Summary
Aureliano Gentile is a Fishery Information Officer with over two decades of experience designing and managing fisheries data systems and international partnerships within FAO’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Division. He leads development and content management for global resources like FIRMS and the Global Record of Stocks and Fisheries, applying master data management and standards to support sustainable fisheries, traceability, and ecolabelling. Skilled in project and community coordination, he has been focal point for multiple EU e-infrastructure projects (iMarine, BlueBRIDGE, Blue-Cloud) and routinely liaises with regional fisheries bodies and research centres. Technically fluent in XML/JSON, CMS platforms, web technologies and data modelling, he combines domain expertise with hands-on configuration, testing and web content strategy. His background includes field research and biological sampling early in his career, giving him practical fisheries science insight that informs his information management work. Based in Italy, he is known for turning complex, multi-source data into interoperable, policy-relevant information products.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Laurea in Scienze Naturali, Natural Sciences, Laurea in Scienze Naturali, Natural Sciences at Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'
Maturità Liceo Scientifico, Scientific Secondary School, Maturità Liceo Scientifico, Scientific Secondary School at Collegio San Giuseppe Istituto De Merode
English, Spanish, Italian