Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Antonio Machado Carrillo Address(es) Edf. Puerto Ciudad 1B 38001 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias Telephone(s) +34.922.298.700 Mobile: +34.630.084.208 Fax(es) +.34.922.298.704 E-mail [email protected] Nationality Spanish Date of birth 29.01.1953 Gender Male Occupational field Biology & Ecology Work experience Dates 2008 onwards Occupation or position held Director of the OAG Main activities and responsibilities Set-up of a public foundation from scratch and develop and guide its activities Name and address of employer Granadilla Environmental Observatory (www.oag-fundacion.org) Edificio Puerto Ciudad of. 1b, 38208 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands Type of business or sector State foundation. Monitoring of marine environment and biodiversity, and follow-up of environmental impact of large marine infrastructure (i.e. harbours) Dates 2001 onwards Occupation or position held Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for Nature Conservation Main activities and responsibilities Guiding the editorial policy, reviewing manuscripts, selecting collaborators, etc. (non full-time occupation) Name and address of employer Elsevier B.V. (www.elsevier.com) Radarweg 29, Amsterdam 1043X, The Netherlands Type of business or sector International scientific journal (last impact factor 1,5) Dates 2000-2009 Occupation or position held Associate University Professor of Ecology Main activities and responsibilities Lecturing two courses: General Ecology and Nature Conservation. Name and address of employer University of La Laguna, Tenerife (www.ull.es) Type of business or sector Education: Ecology Page 1/10 - Curriculum vitae of For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Surname(s) First name(s) © European Union, 2004-2010 24082010 Dates 1996-2009 Occupation or position held Consultant (freelance, Eurbiol ) Main activities and responsibilities Several short missions, usually abroad and as team leader, related to nature conservation, natural resource management, sustainable tourism, impact assessment, conservation legislation and institutional building (Scotland, Portugal, Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, Egypt, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Argentina, Vietnam, Australia, etc.). Name and address of employer European Commission, Spanish International Cooperation Agency, DTZ (German), Council of Europe, UNEP, Country local governments, etc. (often via intermediate consultancies) Type of business or sector Consultancy and international cooperation in conservation and sustainable development. Dates 1995-2001 Occupation or position held President of the ECNC Main activities and responsibilities Structural reform of the foundation and its mission (new Statutes) centring action by means of an operative network of institutions and with the assistance of a Scientific Council. Guiding the ECNC; promoting projects bridging science and policy; chairing international meetings, etc. (non full-time occupation) Name and address of employer European Centre for Nature Conservation (www.ecnc.org) Retseiplan 3, 5037 AA Tilburg, The Netherlands Type of business or sector International NGO Dates 1994-1995 Occupation or position held Director of the Institutional Office of the Canary Island Government at Madrid Main activities and responsibilities Set-up of the unit from scratch, guiding activities and supporting parliamentarian groups Name and address of employer Department of the Presidency (Government of the Canary Islands) Oficina de Relaciones Institucionales, c /Fernanflor 8. 28014 Madrid. Type of business or sector Diplomacy Dates 1993-1994 Occupation or position held Chief Conservation Officer Main activities and responsibilities International affairs and follow-up of conventions related to conservation (i.e. EU Directives) Name and address of employer National Institute for Nature Conservation (ICONA), Centre of Ecology, Canary Islands (does not exist at present) Type of business or sector Administration: Nature conservation Dates 1990-1996 Occupation or position held Regional Councillor for Western Europe Main activities and responsibilities As Board Member, policy development, revision of Statutes, and active in the membership committee (non full-time occupation). Name and address of employer IUCN – World Conservation Union (www.iucn.org) Rue Mauverney 28, 1106 Gland, Switzerland Type of business or sector International NGO Dates 1991-1993 Occupation or position held Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance Main activities and responsibilities Introducing environmental considerations into financial policy; evaluating island development models from the sustainability point of view; drafting environmental legislation. Name and address of employer Department of Economy and Finance of the Canary Island Government (www.gobcan.es) Type of business or sector Administration: Environment & Economy Dates 1988-1991 Occupation or position held Senior Advisor on Ecology and Environmental Policy Page 2/10 - Curriculum vitae of For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Surname(s) First name(s) © European Union, 2004-2010 24082010 Main activities and responsibilities Meeting management, policy design and planning, drafting impact assessment and protected areas legislation, assessing hot-environmental issues, organising symposia, etc. (with two different Presidents) Name and address of employer Presidency of the Canary Island Government (www.gobcan.es) Type of business or sector Administration: Governmental affairs & Environmental legislation Dates 1987 Occupation or position held Member-advisor of the Cabinet of the President Main activities and responsibilities Organise Spain’s first summit meeting on the Environment Name and address of employer Presidency of the Government (www.lamoncloa.gob.es) Complejo de la Moncloa, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28071 Madrid Type of business or sector Administration: Environmental policy Dates 1976-1985 Occupation or position held Several posts (as civil servant since 1980): Technical Advisor, Regional Biologist, Superintendent of Teide National Park (1981-84), etc. Main activities and responsibilities Protected areas planning and management, interpretive design, field inventories, wildlife management and evaluation, species recovery and habitat restoration. Name and address of employer National Institute for Nature Conservation (ICONA). Does not exist at present. Type of business or sector Administration: Nature conservation Dates 1976-1980 Occupation or position held Assistant Professor /Lecturer of Ecology Main activities and responsibilities Running Ecology courses for last year Biology graduate students and some courses on Biogeography; bibliographic studies and research mainly in Entomology. Name and address of employer University of La Laguna (www.ull.es) Type of business or sector Education: Ecology Dates 1975-1976 Occupation or position held Research fellowship Main activities and responsibilities Develop a research project (faunal analysis of the laurel forest) at the Department of Zoology of the University of La Laguna Name and address of employer Ministry of Research and Science Type of business or sector Science: research Dates 1972-1976 Occupation or position held Collaborator (not staff) Main activities and responsibilities Collecting and set-up of museum beetle collections; translation of German bibliography Name and address of employer Museum of Natural History of Tenerife (www.museosdetenerife.org) Fuente Morales s/n 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Type of business or sector Natural History Museum Education and training Dates 1991 Title of qualification awarded PhD in Biology Principal subjects/occupational skills Research planning and implementation: a faunal analysis and taxonomic revision of an insect group covered (Coleoptera: Carabidae), including intensive prospecting of a whole archipelago. Name and type of organisation University of La Laguna, Tenerife providing education and training Level in national or international Cum laude classification Page 3/10 - Curriculum vitae of For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Surname(s) First name(s) © European Union, 2004-2010 24082010 Dates 1980 Title of qualification awarded Alumni of the XV International Seminar on National Parks and Equivalent Reserves Principal subjects/occupational skills For years, this reference seminar has trained park managers from all countries. Protected areas covered planning, design and management. Conflict resolution. Name and type of organisation US National Park Service, Parcs Canada & University of Michigan providing education and training Level in national or international classification Dates 1970-1975 Title of qualification awarded Bachelor in Biology Principal subjects/occupational skills Spanish career in Biological Sciences (5 years) with speciality in Zoology (including Ecology and covered optional courses in Marine Biology) Name and type of organisation University of La Laguna, Tenerife providing education and training Level in national or international Career Extraordinary Prize classification Personal skills and competences Mother tongue(s) Spanish Other language(s) English, German, French Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user German C1 Proficient