- 2009 to date: Principal FTC
- 1995 – 2001 Ship’s Officer, Worldwide Trade
- 2001 – 2002 Chief Officer, Kiribati Marine Training Centre
- 2002 – 2008 Master, Coastal and Worldwide Trade
- 2008 – 2009 Shipping Line Operations Manager
The Principal is the head of the institute and Administration Department and is responsible to the Secretary of Ministry of Labour & Human Resource Development for:
- The overall management, co-ordination and the conduct of the affairs of the Institute in accordance to the Kiribati Government Policy. He is responsible to the Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Human Resource Development and in close consultation with aid donors.
- Regularly reporting to the Secretary on the affairs of the Institute
- Approving the Institutes policies developed by the Management
- Providing counselling to members of the staff and trainees when and where required
- Issuing public statements and political responses/issues to the Secretary
- Assisting the Secretary in representations to the Government, Foreign Aid Agencies and or other bodies of concern to the Institute
- Ensuring that the Budget is properly used
- Overall day to day administration of the Institute in strict observance of the National Condition of Service
- To work in close consultation with the Marine Division on changes to legislations, conventions and codes that affects the institutes’ curriculum and operation.
- To communicate with Marine Division and relevant bodies of new implementations introduced to the training and developments to the institutes that relates to standard of the Fisheries Training Centre
