I am a marine scientist with 10+ years professional multidisciplinary experience in research, consultancy, and commercial projects in central government, academic sectors, and private companies.
I am a particularly fond on any research based on cutting-edge technology and modelling, and their application to biology and ecology, from GIS and drones to 3D modelling and programming, and the more complex things are the more knowledge available.
As a consultant I am specialized in surveys, monitoring, and experiment designs for national and international projects, covering temperate and tropical ecosystems, ranging from seagrass meadows to coral ecology, rocky shore and soft-bottoms, intertidal to subtidal. My expertise include Anthropogenic and Environmental Impact Assessments (AIA, EIA), Marine Environmental Baselines Surveys (MBES), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), habitat mapping and 3D modelling, ROVs and drones (UAVs), Preliminary Reconaissance Marine Surveys (PRMS), Management Plans, Monitoring Plans, Statistical analysis, Scientific diving and underwater photography.
Currently, I am the Head of Marine and Fisheries Department and Senior Marine and R&D Scientist at AquaBioTech Ltd in Malta.
CAREER
BSc and MSc
BSc in biological sciences, with thesis in marine ecotoxicology, and a MSc in marine biology and ecology, with thesis on shipwreck ecology and anthropogenic impact assessment, supported by AP Marine Environmental Consultancy Ltd.
Eco Divers
2012 – 2014
Marine Ecologist and Project Manager at Eco Divers – Centre of Underwater Scientific Studies.
PhD
2014 – 2018
Ph.D. in experimental marine ecology at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand), within the Marine Ecology Research Group and ThomsenLab.
Department of Conservation
2018 – 2021
Senior Fishery Ranger in the Taupo Fishery team, at the Department of Conservation of New Zealand Government.
Wildlands Consultants Ltd.
2021 – 2022
Senior Marine and Freshwater Ecologist at Wildlands Consultants Ltd., based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
CONTRIBUTIONS
A list of contributions and publications.
