Job Type
Teaching/Education
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Activities
Phytoplankton, microphytobenthos, silicon biogeochemical cycle, small-scale fisheries, IUU fishery, impact assessment, benthic ecology, ocean literacy
Skills
An ocean literacy expert, I create and develop initiatives and projects to engage and connect the scientific community with enterprises and the general public, to spread knowledge about science and raise awareness towards environmental sustainability.
Doctor in Biology from the University of Barcelona (Spain), MSc in Marketing and Communication Management from EAE Business School-IL3 UB, I was born in Italy, and I have worked in Spain, Portugal, France, and Malaysia as a researcher, an environmental consultant, a science educator, and a freelance project developer. My experience in University, public research centers, private enterprise, NGO, and as a freelance, helped me to develop lateral thinking skills, and I combine rigorous data-analysis ability with creative approaches to solve problems or recognize opportunities. Versatile, and resilient, I carried out scientific research about fisheries and plankton ecology, I raised funds to organize an environmental volunteering campaign, I created and delivered courses on international programs, I promoted educational programs, planned and coordinated events with NGOs, private, scientific and administration stakeholders.
Working language(s)
Catalan
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Comment(s)
I am a member of the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA), I am one of the experts of the ocean literacy committee of the BlueNetCat (Catalonia Government, Spain) and a member of the working group about Marine Litter for the Catalonia Waste Management Agency.
Currently, as a Social-Environmental Activator at Anthesis, I am managing environmental education and cultural centres of Barcelona Municipality, disseminating ocean literacy, generating and connecting initiatives towards sustainability. My goal is to further develop an ocean-related strategy.