1. Curriculum vitae
Proposed role in the project: Senior Expert in Marine and Fisheries
Family name: LEE
First names: ROBERT ULRIC
Date of birth: 31/08/1953
Nationality: TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO & CANADA
Civil status: MARRIED
Education:
Institution
(Date from - Date to)
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
2011 – present
PHD research Doctorate in course. University of Wollongong,
Australia, Thesis Title: Building back better fishing communities
after natural disasters
2004
Offshore Safety Course for Oil Industry. .
UK RGIT Montrose, Scotland.
Offshore Safety
Helicopter Evacuation
Safety on Oil Field Installations
2004
Marine Mammal Observer
UK JNCC Course Marine Mammal Observer
Identification of marine mammals and fauna
Responsibilities of the MMO
Communications
Operations on seismic vessels
2003
Permis Hauturier
Ministère de l'Equipement, des Transports, du Logement, du
Tourisme et de la Mer, France
Certificate of Competency to navigate private vessels world wide
Navigation, Seamanship
Restricted Radio Operator License
1991
Fishing Master Class II
Port Hawkesbury Nautical College
Celestial Navigation , Electronic Navigation.
Chief Office, Fishing Master . Mid Atlantic and West Coats USA
and Canada/
1994 PADI Open Water Diver
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2. Curriculum vitae
Dominican Republic
Scuba Diving
Use of Dive Tables
Safe Diving Practices
Night Diving
First Aid
1979
Second Hand Full Certificate of Competency
U.K. Dept. of Trade and Grimsby College of Technology
Chief Office World wide and Master Limited
Coastal and Celestial Navigation
Ships Captain Medical Certificate
Radar Observer Certificate
Restricted Radio Operator License
Morse Code
Legal Aspects
Fish Stocks
Ship Construction
1976
Diploma in Fisheries
Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Centre. Trinidad
and Tobago.
Coastal and Celestial Navigation
Fishing Gear construction
Seamanship
Shrimp and Fish trawlers
Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
English 1 1 1
French 3 2 3
Spanish 2 2 2
Portuguese 2 2 2
Other skills:
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Communication
skills
With 35 years experience in international development, I have worked with
and supported multidisciplinary teams on all continents and in different
languages while being culturally sensitive. Excellent skills at influencing
and strong ability to delegate and lead at the same time. Excellent writing
and presentation skills. Ability to relate to and dialogue with people from all
walks of life and to establish long and solid relationships. Team player with
ability to compromise and strive for high quality outputs in tight time
frames.

3. Curriculum vitae
Present position: Independent Fisheries and Marine Consultant
Years within the firm: + 30 years in Marine Fisheries
Key qualifications: (Relevant to the project)
Specific experience in the Region and Relevant to the Tors
Country Tasks Date from - Date to
Anguilla
Managed a Fisheries Development
Project. Introduction of Longline
Fisheries and set up marketing of tuna
and swordfish for local tourist trade and
export to USA. Implement a Frame
Survey
Aug 1998 - Jan 2001
Trinidad and
Tobago
Training of Caribbean Fishermen at the
Caribbean Fisheries Training and
Development Institute
Sep. 1976 - Jun.
1977
Dominican
Republic
Fisheries Resources Data Collection,
Training and Development of fisheries
and introduction of new fishing
techniques
Feb 1987 – Oct 1994
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Organisational /
managerial skills
Organisational skills – Managed the organization of workshops, training
events, meetings and project development processes. Project field set up.
Oversee the maintenance, purchase, refurbishment and construction of
fishing vessels. Project coordination between different stakeholders. Team
player and leadership and good understanding of delegation and
empowerment.
Management skills – Have been managing both long and short-term project
teams. Experienced in managing project finances, budgets and
administration. Mission leader for project formulation, reporting,
monitoring and administration or staff including hiring and quality
assessment. Managing processes and strategy and policy development.
Job-related skills Fishing operations, fleet and crew management. Small scale fisheries
technologies, fisheries management, economic cost and benefit analyses.
Practical experience in trawling, pelagic longlining, gillnetting, pots and
traps and small scale fishing gears. Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management. Safety at Sea. PRA and RRA, project management, planning,
and field implementation. Pragmatic and solution oriented. Yes we can
attitude. Gender awareness

4. Curriculum vitae
Djibouti
Prepare Frame Survey for Djibouti and
Data Base
Jun and Jul 2016
Tanzania
Baseline study of the Offshore, Coastal,
Inland fisheries and Aquaculture to be
used for investment opportunities in the
sectors.
May 2016
Sri Lanka
Consultations with government and
prepared project document for training,
legal review and VMS monitoring.
Technical Review of Longline Fishing
for development of the industry in Sri
Lanka.
Mar – Apr. 2016
June 2007
Maldives
Prepare project document for Port State
Measures training, legal review, review
of vessel monitoring systems.
Feb – May 2015
Yemen
Team member to prepare the market
feasibility study of a tuna cannery in
Yemen; Mid East, EU, US and
Canadian Markets.
2006
Staff FAO HQ and
Regional Office for
Asia and the
Pacific
Small scale Fisheries interventions and
project management. Policy dialogue,
Regional workshops on Fishing
Capacity, Climate Change in the
Fisheries, Disaster Risk Reduction and
Illegal Fisheries. Etc.
Feb.2007 – Aug.
2015
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5. `
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person1
(name
& contact details)
Position Description
2 missions in June
and July 2016
Djibouti FAO. Representative
Emmanuelle.GuerneBleich@fao.org
Fisheries
Constant
Develop a strategy for implementation of a framework
census, which included, socio, economic, technical and
environmental parameters for an IFAD funded fisheries
development project. Train the government staff in the
implementation of the survey, testing of the survey
methodology and analysis of data
1 – 8 June 2016 Mauritania GIZ, Task Manager
mark.prein@giz.de
Fisheries
Consultant
Development of Fishing Vessel Concept for small pelagic
fishery, value chain for small pelagic fish, diversification
of production methods with a view to value adding of
small pelagic fish. Development of project interventions in
terms of training, vessel construction, ship yard
development and fisheries management. Strategy and
methodology for diversification of production tools
(including fishing gears, modification of vessels and their
design parameters).
7 - 22 May 2016 Tanzania Megapesca Lda.
Ian Goulding
Ian@megapesca.com
Fisheries
Consultant/
Team
Leader
Mission Lead / Value Chain Expert for the Baseline Study
of the fisheries sector in Tanzania. Baseline assessment for
the development of a Technical Assistance programme for
DANIDA in Tanzania. The study will cover Resources
Potential, Value Chain, Fisheries Infrastructure, Vessels,
Fisheries Management, Trade and the Legal Framework
for both marine and inland fisheries and Aquaculture.
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6. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
3 missions -
March to April
2016
Sri Lanka FAO Representative
Nina.Brandstrup@fao.org
Team
Leader /
Fisheries
Consultant
Team Leader for the formulation of a Technical
Cooperation project to deter combat and eliminate Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated fishing – IUU. Project
identification, stakeholder dialogue, logical framework,
budgeting, Work with government counterparts to
prioritize project components. Main counterparts are
DFAR Directors and Assistant Directors.
4 missions -
November 2015 to
March 2016
Myanmar ILO. Program Officer
Michel Jamar
Jamar@ilo.org
International
Fisheries
and OSH
Consultant
4 Missions to Myanmar to provide technical support in the
design and implementation Training of Trainers in
Occupational Safety and Health for personnel in the
offshore fishing fleet within the framework of the
DANIDA funded ILO implemented Responsible Business
Program. Design strategy, approaches, dialogue with
private sector and organization of the training program.
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7. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
Feb 2007 –
August 2015
5 years in
Rome, Italy –
and 3 years in
Bangkok,
Thailand
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations.
Simon Funge-Smith
Simon.FungeSmith@fao.org
Fixed Term
Staff
Member
Lead Technical Officer (LTO) for various FAO field
programs and projects in Africa, Latin America and
Caribbean and Asia and the Pacific including project
formulation, management, evaluation and realignment;
The LTO has responsibility for the technical oversight and
technical quality control of project interventions including
recruitment of international staff, technical backstopping
and supervision of national and international field staff,
preparation of technical specifications, post disaster
emergency projects; Vessel design and fishing operations.
Conducted research and prepared and edited publications
on fisheries operations (FADS, Longlines, Trawls, Traps
and deep water fisheries, technologies, gender, and disaster
risk reduction and combating IUU;
Provided technical advice on fisheries policies,
development of technical guidelines related to sustainable
fisheries management and responsible fishing practices;
Conduct training courses and workshops on fishing gear
selectivity, sustainable fishing and management methods;
Prepare and edit technical documents; elaboration of tools,
guidelines and methodologies for improved efficiency in
small-scale fisheries post harvest systems;
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8. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
Assist FAO Members States and Regional Fishery Bodies
(Asia Pacific Fisheries Commission) in their programmes
through reviews and the provision of policy and technical
advice on various subjects such as bycatch reduction, small
scale credit schemes and economic analyses of different
fishing operations.
Conducted technical supervision missions for the World
Bank to Nicaragua, Samoa and Viet Nam where I provided
technical advice on the implementation to the Coastal
Resources for Sustainable Development project
Provide guidance on priorities and programmes to donors
and Philanthropic foundations;
Made presentations at national and regional meetings and
conferences related to economic incentives capacity
enhancing subsidies in Ho Chi Minh City, climate change
adaptation, IUU fishing and fishing capacity management,
vessel quality standards, selectivity of fishing gears and
safety at sea;
Organize regional technical and consultative workshop on
various technical subject matters;
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9. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
November 2006 to
February 2007
Soyo Angola Exxon Mobile
Sheryl Maruca LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheryl-
maruca-641b87b
Fisheries
Advisor
Developed for the Occupational, Safety and Health team,
the technical and socio economic compensation packages
for fisher communities economically displaced by the
construction and operation of the Angola LNG project;
In-depth analyses of the technical, social and economic
situation of the communities before the construction works.
Including, linkages to agriculture livelihoods and the role
of women. This required research, identification of bona
fide beneficiaries, monitoring of economic activity and
building trust, analysis of fishery resources as well and cost
and earnings analyses to prepare appropriate and
acceptable compensation for the affected population;
Rapid Rural Appraisal methodologies and dialogue with
leaders and village councils were needed to understand the
social and economic and fishery resource context
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10. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
October 2005 to
October 2006
France ECOMARINE SARL. Fisheries
Advisor and
Managing
Director
Director of Fisheries Consulting Company as client to
FAO, MEGAPESCA Ltd. Macalister, Elliott and Partners
and GOPA Consultants;
Technical Support to the European Delegation in the
Solomon Islands for the validation and alignment of the
National Transport Plan; including analysis of the number
and types of jetties and wharfs to be rehabilitated and or
reconstructed, cost analysis for construction and
maintenance, identification and prioritization of the
construction; and analysis and costing of the rehabilitation
of all the lighthouses and beacons in the archipelago;
Conduct desk studies and country investment climate
reviews;
Team member to prepare the market feasibility study of a
tuna cannery in Yemen;
Project formulation and preparation of tenders for EU call
for tenders in small-scale fisheries and fisheries resource
management, food safety and HACCP
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11. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
February 2005 to
October 2005
Indonesia Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations
Simon Funge-Smith
Simon.FungeSmith@fao.org
Fisheries
Advisor
Chief Technical Officer for Fisheries;
Technical advice and support to the rehabilitation of the
fisheries sector in Indonesia after the Indian Ocean
Tsunami with focus on ensuring sustainable fisheries
rehabilitation;
Damage and Needs Assessments, project formulation and
preparation of technical specifications for fishing gear;
boats and engines and construction of fish market
infrastructure. Negotiations with suppliers on the quality
and quantities;
Made presentations on the vessel quality standards and of
the risks in supporting non-selective fishing gear to the
various NGO and Donor working groups;
Oversee the implementation of a range of FAO contractual,
financial and administrative instruments;
Give advice to NGOs, Associations and the Provincial
Government on strategies and policies for all aspects of the
fisheries rehabilitation;
Prepare project reports, proposals and strategy papers.
Develop Beneficiaries database
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12. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
April 2004 to
February 2005
France ECOMARINE SARL. Managing
Director
Director of Fisheries Consulting Company as client to
FAO, MEGAPESCA Ltd. Macalister, Elliott and Partners
and GOPA Consultants;
Team Leader of 4 international consultants. Missions to
formulate a regional project on sustainable fisheries
livelihoods in the framework of the SFLP Mauritania,
Gabon, Guinea Conakry, Republic of Congo;
Lead negotiator and team leader on preparation of Tuna
Cannery Feasibility Study in Yemen;
Conduct desk studies and country investment climate
reviews;
Project formulation and of tender preparation for EU call
for tenders in small-scale fisheries and fisheries resource
management, food safety and HACCP;
March 2001 to
September 2002
USA East Coast Marine Ship Brokers,
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.
John Potts
John@shipsusa.com
Ship Broker Preparation of Contracts, ship and marine equipment sales
and services, Purchase and sale of ships, tugs, barges and
fishing vessels on the international market;
Conducted a Fisheries Project pre-feasibility assessment in
Guatemala for C.D.P.A.
Identification of the components of the operations plan of a
Fisheries Coop in Guatemala
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13. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
August 1998 to
January 2001
Anguilla Macalister, Elliott and Partners,
Lymington, UK
Stephen Akester
Project
Manager
and Master
Fisherman
The project‘s objectives were to develop the offshore
potential of tuna for this SIDS and take pressure of the
heavily exploited reef fisheries;
Lead technical officer and vessel captain of the Anguilla
Offshore Fisheries Development project, Funded by DfID;
Managed the purchase of 17-meter Tuna Longliner from
the USA, supervise the refurbishment and preparation for
fishing operations in Anguilla EEZ up to 200 miles
offshore and the sailed vessel from Miami to Anguilla;
Organise fish marketing of tuna and swordfish and set up
of ice production and cold storage facilities, train crew and
privatize vessel at end of the project;
Coordinate consultant inputs and managed the financial
and administrative processes for the project;
Reporting and coordination of international consultants
inputs to the project;
Instrumental in getting Anguilla on the ICAAT under the
auspices of the UK government.
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14. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
February 1987 to
July 1998
Dominican
Republic and
Cape Verde
GIZ
Uwe Lohmeyer. Retired
uwe.lohmeyer@t-online.de
Master
Fisherman
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Feb 1987 – Oct 1994
Fisheries research and fleet manager for fisheries
development project PROPESCAR;
Prepared the research vessel specifications and oversaw on
behalf of the owner the design and construction, purchase,
transfer of new 17 meter fisheries research vessel from
Miami to Santo Domingo;
Training of crews and fishermen in safety and fishing
operations. Introduced a successful Fish Aggregating
Device program for small-scale fishermen, which increased
their catches;
The project carried out extensive research work on spiny
lobster trap and dive fishery, queen conch and large deep-
water demersal fish in the Parque Jaragua, Pedernales, RD
where many Haitian women buy and trade fish from these
fishers;
Implemented a successful FAD programme
CAPE VERDE – Oct 1994 – July 1998
Training of fishers and fisheries development for the
islands of Fogo and Brava;
Development of fisheries data collection, cost benefit
analyses and organisational development of fisher groups;
Market and fish distribution strategies with women;
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15. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
February 1980 to
December 1986
Nigeria and
Sierra Leone
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations.
Mike Mann (Now retired)
pasamonte@libero.it
Project
manager
and Master
Fisherman
Two Trans Atlantic delivery voyages from Lima to Tunis,
Tunisia and from Port of Spain to Lorient, France Feb
1980;
NIGERIA - Dec 1980 - Mar 1985
Full scale testing of shallow draft fishing vessels, training
of fishermen in fishing techniques, project management
and reporting. Training of fishers and experimental fishing
with 13-metre fishing trawlers under the Green Revolution
Program;
SIERRA LEONE – Mar 1985 – Dec 1986
Manager of a USD 1 million project with 10 staff,
integrated rural development of fishing villages in the
Shenge Region;
Successful implementation led to 30% USD 0.3 million
budget increase in first year;
Work included, community development, water supply,
fishing gear store, savings and loan cooperatives, credit
schemes, fishing technologies, training, organizational
development, post harvest and marketing techniques for
smoked and dried fish and community development;
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16. Curriculum vitae
Date from - Date
to
Location Company& reference person (name
& contact details)
Position Description
February 1970 to
December 1980
Trinidad and
the Caribbean
Various Fishing
Skipper,
Chief
Officer,
Deck Hand,
AB seaman
National Fisheries Ltd. Trinidad and Tobago - Fishing
Skipper on commercial 28 meter shrimp trawlers off of NE
South America
Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute -
Chief Officer on 24 meter training and research fishing
trawler. 15 Trainees on international voyages.
LJ Williams and Co. Ltd. - Deck Hand on tuna longliner
fishing mid Atlantic – 60 days voyages
Texaco, Trinidad and Tobago - AB seaman aboard 2500
ton Product Tanker
Eric Miller and Co. Ltd - Chief Officer aboard Oil field
supply vessel and crew boat mechanic
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17. Other relevant information (e.g., Publications)
PUBLICATIONS
Anchored fish aggregating devices for artisanal fisheries in South and Southeast Asia:
Benefits and Risks http://www.fao.org/docrep/017/i3087e/i3087e00.pdf
Fishing with beach seines
http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2117e/i2117e00.htm
Technical Guide to Port Inspection of Fishing Vessels
http://www.apfic.org/port-inspection-training-course/finish/42-port-state-measures-
inspections-training-course/79-technical-guide-to-port-inspection-of-fishing-vessels-vol-
1.html
Beyond Fish Processors and Caregivers: Women as primary, secondary and tertiary fish
users
https://www.academia.edu/11778607/Beyond_Fish_Processors_and_Caregivers_Women_
as_Primary_Secondary_and_Tertiary_Fish_Users
Boat Building in the tsunami affected areas of Aceh and Nias. - Fishing Vessel Quality
Issues
ftp://ftp.fao.org/Fi/DOCUMENT/tsunamis_05/indonesia/livelihoods/BoatbuildingBookEn
glish.pdf
Technical Editor for the Publication
“Case study of the technical, socio economic and environmental impacts in the Patos
Lagoon, Brazil”
http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2589e/i2589e.pdf
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