September 2004 to date: Working with Kenya Forestry research institute (KEFRI) as a Research scientist/entomologist. My duty involves farmer advisory services on insect pest management in forestry, conducting research to find solutions to insect damage to trees and insect identification and damage evaluation & forecasting. I have also been involved in conducting pesticide efficacy trials on behalf of Pest control products board (PCPB) to broaden the pest management options available to farmers.July 2003 to September 2004: Served as a laboratory technician at Dudutech (Kenya) Ltd where I went through numerous training programmes in IPM. My role was isolation and characterization of insect pathogenic viruses for biological control.January 2000 to December 2001: Attached at CAB International as a research student while undertaking my MSc.in Agricultural entomology Course.Administrative Responsibility: