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Curriculum Vitæ STEFANO MERLO Last update: September 2017 Personal Information First name/ Surname: Stefano Merlo Date and Place of Birth: 7th November, 1968 - Rome, Italy Nationality: Italian Gender: Male Marital Status: married, no sons Mobile: +39 333 6178 948 E-mail: [email protected] Occupation Fields • Project Manager for marine operations execution (Surveys; ROV and Trenching ops; Cable Lay & Maintenance) • Commercial/Technical Manager for marine operations evaluation • Client Representative / Offshore Superintendent • Cable and Route Engineer • Logistic & Technical Manager for Vessel Equipment/ROV/Plough/Survey Equipment Short CV I have a degree in earth sciences in 1996 (final evaluation 110/110 cum laude ) and I have 19 years of experience in a vast array of offshore marine activities. From 1996 to 1998 I worked as field geologist during Oil&Gas exploration works carried out in Central Italy. In 1998 I began working in the offshore industry as freelance for the geological/geophysical data interpretation and as surveyor and ROV pilot on board vessels/barges involved in the Oil&Gas construction projects relevant to the pipe lay and platforms installation. From 2001 to 2008 I was employed full time for ELETTRA TLC (a Company leader in the submarine cable industry) dealing with both the marine operations – being the Offshore Superintendent during survey, pre lay grapnel run, route clearance, installation, repair and post lay inspection and burial – and the ship and technical equipment management – being a technician involved about ships and equipment maintenance and supervision department. During these years I get also an extensive experience and skills as a cable route engineer, having designed numerous submarine cable systems worldwide. From 2009 I am the H2OFFSHORE’s co-owner and the project and operations manager. With this role I have the responsibility to follow all the operational activities of the Company carried out in office or at sea, from the issue of the bid or technical documents to the issue and/or review of final reports. For the significant projects I continue to be present on board the vessels or barges as Client Representative or Offshore Superintendent. Educations 1996 Degree in Earth Sciences (Geology). Final eval.: 110/110 cum laude . University "La Sapienza ", Rome, Italy 1987 High School Certificate - Technical Institute of Surveyor - Rome, Italy Training/Qualifications 2013 FUET Certificate OPITO approved n° 99045858200913005 issued by CFO Ravenna Pavia (Italy). Expiring Date 19/11/2017 2009 BOSIET Certificate OPITO approved n° 108733/99 issued by APT Pavia (Italy) 2002 Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques - MARITIME TRAINING CENTRE (Italy) 2002 Optical Fibres and Measurement System Basic Training - ELETTRA TLC SPA 2001 Cable Engineering Basic Training - ELETTRA TLC SPA 1994 Sedimentations and Tectonics Advanced Course - UNIVERSITY OF ROME "ROMA TRE" Medical Certifications 2016 Medical Certificate of Fitness for Offshore Work (issued in accordance with Oil and Gas UK Guidelines). Expiring Date 21/06/2018 Work experiences • from 2009 H2OFFSHORE SRL A Company specialized in the field of the ships and marine operations management, providing services for the offshore industries (see details @ www.h2offshore.com ) Position/Responsibility: Co-owner, Project and Operation Manager Last Main Projects supervised from the office: ongoing from Feb-17 Management of personnel (Trenching Technicians) for ZOHR project. Client: SAIPEM ongoing from Jan-16 Consultancy service for EuroAsia Interconnector Project (submarine power cable). Client: EUROASIA August 2017 Consultancy service for Burial Assessment Study for Offshore Wind Farm Export cables. North Sea. Client/Project: CONFIDENTIAL March 2016 Consultancy service for Burial Assessment Study for Offshore Wind Farm interconnection cables. Atlantic Ocean. Client/Project: CONFIDENTIAL February 2016 Consultancy service for Burial Assessment Study for Offshore Wind Farm Export cables. North Sea. Client/Project: CONFIDENTIAL Works carried out on-board: September 2016 Client Rep on board DPV ASTREA during repair works LAVRION-ST.GEORGE ISLAND submarine power cable. Aegean Sea, Greece. Client: TERNA ENERGY GREECE August 2016 Client Rep on board MV FRANKLIN during geophysical survey for COBRA Project (submarine power cable). North Sea; Client: PRYSMIAN April 2016 Client Rep on board DPV AETHRA during jetting ops on MAIB submarine power cable. Mediterranean Sea, Spain. Client: RED ELECTRICA DE ESPAÑA Sept-Dec 2015 Client Rep on board CS ATLANTI and DPV ASTREA during lay, jetting and rock trenching works on LAVRION-ST. GEORGE ISLAND submarine power cable. Aegean Sea, Greece. Client: TERNA ENERGY GREECE Feb-March 2015 Client Rep on board DPV ARGO-1 during rock-trenching ops on MAIB submarine power cable. Mediterranean Sea, Spain. Client: RED ELECTRICA DE ESPAÑA October 2014 Trenching Superintendent on board DPV BOURBON PEARL during trenching operations carried out by FLEXJET II machine on Power/Data Subcable. Project: BURULLUS Ph 9a. Mediterranean Sea, Egypt. Client: SAIPEM UK Jul-Aug 2014 Supervision assistance and management during carousels equipment mobilization (loading of equipment from SAIPEM Base in Rotterdam to M/V.FRAUKE) and during the spooling of umbilicals @ Oceaneering Base in Panama City, Florida, USA. Project: KIZOMBA PHASE 2 PROJECT; Client: SAIPEM UK. Nov 2013 - Jan 2014 Route engineer on board R/V ODIN FINDER during preliminary survey relevant to MONITA Project (Italy-Montenegro Power Cable). Approx. 2x240km length from 150m to 1200m water depth engineered. Mediterranean Sea. Client: GAS/TERNA Jun-July 2013 Trenching Superintendent on board DPV JAYA CRYSTAL during trenching and backfilling operations carried out by FLEXJET II machine on Power/Data Subcable, 3" and 7" Flexibles, 6" Umbilicals and 12" Pipe. Project: BIEN DONG II. South China Sea, Vietnam. Client: SAIPEM UK Jan-Feb 2013 Client Rep on board M/V MIRAERO during PLIB operation of the SJC Segment 10 (Hong Kong - BU5) and 12 (Shantou-BU6) fiber- optic submarine cable. South China Sea. Client:SJC/AXIOM October 2012 Client Rep on board C/S TELIRI during repair operation of the SILPHIUM (Libya-Greece) fiber-optic submarine cable. Mediterranean Sea, Libya. Client: LITC/AXIOM I authorise the use of my personal data in accordance with the Italian Law DL 196/03 Page 1 of 3 Curriculum Vitæ STEFANO MERLO Last update: September 2017 October 2012 Client Rep on board C/S TELIRI during repair operation of the SILPHIUM (Libya-Greece) fiber-optic submarine cable. Mediterranean Sea, Libya. Client: LITC/AXIOM May/June 2012 Client Rep on board DPV SENTINEL during ROV Recovery Operations of the cargo (trailers and drums containing hazardous material) lost at sea from the EUROCARGO VENEZIA. Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Client: ATLANTICA S.p.A. di NAVIGAZIONE February 2012 Client Rep on board R/V MINERVA UNO during Survey operations related to the research and identification of the cargo (trailers and drums) lost at sea from the EUROCARGO VENEZIA. Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Client: ATLANTICA S.p.A. di NAVIGAZIONE November 2011 Cable Owner Rep on board PSV HIGHLAND ROVER during Touch Down Monitoring of the pipe lay in proximity of the cable crossings. TAMAR FIELD DEVELOPMENT Project. Mediterranean Sea, Israel. July 2011 Client Rep on board PSV ARGO-1 during rock-trenching ops on COMETA submarine power cable. Mediterranean Sea, Spain. Client: STUDIO TECNICO LUIGI MATTIELLO/RED ELECTRICA DE ESPAÑA April 2011 Client Rep on board C/V GIULIO VERNE during the lay of COMETA submarine power cable. Mediterranean Sea, Spain. Client: STUDIO TECNICO LUIGI MATTIELLO/RED ELECTRICA DE ESPAÑA March 2011 Client Rep on board C/V TELIRI during repair n.1 of MEDNAUTILUS Segment 12 fiber-optic submarine cable. Aegean Sea, Greece. Client: LAN MEDNAUTILUS January 2011 Client Rep on board C/V GIULIO VERNE during the lay of COMETA submarine power cable. Mediterranean Sea, Spain. Client: STUDIO TECNICO LUIGI MATTIELLO/RED ELECTRICA DE ESPAÑA Oct/Nov 2010 Project Management on board GSP BIGFOOT-1 during DSL pipeline trenching operations. Black Sea, Russia - Client: SEA TRENCHING/GSP OFFSHORE July 2010 Superintendent on board C/V TELIRI during repair n.7 of COLUMBUS-3 Seg.1 (Mazara-BU) fiber-optic submarine cable. Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia. Client: ELETTRA/TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE August 2009 Route engineering on board R/V ODIN FINDER during preliminary survey for the Italia-Montenegro power cable. Firsts 12Nm off- shore Italy engineered. Client: GAS/TERNA July/August 2009 Project and operations management (via partnership with GAS Srl) in office and on board vessel R/V AURELIA during PLGR/RC operations for HAWK fiber-optic submarine cable. Mediterranean Sea. Client: RELIANCE/FUJITSU March 2009 Project and operations management in office and on board vessel F.LLI FAZIO during PLGR/RC operations for MELITA PROJECT (Malta-Pozzallo fiber-optic submarine cable). Client: NSW • 2001-2008 ELETTRA TLC SPA - TELECOM ITALIA GROUP A Company operating worldwide in designing, engineering, installation and maintenance of submarine telecommunications fiber optic cable systems ( www.elettratlc.it ) Position/Responsibility: On board • Project Manager/Offshore Superintendent during Survey and PLIB Operations (ROV) • Offshore Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent during Cable Lay and Repair Operations Office • Project Manager Dept.: Technical support during jobs execution • Commercial Dept.: Technical support for contracts bidding • Marine Operations