Sub-Director of Plant Protection Division, General Direction of Agricultural Services (National Plant Protection Organization of Uruguay): a) technical assistance to the Plant Protection Division in relation to plant quarantine, referred to the import of plant and plant products, assisting in the decision making of phytosanitary measures to be applied, b) Development of protocols for pest risk analysis to allow export of plant and plant products from Uruguay to the countries requesting it, c) Technical assistance in the development of documents for phytosanitary negotiations at bilateral level, d) Uruguayan delegate to the COSAVE working groups on Regulated Non Quarantine Pests and “Comission on Phytosanitary Measures issues”

IPPC matters and phytosanitary regulations. Twenty eight years experience on phytosanitary issues, working in the National Plant Protection Organization of Uruguay. Phytosanitary expert (pest management), capacity on planning, organisation and supervision of: Plant Quarantine, Phytosanitary Surveillance and Phytosanitary Improvement Systems as well as procedures for phytosanitary verification and certification of plant products.