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Juan Diego Urriago Suarez

Marine Biologist

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Work Experience

  • Marine BiologistFull Time

    The Heart of Europe

    Nov 2019 - May 2020 -6 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:Underwater Works and Coral Institute Manager. The Heart of Europe. Oversee all marine related issues as the marine biologist. Restructuring marine habitat. Maintain a coral nursery and coral fragmentation project. Design, construct and install artificial reefs to enhance the marine life. Oversaw the development of a hotel lobby of 500 aquariums. Supervise and manage commercial and maintenance divers, seascrapers, aquarists, foremen, welders, masons and steel-fixers. Maintain the Floating Seahorse Villas including underwater artificial reefs display. Dubai - United Arab Emirates
  • ResearcherFull Time

    Center for Research in Sciences and Geo-environmental Resources Foundation "CENIGAA".

    Apr 2018 - Jun 2018 -2 months

    Colombia

    • Job Details:Support the generation of the governance system of the Betania reservoir and modeling of the Quimbo-Betania continental hydrosystems in an integrated and coupled manner. Neiva Huila. Colombia
  • Marine ResearcherFreelance / Project

    Seaflower Scientific Expedition

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 -11 months

    Colombia

    • Job Details:Exploration of mesophotic coral ecosystems in Isla Cayo Bajo Nuevo: broadening the horizons of science in the process of environmental sustainability. San Andres islands, Colombia.
  • Research AssistantPart Time

    Hong Kong Baptist University

    Feb 2014 - Jan 2015 -11 months

    Hong Kong , Kowloon

    • Job Details:Benthic surveys
  • Education

    • PhD Candidate in Marine Biologist

      Hong Kong Baptist University

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2020 - 9 yr

    • MSc in Marine Biology

      Laval University

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2010 - 3 yr

    • BSc in Marine Biology

      Jorge Tadeo Lozano University

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2006 - 7 yr

    Achievements

    2016 Reproduction of the short-spined sea urchin Heliocidaris crassispina (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in Hong Kong with a subtropical climate. 2014 Polymorphic microsatellite markers in the long-spined sea urchin Diadema setosum. 2012 The distribution of the sea urchin Tetrapygus niger on elevated surfaces represents a strategy for avoiding predatory sea stars. 2011 Responses of the black sea urchin Tetrapygus niger to its sea-star predators, Heliaster helianthus and Meyenaster gelatinosus under field conditions. 2011 Deep-sea corals formations: biologic criteria for the establishment of marine protected areas on a continental margin (100-300 m) in the Colombian Caribbean. 2009 The native rock shrimp Rhynchocinetes typus as a biological control of fouling in suspended scallop cultures.

    Skills

    • Scuba diver
    • Research
    • Biology
    • Marine
    • Science Teaching
    • Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Teaching
    • Teacher

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Spanish

      Fluent
    • French

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Scuba Diving Assistant Instructor

      NAUI / PADI·2011
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