Sr External Auditor; Consulting
Independent
Total years of experience :36 years, 8 Months
• Independent Auditor B.A.P/G.A.A for categories C1 (Seafood Processing Plant), C2 (Land-Base Aquaculture Systems), C4 (Marine Cage Culture Farm Systems), C6 (Feed Mills)
• Independent Auditor and Farm Assurer for GlobalG.A.P. V5 CFM (Compound Feed Manufacturer); QMS (Quality Management System); AF (All Farms) and AB (Aquaculture) modules; CoC (Chain of Custody)
• Independent Contractor (part time desktop job) for W.W.F. (Switzerland, Austria, Germany)
Supplier assessments for aquaculture operations
• Independent Contractor (part time desktop job) for International Trade Centre - ITC (Switzerland)
Benchmarking and Standards mapping for Food Safety and Quality Management Systems (IFS, FSSC 22000, BRC, Primus, SQF, ISO standards), Organic and Aquaculture standards.
• CIPRO Auditor and Aquaculture Trainer (part time) for GLOBALG.A.P. (FoodPlus GmbH - Germany)
Integrity Auditor for Aquaculture Division and Compound Feed Manufacturing (Americas, Asia, Europe); Aquaculture training and seminars representation.
Comparison & Benchmarking of Aquaculture Standards
2010 up to present • General Manager Quality & Sustainability for National Prawn Company - Al Lith (Saudi Arabia)
Leader in Desert Costal Aquaculture a fully integrated project with 3'600 has shrimp farms, Fish
Line of Business and all related infrastructures (Processing Plant, Feed Mill) . An ISO 9001, 14001,
22000, BRC, HACCP and EU certified company.
• Managing the strategic and operational aspects of the following departments: o Laboratory Services
o Quality Systems and Food Safety
o Corporate Services and Certification Department
o Environmental Protection and Management
o Biosecurity
o Research & Development Department
• In charge of all aspects related to sustainability in the company (Shrimp Operation and Fish
Operation)
• In charge of Special Projects
• Obtain BRC certification with grade A+
• Obtain favorable recommendation from Biosecurity Australia after audit (first time in the region)
2008 -2009 • Executive Consultant Expansion Projects (Project Manager) for National Prawn Company - Al
Lith (Saudi Arabia) . Fully integrated project with 2'700 has shrimp farms and all related
infrastructures.
• Supervision and management of all expansion projects for the company.
• Elaboration and Implementation of construction schedules and follow-up (MS project)
• Optimization of N.P.C internal resources; Coordination with all departments.
• In charge of up-scaling Phase II expansion. Phase II is a 55 million cubic meter Earth Works
project involving over 180 pieces of Heavy Equipment: o Engineering and Design
o Planning and Budgeting up to final approval from management
o Construction
2006 - 2008 • Director of Aquaculture for LGA-OSO Farming Ambavanankarana (Madagascar) Integrated
project with: hatchery (100M Pl's/year); 400 has shrimp farm and packing plant with a capacity of process of 14 tons per days. 650 permanents workers on site.
• Construction of 80 has of ponds to reach final project completion.
• Supervision and coordination of all units (hatchery, farm, packing plant and processing)
• Worlds First shrimp farm producing under organic certification (AB Label) from French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (EU regulation # 2092/91; CC-REPAB-F and annexes)
Project Manager for TRANS-GLOBAL AQUACULTURE LTD (Jamaica):
• Negotiations with the Government of Jamaica in the name of Trans-Global Product (USA) for the implementation of an integrated project of Shrimp farming. Hatchery, 600 Has Shrimp farm and Packing plant.
• Conception and design of intensive system with aeration.
• Business Plan
• E.I.A. Study.
• Construction of the Ponds farm, Hatchery and Packing Plant.
• Management of Shrimp production, Packing Plant processing and Exports.
• Development of a multicultural working team.
1997- 2000 • Audit and technical assistance to the SUDAMAR S.A. and NOE-AQUACULTURE clients in South America (Peru, Venezuela, Panama and Ecuador): • Seafood Traceability, Procedures and Processing control
• Quality control of fresh and frozen product.
• Resolving Off Flavor problems due to Blue Green Algae.
1996 - 1997 • Production Manager in Shrimp Farm LANGOSTINO S.A. (650 Has); Santa Rosa, El Oro,
Ecuador.
• Development of a working team.
• Creating a laboratory for the analysis of physical and chemical parameters of the water and soil.
• Rising the production farm from 250 to 1.530 kg/ha/year.
1993 - 1996 • Production Manager in the Shrimp Farms of the SARDINAS REAL S.A. Group: Calademar S.A.
(160 Has) and Cipron S.A. (360 Has)
• Rising the Shrimp production of the group in 37%.
• Installation of TEDs (Turtle Excluder Device based on MSC recommendations) on the trawlers
fleet of the company
1991 - 1993 • In charge of Design, Planning and Construction of VANCOSTA S.A. Shrimp Farm (140 Has)
1989- 1990 • Technical Supervision in the Shrimp Farms of the Company EMPACADORA NACIONAL (850
Has)
1988 • Technical Assistance of the following Shrimp Farms in Province El Oro - Ecuador: • Tati, Santa Isabel Shrimp Farm (100 Has); Puerto Jeli - El Oro
• Suarban Shrimp Farm (200 Has); km 95 vía Naranjal - Machala
1986 • Biological Technician in VIGSA and SAN RAFAEL Shrimp Farm (650 Has) . Responsible for: • Quantity and quality of the larvae.
• Water Quality
• Nutrition
Masters in Marine Biology and Ecology from Pierre et Marie Curie University - Paris VI : - Certificate in Oceanography. - Half Certificate in Fundamental Genetic and its Population. - Half Certificate in Biology of Marine Organisms (B.O.M.)
Licence in Cellular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Orsay - Paris XI. - Certificate of Structural and Metabolic Biochemistry. - Half Certificate in Genetics. - Half Certificate in Animal Physiology.
• Certificate of Structural and Metabolic Biochemistry. • Half Certificate in Genetics. • Half Certificate in Animal Physiology. 1981 • Diploma in General University Studies of Natural Sciences and Living Organisms from the University of Orsay - Paris XI.