available resources including feeds
experienced in finfish, specifically catfish, pond farming
Auburn University- 1972 B.Sc. - Fisheries Management Auburn University- 1976 M.Sc. - Aquaculture, Fisheries Economics Michael Stirnberg, Specialist in Farm Management currently manages the roll-out of Arabian Shrimp Company, a planned 5000 ha shrimp farm on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. previously consulted on environmental policies in Ecuador as part of a World Bank Project owned and ran his company AQUA-TECH S.A. in El Oro, Ecuador. has farmed both shrimp and tilapia done extensive research on mangrove ecosystems, sustainable shrimp aquaculture, and animal husbandry in Ecuador, Malaysia, and Thailand
Master of Science in Agriculture from the Technical University of Berlin Bachelor’s of Science in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Kassel, Faculty of Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture. Fernando Castro Talero, Specialist in Hatchery Techniquescurrently planning High Health Broodstock Center and running hatchery for Arabian Shrimp Farm 25 years focused experience in shrimp genetics, disease, and health using state of the art technology and implementing “Genetic Improvement and Disease Free Program” successfully developed and ran pioneer hatchery and maturation systems in Ecuador; managed all aspects of construction, budget, sales, and administration designed and constructed hatchery projects and successfully transferred hatchery technologies to projects in Greece, Central, and South America
Bachelor of Science degree in “Environmental Technology /Option Aquaculture”, Florida Institute Technology in Jensen Beach, Florida Certification in “Intensive Shrimp Culture Systems”, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce in Galveston, Texas Elisabeth Greenberg, Research Associateorganized and monitored socio-economic study of village women in Al Qawz, Saudi Arabia, to assess work capability researched and initiated introduction of women intotraining and employment program at Arabian Shrimp Company identified Taiwan and NCKU as technology partner for fish farming in Red Sea performed initial research on mariculture projects worked as English language editor for Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia, under Joint Economic Cooperation agreement with US Government.
EdM, Harvard University, Graduate School of Education; BA cum laude, English Honors and Psychology; Rice University. Labib A. Al Azzeh, Administration and Human Resources Specialist 40 years of administrative and start-up experience in Saudi Arabia, most recently with the ASCO team; previously with Mansour-General Dynamics Ltd. (MGDL), Blount International Ltd., and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (PTT) advised and consulted with management on labor, legal, and business affairs. closely involved in opening new offices, supervising estimates and tenders, overseeing technical and contract translations, rapidly deploying new hires to perform specified projects, and assisting overall business development and relationships.
MA in Business Administration from the University of Beverly Hills. Jaidan Gerardo De La Torre Álvarez, Specialist in Farm Constructioncurrently managing the construction of the first phase 700 ha of the 5000 ha Arabian Shrimp Farm north of Jazan, Saudi Arabia previously worked at Intersea Farms in Venezuela as Maintenance and Project Manager, organizing the deployment and maintenance of earth-moving, heavy duty equipment, pump stations, compressors, and marine dredges experienced in naval and civil works, including welding inspection, metallic structure construction, and field assembly for companies in South America specific coursework in HAACP Systems in the food industry, aquaculture trends, security systems for storage, boiler maintenance and troubleshooting, and leadership/management
Engineering Society of Venezuela, member Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Polytéchnic of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Rafael A. Nava Castillo, Civil Engineering Specialistesigned and coordinated engineering for twelve shrimp farms in Venezuelad esigned civil Structures for shrimp farms such as pump stations, control, inlet and outlet gates highly experienced in compacting and earth moving with heavy duty machinery. p repared cash flow for shrimp farms investmente xperienced in coordination, organization, control and planning for field civil works Dr. Ahmed AlBadawi, Arabic/English Training SpecialistCurrently fisheries biologist, consulting with Arabian Shrimp Company, on Arabic language syllabi for OJT training in hatchery and farm; participated in site survey, data collection for feasibility study, and training documents for women’s employment in processing plant
Previously supervised tilapia cage culture project in Jazan area and commercial fishing operations (shrimp and benthic fish)
Implemented collection and analysis of data on southern Red Sea fisheries for Marine Fisheries Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Water to include bio-ecological data on mortality of endangered marine animals
Involved in research and teaching on marine and freshwater fish at universities and research centers in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan
Member, International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, USA; Sudan Environmental Conservation Society; Saudi Biological Society, Riyadh, KSA (1983 Ph.D,Aquaculture,Nova College, Isle of Man, United Kingdom; M. Sc., Fisheries, University of Khartoum, Sudan; B. Sc., Zoology & Chemistry, University of Khartoum    
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