Expert Details
Aquaculture Freshwater Marine Production and Processing; Project Marketing Quality System; Fisheries
ID: 724545
Italy
He helps third country governments, agencies and Competent Authorities to be accredited to export fisheryAquaculture products in the main markets of EU, USA and Japan. He is specialized in fishery quality assessment for private and public bodies and also for litigation cases. He works for the projects that train the Private sector and competent Authorities in the above subjects.He actively collaborate as scientific advisors in large private integrated fishery aquaculture project providing all the necessary information to project, organize and execute the structure. The integrated project includes fishery vessels, aquaculture of crustacean and fish, processing plant, feed factory, and fish flower mill. He took care from the production to processing and marketing of the fishery products. He is requested to follow the project from the initial phase to the training and start up phases. Innovative GIS systems are developed to manage appropriately and visually so large activities. He is specializes in constructed wetlands wastewater management systems. The system includes plant, bacteria, algae and fish that permit to clean high BOD and BOC waters.He knows very well the equipment markets for fishery, aquaculture and processing. He is requested to equip project and fishery activities with innovative products. He is also requested to find markets for processed fishery products. He work for the development of the most poor artisanal fishery group in third country (marineinland) to protect the environment and to have a sustainable fishery activities. He follows the principle of responsible aquaculture and fishery activities.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1979 | Degree: BS | Subject: Science | Institution: Righi Scientific College, Bologna - Italy |
| Year: 1982 | Degree: BS | Subject: Agriculture | Institution: Serpieri Agronomic Institute, Bologna - Italy |
| Year: 1985 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Animal Science | Institution: Bologna University, Bologna - Italy |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1985 to 2018 | Employer: Self Employed | Title: Fishery Scientific Advisor | Department: |
Responsibilities:He is the scientific advisor for a fishery integrated project with several components: industrial fishery, marine aquaculture, processing, hatchery, scientific researches. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2007 | Employer: Agricunsulting Europe (EU funds) | Title: Consultant | Department: Fish Quality |
Responsibilities:Consultant to organize the Guinea Bissau Competent Authority to be accredited for fish export in EU countries. Consultancy was on: Good Laboratory Practices, ISO 17025, training, ISO 9000, fish inspection, and fish sensory assessment |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Employer: Agrotec (EU funded) | Title: Consultant | Department: Fishery |
Responsibilities:He was the responsible for the training and promotion services for the Fishery Turkey project to: joint "Aquis Communitaire" level in the national fishery services. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Oguèe Reserve | Title: Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:He was the scientific responsible of Oguèe Reserve fishery study in Gabon. He studied, organized and executed Research on Lopè reserve on the river fishery and aquaculture |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2004 | Employer: Agrotec | Title: Team Leader | Department: Fishery |
Responsibilities:He was the Team Leader of the project to strengthen the Albanian Fishery Services. He was responsible of the execution of the following action: development of aquaculture services, training of marine and freshwater fishery inspectors, fish quality system accreditation for EU export |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Employer: Agricunsulting Europe (EU funds) | Title: Trainer | Department: Fishery |
Responsibilities:He was the trainer responsible of the accreditation of the British Guyana to export fishery products in EU countries. He trained all the Competent Authority inspectors, all the industry quality manager sand the fishermen cooperatives members. British Guyana was accredited for export in EU in 2004. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2002 | Employer: COOPI NGO, Milano Via de Lemene 50 | Title: Team Leader | Department: Fishery |
Responsibilities:He was the Team Leader of Somaliland fishery project. He developed the artisanal fishery, the processing and marketing of a large coastal area after the Somali war. He was responsible of the marketing of the fishery products for: Ethiopia, Yemen, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 1991 | Employer: FAO - Rome | Title: Associate Expert | Department: DIFDI - Aquaculture |
Responsibilities:He was the extension services specialist for the PRC8807 in Congo Brazzaville. He was the expert that worked with more than 200 fish farmers to raise Tilapia Nilotica. He organized training for: aquaculture project, hatchery management, fishery processing and quality system, and marketing. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to Present | Country / Region: Yemen | Summary: He is working like scientific advisors in an integrated fisheryaquaculture project for private client. |
| Years: 2007 to 2007 | Country / Region: Guinea Bissau | Summary: He collaborates for accreditation of Competent Authority to EU fishery export. |
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Country / Region: Turkey | Summary: He was the fishery training and promotion expert to help MARA (Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Authority) to have the "Acquis Communitaire" level. |
| Years: 2005 to 2005 | Country / Region: Gabon | Summary: He worked in fishery stock assessment researches in Lopè Reserve in Gabon. The main area was Ogueè River. |
| Years: 1989 to 1991 | Country / Region: Congo Brazzaville | Summary: He was the extension services responsible of PRC88�07 for aquaculture in Pool and Bouenza region in Congo. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Member of the Animal Science Association of Italy (ADSPA) Member of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Member of the Professional Roll of the non-graduated agronomist Member of the Italian Society of tropical veterinary (SIVTRO) Member of the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Member of the Network of Tropical Fisheries Scientist at (NTFS)and of Tropical Aquaculture Scientist at ICLARAM (NTQS) Member of American Society of Agriculture Engineers (ASAE) Member of International Association of Fish Inspector (IAFI) Member of Italian Fishermen Association “Lega Pesca” |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Was promoted to Senior Editor of "Il pesce" magazine. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has more than 100 articles on the following fishery specilaised magazines: Il pesce, Fish Farming International, Laguna. He wrote the "Frog Farming Chapter" on Encycloedia of Aquaculture". |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He was the "special judge expert" in several litigation case in Forlì civil court. He prepared reports for litigation cases in agronomy, rural construction and fishery in Forlì area in Italy. He is a member of Conciliation Chamber of Periti Agrari association of Bologna |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He is specialized in organization and delivering of fishery quality courses and aquaculture that was organized in several projects (Turkey, Albania, Congo, Guinea Bissau, and British Guyana). He delivered seminars in frog and fish farming in several occasions in national and international seminars. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| The undersigned know very well all the fishery and aquaculture products suppliers in the world. He orders large quantities of material for his project. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He knows deeply the global fishery markets particularly for shrimp, cat fish, mussel raw and processed products |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He works continuously for the needs of the globalized fisheryaquaculture industry covering all sectors vertically and horizontally. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | He can provide high level work in English language. |
| Italian | He is Italian mother tongue. |
| Fraench | He worked several years in French speaking countries and can have professional work in this language |
| Spanish | He has proficiency in this language and can accomplish porfessional work. |
| Portuguese | He can speak Portuguese language |
Fields of Expertise
aquaculture, fish farm, food processing, shrimp, tilapia, total fish utilization, freshwater aquaculture, industrial marine, husbandry, carp farming, tilapia farm, trout farm, salmon, tuna, fish, agribusiness, agricultural development, catfish, sustainable agriculture, fishery, seafood, river, microbiology, marine fish, animal science, agriculture