Page 1/3 – Curriculum vitae of Dr Marco Palma
Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name / Surname Marco Palma
Address Via Marconi 328, 21027 Ispra (Varese), Italy Telephone 0039 347 346931 E-mail [email protected] Nationality Italian Date of birth 07/10/1979 Work experience Dates 2006 – present
Positions / Field of activity Marine Environmental Expert Underwater activities supervisor Scientific diver
Data analysis Cartographer
Main activities As a marine environmental expert and supervisor of underwater activities, I was responsible for the coordination of various projects investigating the environmental risk assessment, and monitoring of endangered species, such as the artificial reefs, benthic organisms, coralligenous communities and gorgonias species.. Also, I actively contributed at these projects collecting data as a scientific diver and making the necessary data analysis. Here is a list of the main projects done within the last years (all of them in Italy):
• Environmental Risk Assessment: Benthonic Biocenosis characterisation of the marine area close to “Falcone - Borsellino” Airport, (P. Raisi PA;
• Environmental assessment for a nourishment project - Finale Ligure (SV); • Environmental monitoring of:
o artificial reefs (Sanremo - IM);
o benthic organisms on Haven wreck ( Arenzano, GE);
o artificial reef and nourishment activities (S. Bartolomeo al Mare - IM); o gorgonians species during an mass mortality event in various places:
Tavolara Capo Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area –MPA- (OL); Portofino Marine Protect Area –MPA- (GE);
Capo Mortola Marine Protect Area – MPA- (VM);
o Paramuricea clavata populations in Secche di Tor Paterno Marine Protect Area –MPA- (RO);
• Italians coralligenous communities characterisation and monitoring research project in o Santo Stefano shoal (IM);
o Capo Mortola Marine Protected Area -MPA- (VM); o Gallinara Island Protect Area (SV);
o Portofino Marine Protect Area –MPA- (GE); o Cape Manara (GE);
o Tavolara Capo Coda Cavallo Marine Protect Area –MPA- (OL); o Secche di Tor Paterno Marine Protect Area -MPA- (RO);
• Recovery experimental activities of a endangered population of Paramurica clavata in Tavolara Capo Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area –MPA- (OL);
• Cartographic representation of protected species (Annex II ASPIM) distribution in Tavolara Capo Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area -MPA- (OL);
• 3D cartography characterising the biocenosis in Secche di Tor Paterno STP-MPA (RO); • Realisation of a 3D diving simulation reporting the biocenosis of a site in STP-MPA. Name of employers U.Bi.Ca s.r.l., Genoa, Italy (http://www.ubicasrl.com/)
Dip.Te.Ris, University of Genoa, Italy (http://www.unige.dipteris.it/) C E.A. (Environmental Education Centre) Imperia Municipality, Italy, (http://www.comune.imperia.it/)
Medingegneria, Italy (www.medingegneria.it)
MPA Secche di Tor Paterno, Rome, Italy, (http://www.ampsecchetorpaterno.it) MPA Tavolara Capo Coda Cavallo, Olbia, Italy (http://www.amptavolara.it/)
Page 2/3 – Curriculum vitae of Dr Marco Palma Dates 2009 – present
Occupation or position held Start up Society Administrator
Main activities I am one of the founders of an academic spinoff society of the Genoa University: Underwater Bio-Cartography (U.Bi.Ca) s.r.l. Having a team of marine biologists, computer scientists, and professional divers, the main activity U.Bi.Ca is the realization of detailed interactive 3D maps of marine sites for scientific and educational purposes.
I am the society administrator responsible for the business accounting, for management of external relationships and for the control and management of ongoing projects.
Name of employer U.Bi.Ca. (Underwater Bio-Cartography) s.r.l., Genoa, Italy; (http://www.ubicasrl.com/) Dates 2007 – present
Occupation or position held Freelance videomaker
Main activities and responsibilities I am cameraman and sound technician for national TV services operating as collaborator for RAI Television, Mediaset channels and SKY Television. I edit webTV news, musical video clips, short-movies, backstage, various events.
Name of employer Pillola In Videoproduzioni TV service, Genoa, Italy; (http://www.pillola.tv) Bonnie & Clyde PixProduction di Cosimo Bruzzese, Genoa, Italy; (http://www.bonnieandclydeproductions.net)
Red Flor Production, Milan, Italy; (http://www.red-floor.com/) Dates 2005 – present
Occupation or position held Scientific dissemination
Underwater documentary realisation
Main activities and responsibilities I collaborate as underwater I am an underwater scuba cameraman. I also edit underwater movies and documentaries
Name of employer Videodarte, Genoa, Italy; (http://www.videodarte.it)
Sheikh Coast Diving center, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt; (http://www.sheikhcoast.com/) Dates October 2007 – January 2008
Occupation or position held Biology, Earth Science and Ecology teacher
Main activities and responsibilities I was teaching 20 hours a week to students from 4 different classes during 4 months Name of employer Italian Minister of Education, Istituto Tecnico Industriale A. Gastaldi (Technical Institute)
Dates October 2007
Occupation or position held Trainer in marine biology and ecology to college teachers
Main activities and responsibilities I was making the training in marine biology for 80 hours in a class of 20 teachers Name of employer Dip.Te. Ris., University of Genoa, Italy; (http://www.unige.dipteris.it/)
C E.A. (Environmental Education Centre) Imperia Municipality, Imperia, Italy; (http://www.ceaimperia.it/)
Imperia education superintendence, Imperia, Italy Education and training
Dates 1998 – 2005
Title of qualification awarded Bachelor of Science in Marine Environmental Science Name of organisation providing
education
University of Genoa; Faculty of Environmental Science, Italy
Principal subjects covered Oceanography and Meteorology, Oceaonographic Instrumentations, Marine Geology Marina, Litology, Sedimentology, Chemical Oceanography, Biological Oceanography, Marine Animals Fisiology, Marine animal and vegetable tassonomy organisms
International classification ISCED 5
Research formation Oceanographic cruise in Ligurian sea with “Universitatis” vessel in 2003. My formation was based on improvement of the use of side scan sonar, multibeam ecosounder and samplig with rosette multibottle, planktonic net , core box.
Page 3/3 – Curriculum vitae of Dr Marco Palma Dates 1993 -1998
Title of qualification awarded Biology Laboratory Technician Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
Istituto Tecnico L. Cobianchi, Verbania (VB), Italy Type of organisation providing
education
Technical college graduate
Summary of qualifications and titles awarded at various professional training courses (Annex II)
Principal subjects covered
• Fundamental concepts and basic functions of a ESRI GIS softwares; • Fundamental knowledge for writing in Phyton programming language;
• Training on Geographical Information Systems applications to coastal ecology; • Advanced video editing course.
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue Italian
Other languages English, French, Spanish
European level Understanding Speaking Writing
Listening Reading Spoken
interaction
Spoken production English
B2 indipendent user B2 indipendent user B2 indipendent user B1 indipendent user A2 Basic user
French B1 indipendent
user B2
indipendent
user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A1 Basic user Spanish
B2 indipendent user B1 indipendent user B1 indipendent user B1 indipendent user A1 Basic user Organisational and social skills and
competences
• Project management: experience gained during my experience as projects supervisor, by setting priorities, programming underwater activities, anticipating needs, setting and achieving targets and organising time;
• Leadership and teamwork: being both an effective team member, open to ideas and supportive to others, and a self-confident person, able to earn respect and influence others;
Technical skills and competences Diving Licences:
• BLS Basic Life Support (first aid)
• License Tech1 GUE (Global Underwater Explorer) • License Fundamental GUE (Global Underwater Explorer) • License Rescue Medic First Aid (NASDS)
• License DiveCon (SSI)
• Underwater cameraman (NASDS)
Computer skills and competences • Good command of Microsoft Office tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint;
• Design: Arcinfo, ArcCatalog, Surfer9, Oziexplorer, GeoCalc, GlobalMapper, MapInfo; • Video Editing: Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, AfterEffect;
• Designing: Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress. Driving licence Car driving license B
Boat driving licence
Additional information Since 2006 I am a founder member of Reef Check Italia Onlus, a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation of coastal marine ecosystems. I dedicate time to marine environmental conservation conferences, and to organize courses around Italy. (http://www.reefcheckitalia.it/)
Annexes Annex I : List of publications and presentations
Annex II: List of qualifications and titles awarded at various professional training courses Contact persons and references, and copies of diplomas and qualifications upon request.
Annex 1
List of publications and presentations of Marco Palma
Peer review publications
1. Previati M., Palma M., Bavestrello G., Falugi C., Cerrano C., 2010 Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus
axinellae (Schmidt 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni 1819) (Cnidaria, Zoanthidea) from the NW
Mediterranean coast. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 31: 555-565.
Publications in national monographic papers
1. Cerrano C., Previati M., Palma M. & Arillo A., 2006. Distribution of Gerardia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria Zoanthidea) in the Marine Protected Area of Portofino Biol. Mar. Medit. 13 (2): 164-165.
2. Previati M., Palma M. & Scinto A., 2007. Descrizione delle facies del coralligeno antistanti Imperia
(Characterisation of the Coralligenous facies of Imperia, Italy)Biol. Mar. Medit.14 (2): 164-165.
3. Cerrano C., Bavestrello G., Palma M., Previati M. & Schiaparelli S., 2007. Una popolazione di Gerardia
savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) nellʼArea Marina Protetta di Portofino (Characterisation of the population of
Gerardia savalia (Bertoloni, 1819) in Portofino MPA)Biol. Mar. Medit. 14 (2): 156-157.
4. Previati M., Scinto A., Enrico G., Palma M. & Cerrano C., 2009. Emergenze naturalistiche dei fondali dellʼimperiese (Characterisation of the hotspots of marine biodiversity in Imperia district)Boll. Mus. Ist.
Biol. Univ. Genova, 71: 185.
5. Huete C., Vielmini I., Palma M., Navone A., Panzalis P., Cerrano C., 2009. Studies for interventions of population of P. clavata in the MPA of Tavolara (Sardinia) Biol. Mar. Medit, 16 (1): 270- 271
6. Previati M., Di Camillo G., Palma M., Pantaleo U., Scinto A., Bertolino M., Fava F., Ponti M., Cerrano C., 2010. Symbols to represent seabed typologies and distribution of conspicuous benthic species Biol. Mar.
Medit. 14 (2): 156-157.
Abstract presented at national congresses
1. Cerrano C., Previati M., Palma M. & Arillo A., 2006. Distribuzione di Gerardia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria Zoanthidea) nellʼArea Marina Protetta di Portofino (Distribution of Gerardia savaglia
(Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria Zoanthidea) in Portofino MPA) 37°Congresso S.I.B.M. (Società Italiana Biologia
Marina), 10 giugno 2006, Grosseto (GR).
2. Cerrano C., Bavestrello G., Palma M., Previati M. & Schiaparelli S., 2007. Una popolazione di Gerardia
savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) nellʼArea Marina Protetta di Portofino (Characterisation of Gerardia savaglia
(Bertoloni, 1819) population in Portofino MPA) 38° Congresso S.I.B.M. (Società Italiana Biologia Marina),
28 maggio- 2 giugno 2007, Santa Margherita Ligure (GE).
3. Cerrano C., Fava F., Palma M., Pantaleo U., Previati M, Scinto A., Valisano L. & Ponti M. 2008. Monitoraggio dellʼambiente costiero (MAC): il contributo dei subacquei sportivi (Coastal Environment Monitoring
(CEM): the scuba volunteers contribution) Secondo Simposio Internazionale il monitoraggio costiero
mediterraneo: problematiche e tecniche di misura. 4-6 giugno 2008 Napoli (NA).
4. Cerrano C., Bertolino M., Bo M., Di Camillo, Previati M., Scinto A., Enrico G., Palma M & Cerrano C., 2009. Emergenze naturalistiche dei fondali dellʼimperiese (Characterisation of marine biodiversity hotspots
in Imperia district) 70° Congresso U.Z.I. (Unione Zoologica Italiana), 21-24 settembre 2009, Rapallo (GE).
5. Previati M., Di Camillo G., Palma M., Pantaleo U., Scinto A., Bertolino M., Fava F., Ponti M., Cerrano C., 2010. Symbols to represent seabed typologies and distribution of conspicuous benthic species 41° Congresso S.I.B.M. (Società Italiana Biologia Marina), 7- 11 giugno 2010, Rapallo (GE).
6. Navone A., Fava F., Palma M., Panzalis P., Ponti M., Previati M., Trainito E., Cerrano C., 2010. Presenza e distribuzione di specie e habitats del Protocollo ASPIM nellʼAMP Tavolara, Capo Coda Cavallo
(Presence and distribution of protected habitats and species in Tavolara Capo Coda Cavallo MPA) 48:
143. 71° Congresso U.Z.I. (Unione Zoologica Italiana), 21-24 settembre 2010, Palermo (PA)
7. Palma M, Pantaleo U., Landi G., Previati M., Scinto A., Ponti M., Marini L., Cerrano C., 2010. Cartografia bionomica tridimensionale nellʼAMP Secche di Tor Paterno (Bionomic three-dimensional cartography
in Secche di Tor Paterno MPA)48: 142. 71° Congresso U.Z.I. (Unione Zoologica Italiana), 21-24 settembre
2010, Palermo (PA)
Abstract presented at international national congresses
1. Huete C., Vielmini I., Palma M., Navone A., Panzalis P., Vezzulli L., Cerrano C., 2009 - Studies for the intervention on recovery of populations of Paramuricea clavata (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the MPA of Tavolara (Sardinia, Italy) 44th EMBS 2009 (Liverpool, September 2009)
Annex II:
List of qualifications and titles awarded at various professional training courses followed by Marco Palma
Date May 2010
Title of qualification awarded User level 1 of ESRI GIS software
Principal subjects covered This lecture introduced fundamental concepts and basic functionalities of
the ESRI GIS software family. I've learned to use and develop ArcGis Desktop tools, e.g. to visualize geographic data, to create maps, and to create, analyse and query GIS databases.
Name of organisation providing training
MappamondoGIS; private company; (http://www.mappamondogis.com/)
Date November 2009
Title of qualification awarded Certification in Phyton programming
Principal subjects This lecture introduced fundamental knowledge for writing scripts and
programs in Phyton language for data analysis and information systems interactions.
Name of organisation providing
training CILEA; interuniversity research centre, Milan, Italy; (http://www.cilea.it/)
Date March 2009
Title of qualification awarded Practical training course
Principal subjects Training on Geographical Information Systems applications to coastal
ecology. As assistant researcher, I participated to a cartographic project for 3D representation of the seabed and for mapping of the distribution of
the benthonic biodiversity. During this training, I've improved my
experience and practice on GIS software for cartographic use. Also, during this training, I've learned some other cartographic software like OziExplorer, MapInfo, Global Mapper, Geographic Calculator, Surfer9, WXTide.
Name of organisation providing training
Dott. Massimo Ponti, researcher in CIRSA, Bologna University, Italy; (http://www.ecology.unibo.it/)
Dates November 2006 - February 2007
Title of qualification awarded Video maker certificate
Principal subjects/occupational skills covered
Advanced video editing course. In this course Iʼve learned professional
video editing techniques by using the Final Cut software. Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
