Jean Mensa
Tanzania Marine Program Director at Wildlife Conservation Society
Zanzibar South & Central, Tanzania
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Top SchoolJean Mensa is a marine scientist and conservation leader with 11 years of experience spanning computational fluid dynamics, submesoscale oceanography, and on-the-ground coral reef protection across three continents. As Tanzania Marine Program Director at the Wildlife Conservation Society, he manages 30+ staff across three geographies and oversees one of Tanzania’s largest marine conservation programs. His background combines rigorous academic research—a PhD in Physical Oceanography and pioneering direct observations of Arctic submesoscale dynamics—with practical impact work in national park management in Gabon and industry-grade storm surge modeling for RMS. Jean’s career blends modeling, field observation, policy collaboration, and software development (including an early Java tool for pollutant dispersion), giving him a rare cross-disciplinary fluency between science, technology, and conservation implementation.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Marine Science, Oceanography, MSc, Marine Science, Oceanography at Università degli Studi di GenovaBSc, environmental science, BSc, environmental science at Università degli Studi di Milano-BicoccaEnvironmental Science, Environmental Science at Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physical Oceanography, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physical Oceanography at University of Miami
French, English, ItalianProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jungla/HYCOM-tools
Oct 2014 - Aug 2015
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push in 10 months
jungla/OpenFishAdmin
Jul 2020 - Jul 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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