is Director general for Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Ministry of Agriculture in Rome. He is also the Italian Managing Authority for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. As a Counselor for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs he has coordinated the Italian position during the EU negotiations for the Integrated Maritime Policy in Brussels. He is also an expert in two different fields such as Environmental Economics and Strategic Studies. He achieved University degree studies in Economics, as well as specialized studies in Administrative and Constitutional law; International relations; and Military History. Director General
Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) E-mail(s) Nationality r.rigillo@mpaaf.gov.it Italian Date of birth 26/03/1966 Gender Position Dates Male Director general for Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture 24/01/2014 Present Work experience Page 1 / 4 - Curriculum vitae of Dates 14/01/2008 28/03/2014 Counsellor for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Permanent Representation of Italy to the EU Rue du Marteau 9, 1000 Bruxelles (Belgium) Dates 26/01/2006 10/05/2011 First Vice President General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean - FAO Dates 01/08/2006-31/10/2007 interim Director - Office for Conservation of internal resources In charge of: coordination between National and European Policies for technical measures and conservation of National fishery resources; Fishing licences; fleet register; IT procedures Ministry of Agriculture Fishery Food Forestry - Directorate general for Fisheries Dates 11/06/2002-13/01/2008 Director - External Resources, Control and Surveillance In charge of: International agreements on marine resources and RFMOs; Fisheries Research and Science Programmes; Italian Coast Guard (Capitanerie d Porto) Fisheries Control Policy and Plans; Activities Coordination with Fisheries Service of Capitanerie di Porto. In the position of Director he was responsible for human resource management (abt 45 people) and financial resources (ranging, from 9 to 24 mln euros, depending on different financial years) Ministry of Agriculture Fishery Food Forestry - Directorate General for Fisheries Dates 01/11/2004-31/10/2007 Visiting professor Environmental economics University of Rome- Tor Vergata - Faculty of Science - Ecology Dates 09/05/2001-06/07/2001
Interim Director General - Food Quality and Consumer Protection Ministry of Agriculture Fishery Food Forestry Education and training Dates 14/10/2000-10/06/2002 Director - Technical office of the Minister - Minister's Cabinet In charge of coordinating Minister's Technical staff and with the General Directorates of the Ministry. He was also member of the Board of the Agriculture Paying Agency for Italy and member of the Committee for Trade protection of Italian Food Products Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries Food Forestry Dates 04/05/2000-08/08/2000 Advisor to the Director general Liaison officer with the General Procurement Agency; Legal advisor for e-procurement Ministry of Treasury - Directorate General for Organisation and Quality in Public Administration Dates 04/11/1999-03/05/2000 Intern legal activity with special refernce to general procurement and e-procurement Ministry of Treasury - Directorate General for Organisation and Quality of Public Administration Dates 01/09/1996-03/11/1997 Researcher Research activities in the field of International and European Law; Budget of the Italian Ministry of Defence; Italian and European Defence Industry; Reform of the Italian Armed Forces. Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI - Institute for International Affairs) Dates 01/05/1994-31/08/1996 Free Lance Researcher Field: Military expenditure; Defence and Security Policies (book published on the subject) Dates 14/03/1993-31/03/1994 Analist/Researcher (until October 1993 as an Officer of the Italian Army) Field: Economic and Financial issues; Defence Industry; Peacekeeping Operations; Situation and Scenario Analysis. Military Centre for Strategic Studies - Ministry of Defence - Joint Armed Forces Staff Dates 30/09/2012-28/02/2014 MA in Modern War Studies Strategy; Modern War Issues; Military History; Military technology; University of Buckingham (UK) Dates 30/01/2006-09/03/2006 Professional Development for Senior Officials Page 2 / 4 - Curriculum vitae of
Fisheries; Quality and Certification; Traceability Ministry of Agriculture Fishery Food Forestry Personal skills and competences Dates 15/09/2005-15/12/2005 Advanced training seminars Responsible Fisheries Management FAO - Adriamed (International Organisation) Dates 20/04/2004-15/06/2004 Professional upgrade and training for senior officials Management Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries Food Forestry (Public Administration) Dates 04/11/1997-03/05/2000 Training course for Public managers and directors Public administration; Law; Management; Economics; History. Scuola Superiore della Pubblica Amministrazione (Post- Graduate) Dates 04/11/1994-15/06/1995 Preparatory Course for Diplomacy International Relations; History, Economics; International and European Law; Advanced English; Advanced French; SIOI (Società Italiana per l'organizzazione Internazionale - Italian Society for International Organisation) Naples Dates 13/03/1993 Laurea in Economia e Commercio (University Graduation - 4 yrs course) Economics and Business Administration; Finance; Public Finance; Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Management; Università "La Sapienza" (University) Mother tongue(s) Italian Other language(s) Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user French C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user Spanish / Castilian C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User Page 3 / 4 - Curriculum vitae of
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Honours Knight of the OMRI (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) Page 4 / 4 - Curriculum vitae of