
IAI’s DYNAMIC TEAM
Integrated Aquaculture International is built on
shrimp farming experience that began 30 years ago
for each of its four founders and an international
team of highly specialized aquaculture experts who
are employees or consultants of the company.
IAI FOUNDERS
- Mr Kenneth Morrison :: A successful farmer and entrepreneur,
Mr Morrison has been in shrimp business since 1980.
He is the Business Manager and Co-owner of IAI.
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- Dr George Chamberlain :: A world-renowned aquaculture expert with
broad experience in all aspects of scientific shrimp farming,
Dr Chamberlain is the Technical Director and Co-owner of IAI.
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- Mr Chris Howell :: A skillful hatchery manager who has started and
run successful shrimp hatcheries in Latin America and Asia, Mr Howell
is the Director of Special Projects and a Co-owner of IAI.
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- Dr Donald Lightner :: The pre-eminent shrimp pathologist who was
the first to detect and develop testing methods for numerous shrimp
viral diseases, Dr Lightner is the Technical Advisor and Co-owner of IAI.
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IAI EMPLOYEES
- Dr Kerry Claydon :: Trained in molecular aspects crustacean disease diagnostics,
Dr Claydon is the Director of Shrimp Pathology in IAI’s Technology Service project
with the Department of Fisheries, Brunei.
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- Mr Eduardo Figueras :: A shrimp hatchery and farm manager in Mexico for the last 23 years,
Mr Figueras brings a wealth of hands-on experience in shrimp farming to his position as
the Director of Production.
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- Mr Aedrian Ortiz :: A shrimp hatchery manager for the last seven years in Mexico
and then in Thailand, and two years of training in marine fish and mollusk breeding
in Japan prior to that, Mr Ortiz is responsible for establishing the domestication,
breeding and Specific Pathogen Free programs as the Director of Breeding.
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- Dr Victor Suresh :: With 11 years experience in the global aqua feed industry
in commercial feed formulation, product development, technical service, research
program management and new business start up, Dr Suresh services IAI’s clients
in the aqua feed sector as the Director of Nutrition and Feeds.
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- Dr Kumaraguru vasagam :: A Ph.D. in shrimp nutrition with deep interest in
developing innovative designs for nutrition research and feeds development,
Dr vasagam is the Nutrition Research and Development Manager in IAI’s Technology
Service project with the Department of Fisheries, Brunei.
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IAI CONSULTANTS & TECHNICAL ADVISORS
- Mr Steve Fountain :: Mr Fountain is an expert in least cost formulation systems
and consultant to feed companies. He is on IAI’s Nutrition & Feeds Technical Advisory Committee.
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- Dr Ron Hardy :: Professor of Nutrition and Director of Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station
of the University of Idaho, USA and a world renowned expert on fish nutrition,
Dr Hardy is on the Nutrition & Feeds Technical Advisory Committee.
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- Dr Michael Heitkamp :: Manager, Environmental Biotechnology, Savannah River Technology
Center, Aiken, South Carolina, USA, and an expert in microbiology, Dr Heitkamp serves on
IAI’s Nutrition & Feeds Technical Advisory Committee.
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- Professor Dato’ Dr Mohamed Shariff Mohamed Din :: As a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Dr Shariff has published and patented innovations in the use of
PCR technology for detecting shrimp viruses. He advises IAI on disease diagnostics and
laboratory services.
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- Dr John Rocha :: A veterinarian with tertiary education in beef cattle genetics,
Dr Rocha was previously the Quantitative Genetics Research Scientist in the shrimp
breeding program with Sygen International. He is the Shrimp Genetics Consultant for
IAI’s Technology Service project with the Department of Fisheries, Brunei.
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- Dr Ray Washam :: An expert in animal nutrition, Dr Washam has directed the Research
and Technology programs of multinational animal feed companies. He is a much
sought-after consultant to feed companies presently. He is on the Nutrition &
Feeds Technical Advisory Committee.
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IAI employs other consultants and technical advisors from time to time
depending on needs in its projects and client service programs.
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