SEBASTIAN HERRERA KASIC
He holds a degree in Maritime Administration (from the Naval Polytechnic Academy) and a Master's degree in Aquatic Resources Management (from the Pontificie Universidad Católica de Valparaíso), plus international diplomas and courses. He also has over 25 years of management experience in the maritime, port, fishing, salmon, and diving sectors. He has also held senior public management positions at the national level, intersectoral and private projects at the central and regional levels, along with field work with communities, disseminating proposals, and resolving conflicts. He is a Course Instructor at OTEC. Topics include: Maritime, fishing, and environmental regulatory compliance; Risk prevention; Occupational Health and Safety (HSEQ); Disaster management; Maritime-port innovation; and Asset management. He has also participated internationally with papers and presentations, primarily in the areas of Ecosystem Approach and Ocean Literacy, including representations, projects, and publications for United Nations agencies in Latin America. He also specializes in stakeholder management, KPI control and compliance, and public-private partnerships, as well as in results-based and analytical work.
Professional Experience
Labor
October 2024 – Present
- Audiovisual Training or Capsules. Technical Assistance for Projects with Support.
- Review and Implementation of new Maritime Regulations and Decree 44 on occupational hazards.
- External Evaluator for Projects of: 1) Science and Society Division of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; and 2) Occupational Health and Safety of the Social Security Superintendency (SUSESO).
- Comprehensive consulting for salmon farming, mining ports, the southern and southern maritime sector, and industrial fishing in: Risk and Disaster Assessment and Management, Occupational Health and Safety, team support to improve processes according to new OHS regulations, external guidance on HSEQ, and strategic alliances.
- Assistance in procedures or dealings with the Maritime Authority or in public-private relationships.
January 2025 – Present
- Course Speaker: IMO Model, SSO, Maritime-Port Regulatory Compliance, and Decree 44.
- Management of maritime stakeholders (Merchant Navy) and fishing stakeholders (Industrial and Artisanal)
- Diagnostics and project development for applications to international financing funds or national programs to address gaps or solve the needs of fishermen and women.
- Generate Collaboration Agreements or Work Alliances on curriculum and certification issues for maritime and fishing sectors, in pursuit of visibility, humanization, and decent work in the sector.
April 2023 – October 2024
- Verify management indicators, KPIs, and opportunities for improvement in service delivery in the territory.
- Budget execution control. Project formulation, measurement, and monitoring.
- Analyze databases and generate reports. Develop strategic plans for the organization.
Some achievements: 1) Technical Cooperation Alliance with UNESCO, work on Curricula to incorporate Oceanic Culture (OREALC); 2) Organized the 1st DIRECTEMAR Seminar "Experiences in Gender Focus in the Country's Maritime and Fishing Sectors"; and 3) Implementation of improvements in the relationship with the environment and delivery to the user.
February 2016 – December 2022
- Project management, team leader in strategic planning and consulting for general management.
- 1) National Regulations socialized with communities, 2) Intersectoral Working Groups, 3) National analysis of accident rates and, together with Ministries, co-diagnoses and financing programs.
- Implementation of training workshops for users, fishermen-divers, and their links with other services.
- In parallel: Covers shifts as Head of Service in the National Tsunami Warning System (SNAM)
Some steps: 1) Online service for users (online diving activities), 2) Financing program for artisanal divers and fishermen (change the old one), and 3) Intersectoral Safe Diving Roundtable with MINSAL, SUSESO, and the Labor Directorate, at the central and territorial levels in 9 regions, together with ISP, Administrative Agencies, and divers.
January 2001 – January 2016
1) Resource management and budget execution control, 2) Harbor Master, Head of the Maritime Safety and Operations Department, 3) Projects with Regional Governments, 4) Customer service, work table and maritime-port, fishing, aquaculture and SSO inspection, and 5) Navy Patrol Boats.
May 2016 – July 2023
- 2023: “A Practical Guide on Safe Hookah Diving,” for occupational safety and health in artisanal fishing diving. Co-author and official English-Spanish translator for Latin America.
- 2020: “Guidelines for Diving in Small-Scale Fisheries for Latin America and the Caribbean”, co-author.
Academics
March 2018 – April 2020
- Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (On-site, Valparaíso).
1999 – 2001 / 2004 – 2005
- Naval Polytechnic Academy (Chilean Navy, Viña del Mar).
2024
- Government Laboratory
2024
- World Bank – PROBLEM – UN/DOALOS
2023
- FAO Public Policy Training Centre
2021
- National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies
2020
- FAO Public Policy Training Centre
2020
- FAO Public Policy Training Centre
2012
- Maritime Training and Instruction Center – CIMAR
International
2024
- Projects in Latin America.
2024
- For the III° Global Ocean Assessment.
2024
- On public management in maritime and fishing safety.
International Participation
Speaker, representing Latin America
Exhibitor, representing the Southeast Pacific
Speaker, representing the UN/DOALOS Pool of Experts
Exhibitor, representing K-ASIC Consultancies
English 
Spanish