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The Marine Institute has announced the appointment
of Mr. John Evans as Director Designate�of Marine Environment
and Food Safety Services.
He will replace Mr. Micheal O'Cinneide who will depart
the Marine Institute later in July to take up�the senior
position of Director of Corporate Affairs with the Environmental
Protection Agency. �
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John joined the Strategic Planning and Development Services
team of the Institute in 2002 as Information Services and
Development manager. Since 2006,�he has also co-managed the�INFOMAR
programme with the Geological Survey of Ireland - a far-ranging�programme
to map the inshore waters of Ireland.
Prior to joining the Marine Institute, John worked for two
years as Operations Manager for an indigenous�software development
company, and for 10 years�worked with�Ericsson Ireland in
a range of roles including project and operations�management,
quality systems management and software development.
John is a Chartered Engineer and received a B.Sc in Computer
Science from the University of Limerick and an M.Sc. from
Dublin City University.
The�Marine
Environment and Food Safety Services team provide
a wide range of technical and scientific supports to industry
and government - including marine environmental monitoring,
fish health services, harmful algal bloom and biotoxin monitoring,
advisory services on marine licence applications and marine
food residue testing.
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