ARNE BRITTON GONZÁLEZ

Experienced business administrator with a master's degree in administration and management of marine and coastal resources. Holds executive positions for five (5) years and has 15 years of experience in formulating and implementing policies, plans, programs, and projects focused on managing, conserving, and controlling coastal and marine resources. Expertise lies in utilizing an ecosystem-based approach to actively involve local communities. Played a key role at the CORALINA Corporation in preparing the Archipelago Department as the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve for UNESCO's "Man and the Biosphere" program. Extensive experience in environmental and ecological education programs in the Municipality of Providencia, working to defend and protect the seas and coasts of the Archipelago Department of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina in Colombia. Implemented plans, programs, projects, and strategies to generate sustainable livelihood alternatives and reduce poverty for coastal communities within the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve. Background in strategic planning as the Acting Regional Director of the National Learning Service (SENA) in the Archipelago Department - Colombian Caribbean for one (1) year.

• PUBLIC POLICY AND PROGRAM EVALUATION, ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), 80, 2018, Santiago, Chile
• TOOLS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OHSAS 18001, POSITIVA, 2014, July
• AUDITS OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ISO 9001:2008; ISO 14001:2004; OHSAS 18001, Bureau Veritas Business School, 50, 2013, Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, December
• INTERNAL AUDITOR OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ACCORDING TO ISO 9001, Bureau Veritas Business School, 2014, January
• ENVIRONMENTAL SANCTIONING PROCESS, University of Antioquia – Environmental Academic Corporation, 11/01/12 - 11/04/12, 22, Medellín, Colombia
• 1ST SEMINAR ON ILLEGAL FISHING, Technical Committee on Illegal Fishing – Archipelago of San Andrés, Islands, 10/08/12 - 10/09/12, 14, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• XIV COURSE ON INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT, INVEMAR – MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 09/04/12 - 09/07/12, 32, Santa Marta, Colombia
• INTERNATIONAL COURSE-WORKSHOP: MARINE AREAS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, AND MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES – EMPHASIS ON CASE STUDIES IN THE CARIBBEAN, National University – University of Guadalajara – Botanical Garden – CORALINA – INFOTEP, 06/07/12 - 06/09/12, 24, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE, CONSERVATION STRATEGIES, FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN THE CARIBBEAN, UNDP, GEF, UNEP, Caribbean Environmental Programme, CORALINA, 04/25/12, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• TECHNIQUES FOR ANALYZING THE CAUSES OF PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, CORALINA, 05/31/11, 4, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT WITH EMPHASIS ON COASTAL EROSION IN SMALL ISLANDS, Coastal Zone Management Unit – BARBADOS – CORALINA, 09/13/11 - 09/15/11, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• FORUM ON POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT-CHALLENGES FACING SMALL OCEANIC ISLANDS, Australian National University-ANU, 08/25/08 - 08/26/08
• IBERO-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON BIOSPHERE RESERVES, UNESCO, 11/09/10 - 11/13/10, Mexico
• INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP FOR THE QUEEN CONCH COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT IN THE WEST CARIBBEAN, 07/31/08, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT (ICZM) AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA): MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR SMALL ISLANDS, 10/18/07 - 10/20/07, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON FISHERY MONITORING AND FISHERY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN THE ARCHIPELAGO OF SAN ANDRÉS, PROVIDENCIA, AND SANTA CATALINA USING THE FISHERY INFORMATION SYSTEM OF INVEMAR (SIPEIN), 05/14/07 - 05/18/07
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT APPLYING NATIONAL POLICIES ON CLEAN PRODUCTION AND GREEN MARKETS IN THE SEAFLOWER BIOSPHERE RESERVE, 06/03/04 - 06/04/04, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• AGROECOLOGY AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 08/10/02, Colombia
• LOCAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT, School of Public Administration, 11/19/01 - 11/20/01, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia
• ECOTOURISM AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATORY PLANNING, Center for Marine Conservation, 02/13/01 - 02/15/01, Providencia, Colombia
• NEGOTIATION, STRATEGIES, AND TACTICS FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, TANDEM – Alternative Dispute Resolution, 12/18/00 - 12/21/00, San Andrés, San Andrés, Colombia

• Recognition for Active Participation and Continuous Collaboration in All Activities Related to the Maritime Interests of the Archipelago of San Andrés, General Maritime Directorate (DIMAR)
• For the contribution to the development and strengthening of the Colombian Maritime Sector. GENERAL MARITIME DIRECTORATE, September 23, 2004.
• For the valuable contribution to the development and strengthening of the Maritime Sector, within the framework of the celebration of National Maritime Authority Day. GENERAL MARITIME DIRECTORATE September 2002.

• ID Number: 18.000.808
• Date of Birth: 11/15/68