Technical Officer, IMO

Biography

Naval Architect and Marine Engineer, working in IMO, Maritime Safety Division – Section on Marine Technology and Goal Based Standards. Secretary for Sub-Committee on Ship design and Construction and working on Safety of decarbonization technologies, Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS), Goal Based Standards (GBS), Intact Stability, Ship Structures, Underwater Radiated Noise (URN). Previously worked in the field of sustainable energy systems for ships, for a total of ten years, notably with the last three at European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport. In the Commission have been engaged in the development, negotiation and preparatory work for implementation of the FuelEU Maritime, a regulation that entered in force on 1 January 2025, designed to reduce the GHG intensity of the energy used onboard ships. Before joining the European Commission, worked in the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), responsible for technical and scientific support to the Commission on several topics of Ship Safety and Sustainability, with a focus on energy systems, fire safety and electrification. In addition to the above, have Classification Society, shipyard and onboard experience, respectively as Naval Architect and Marine Engineer. Specialized in submarine design and construction.