SEBASTIAN HERRERA KASIC
Especialista en gobernanza marítima y gestión de riesgos operacionales con más de 25 años de experiencia en los sectores marítimo-portuario, acuícola y pesquero. Ex Autoridad Marítima; actualmente fundador y gerente general de K-ASIC Consultorías. Experiencia trabajando con gobiernos, organismos internacionales (ONU, FAO) y empresas para fortalecer seguridad operacional, compliance y desarrollo estratégico marítimo en Latinoamérica.
Áreas de especialización: Gobernanza marítima y regulación sectorial – Gestión de riesgos operacionales y seguridad laboral – Salmonicultura y pesca industrial – Desarrollo marítimo-portuario e infraestructura crítica – Cooperación internacional y organismos multilaterales – Articulación público-privada y gestión de stakeholders.
Professional Experience
Labor
Owner and Independent Consultant K-ASIC Consulting
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.
Miembro – Asociación Chilena de Ingeniería de Puertos y Costas (ACHIPYC)
Febrero 2026 – Actualidad
- ACHIPYC es la Asociación Chilena de Ingeniería de Puertos y Costas, una organización sin fines de lucro, formalizada alrededor de 2017, que reúne a profesionales del sector público, privado y académico. Busca promover el desarrollo, la investigación y la excelencia técnica en infraestructura marítima y portuaria sostenible en Chile
- La membresía, consiste en ser parte de un espacio técnico que promueven el intercambio de conocimiento, la colaboración público-privada, la discusión transversal y el fortalecimiento de estándares en el desarrollo portuario y costero del país.
- Instancias como ACHIPYC contribuyen a conectar academia, operación e ingeniería aplicada, algo clave en un escenario donde los desafíos logísticos, ambientales y de infraestructura son cada vez más complejos.
Representante Estratégico para Chile y Latinoamérica – MER Group
Febrero 2026 – Actualidad
- Representante para Chile y Latinoamérica de MER Group – https://mer-group.com/es/ – empresa especializada en soluciones integrales de seguridad y protección de infraestructura crítica y activos estratégicos.
- Integración de tecnología avanzada, analítica predictiva con IA y sistemas de mando y control.
- Productos y servicios para puertos, minería, salmonicultura, pesca y otros sectores industriales, además de municipalidades, autoridades fiscalizadoras, fuerzas armadas y de orden y seguridad.
Member of FISH Platform (support of International Fund for Fishing Safety - IFFS) from UK
Abril 2024 – Actualidad
Miembro de www.fishplatform.org organización internacional sin fines de lucro, cradora del Fondo Internacional para la Seguridad Pesquera (IFFS) https://www.theseafarerscharity.org/international-fund-for-fishing-safety/home para representarlos en Chile y Latinoamérica y a través de K-ASIC Consultorías, generar proyectos por y para pescadores en pos de su seguridad y salud ocupacional de sus actividades a bordo, conexas en sus comunidades y bienestar de sus familias y sindicatos, colonias o cooperativas.
Head of Quality Management and International Affairs, Directorate of Maritime Interests and Aquatic Environment (DIRECTEMAR)
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.
National Head of Professional, Artisanal and Sports Diving (DIRECTEMAR)
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.
Head of the Maritime Government Department and Harbor Master.
In the regions of Antofagasta, Atacama, Valparaíso, Los Lagos and Aysén (DIRECTEMAR and Chilean Navy)
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.
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
External Consultant (PSA – TRN, Index No. 3100098)
Publications for the Central Office in Rome and the Mesoamerican Subregional Office
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
Master in Aquatic Resources Management
March 2018 – April 2020
- Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (On-site, Valparaíso).
Maritime Administration Engineer
1999 – 2001 / 2004 – 2005
- Naval Polytechnic Academy (Chilean Navy, Viña del Mar).
Course “Phases of an Innovation Project”
2024
- Government Laboratory
International Course on “Ocean Governance”
2024
- World Bank – PROBLEM – UN/DOALOS
International Course “Investments and Financing for UN Development Programs”
2023
- FAO Public Policy Training Centre
Diploma in “Public Management”
2021
- National Academy of Political and Strategic Studies
International Course “Logical Framework Approach for Projects”
2020
- FAO Public Policy Training Centre
International Course on “Fisheries Management with an Ecosystem Approach”
2020
- FAO Public Policy Training Centre
Maritime Instructor Course, from the International Maritime Organization
2012
- Maritime Training and Instruction Center – CIMAR
International
UN/DOALOS Pool of Experts (UN)
2024
- For the III° Global Ocean Assessment.
Speaker at IFISH 6 International Conference (FAO, Rome)
2024
- On public management in maritime and fishing safety.
K-ASIC
International Participation
UN International Symposium – Strengthening Ocean Science-Policy Nexus
UN Division for Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea
UNESCO Headquarters
Paris, France | December 2023
Speaker, representing Latin America
International Conference on Occupational Safety and Health in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry (IFISH)
NEC Occupational Safety and Health Center
FAO Headquarters
Rome, Italy | January 2024
Exhibitor, representing the Southeast Pacific
World Oceans Day
Government of Mexico and NGOs
Natural History Museum (CDMX) and Veracruz Aquarium
Mexico City and Veracruz, Mexico | June 2024
Speaker, representing the UN/DOALOS Pool of Experts
Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and Parliament of the State of Salvador de Bahia
Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and Parliament of the State of Salvador de Bahia
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil | November 2024
Exhibitor, representing K-ASIC Consultancies