Experience

EcoCook ® Sustainable Restaurant Certification Program

• Switzerland
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO of the Sustainable Restaurant Certification Program EcoCook®.

  • Apr 2013 - Present

  EcoCook ® is the only Sustainability Certification program, recognized at the international level, directed towards the food sector, with an online evaluation and communication platform that improves the environmental and social performance, reduces costs, and warrants sustainable practices at all operational and managerial levels, and from all stockholders. EcoCook ® promotes organization members among other potential clients and to final consumers, through its Ecocook ® sustainable restaurants platform and Ecocook ® community social networks.



BIOLIA Sàrl

• Switzerland
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and CEO of Biolia Sàrl, Sustainability Certification and Communication Consulting Company

  • May 2013 - Present

  Biolia helps the HoReCa and food sector improving their ecological footprint, while reducing their operational costs, and communicating their achievements through environmental labels.BIOLIA is committed to assess and achieve your sustainability goals.We support you to define and implement the set of actions that benefit your business, integrating environmental and economic assessments, and combining social and political context. We serve private companies, pubic institutions, farmers, manufacturers, retailors, restaurants and hotels. BIOLIA drives you to • Reduce consumption needs and costs • Improve social welfare, ecological footprint and environmental protectionBIOLIA also defines and develops communication strategies to publish your achievements: • Conducts product or service’s life cycle analysis • Coaches you for and during a label acquisition process • Develops online marketing and social networks strategies • Communicates your sustainability policy through the company’s website, brochures and annual reports



Aquasis solutions

• Head of Business and Products Certification Projects - ISO 14040, ISO 14044, and ISO 14064

  • Mar 2012 - Apr 2013

  Project Manager• Lead and conducted product and services Life Cycle Assessments, water and carbon footprints, according to ISO 14040, ISO 14044, and ISO 14064 standards.• Improved systems efficiency in terms of water and energy use; developed waste reduction action plans and logistics optimization (transport); defined sustainable raw material sourcing strategies• Provided environmental performance communication tools• Developed business or product environmental certification strategies• Drove organizations during the entire implementation and certification acquisition process• Developed clientele and partnerships portfolio



CSD ENGINEERS

• Switzerland
• Engineering Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Waste Management and Contaminated Sites Environmental Engineer

  • May 2011 - Nov 2011

  • Performed OSites historical and technical investigations• Monitored OTD remediation projects• Organized and conducted sample collection, hazardous substances concentrations measurements• Analysed and represented (GIS) substances concentration• Supervised building decontamination projects (asbestos, Pb, PAH, PCB)• Defined quality and safety measures• Controlled hazardous waste management projects• Conducted environmental due diligence audits and assessments• Evaluated technical investigations in litigation context



NOVAterra Medioambiental S.A.

• Environmental Services

• Head of the Quality Management System – ISO 17020 / Human Health Risk Assessor

  • Apr 2009 - Apr 2011

  Head of the Quality and Environmental Management System• Implemented, controlled and ensured the update of the quality manual and procedures, according to ISO 17020 standards • Oriented and mobilized the organization towards the principles defined in the Quality Policy • Transmitted clients requirements to all levels of the organization • Controlled and updated the external documentation and related acts • Planned and performed the internal and external audits • Established, followed and closed corrective and preventive actions • Obtained ISO 17020 accreditation in March 2010Human Health Risk Assessor• Calculated and evaluated statistical data • Analysed human’s exposure • Evaluated the toxicity of the detected chemical substances and calculated the risks for the identified receptors • Defined risk-based preliminary remediation goals • Developed a “Methodological Guide for Human Health Risk Assessment, October 2010”



DB Schenker

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality and Environmental Technician - ISO 9001 and 14001

  • Jun 2008 - Mar 2009

  • Implemented, controlled and ensured the update of the integrated quality and environmental management system, according to ISO 9001 and 14001 standards• Planned and performed the internal and external audits • Established, followed and closed corrective and preventive actions• Monitored and defined objectives for continuous improvement • Implemented, controlled and ensured the update of the integrated quality and environmental management system, according to ISO 9001 and 14001 standards• Planned and performed the internal and external audits • Established, followed and closed corrective and preventive actions• Monitored and defined objectives for continuous improvement



ThalenT SA division Human Side

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  • Created the data base• Developed a marketing and business development strategy • Created the data base• Developed a marketing and business development strategy



Battelle

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Consulting

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2007

  • Assessed the organochlorine pesticide contamination levels in the different ecological compartments • Determined the pertinent literature for the study (in Italian and English)• Created database to be integrated in the pesticide transport modelization • Analysed and characterized the previously collected soil samples • Evaluated the environmental impact and assessed the ecological risks • Assessed the organochlorine pesticide contamination levels in the different ecological compartments • Determined the pertinent literature for the study (in Italian and English)• Created database to be integrated in the pesticide transport modelization • Analysed and characterized the previously collected soil samples • Evaluated the environmental impact and assessed the ecological risks



CIEMAT

• Spain
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Engineering Researcher

  • Sep 2006 - Oct 2006

  • Analyzed and characterized 18 soil samples, and 10 plant samples from contaminated site• Determined mercury concentrations, pH, and percentage organic matter• Correlated soil type and plant mercury accumulating activity, resulting in the extrapolation of possible phytoextraction and phytostabilisation applications in multiple contaminated sites • Analyzed and characterized 18 soil samples, and 10 plant samples from contaminated site• Determined mercury concentrations, pH, and percentage organic matter• Correlated soil type and plant mercury accumulating activity, resulting in the extrapolation of possible phytoextraction and phytostabilisation applications in multiple contaminated sites



Boston University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bioinorganic Chemistry Researcher

  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

  • Researched the optimal growth conditions for the facultative anaerobe Shewanella Oneidensis MR1• Improved procedures to accomplish the purification and characterization of the nitrite reductase • Researched the optimal growth conditions for the facultative anaerobe Shewanella Oneidensis MR1• Improved procedures to accomplish the purification and characterization of the nitrite reductase



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Chemistry Researcher

  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2004

  • Investigated the industrial development of environmentally benign chemical substitutes, such as for gasoline additives, refrigerants, and pesticides• Identified their environmental effectiveness and performance• Demonstrated the general patterns and time scales for these events • Investigated the industrial development of environmentally benign chemical substitutes, such as for gasoline additives, refrigerants, and pesticides• Identified their environmental effectiveness and performance• Demonstrated the general patterns and time scales for these events



Various

• Temporary assignments

  • Nov 2000 - May 2003

  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Facilitated industrial site inspections to control green house gas emissions• Oxfam America – Translated documents, Spanish/English, and French/English• BU – Tutored French and Spanish• Sol Meliá Travel Agency – Coordinated hospitality receptions, and organized cultural activities • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Facilitated industrial site inspections to control green house gas emissions• Oxfam America – Translated documents, Spanish/English, and French/English• BU – Tutored French and Spanish• Sol Meliá Travel Agency – Coordinated hospitality receptions, and organized cultural activities