System Analyst (Argentina) with a Master’s degree in Information and Knowledge Management (Spain). Two postgraduate courses on: 1) Digital Diplomacy (Malta), and 2) Designing e-Learning for Health (Nottingham, UK). In 1987, he worked for the Pan American Health Organization as a programmer at the Pan American Center for Zoonosis, Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1991, he was a consultant in the area of information systems at the Pan American Center for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 1992, he was a program analyst at the Pan American Institute for Food Protection and Zoonosis (INPPAZ), and in 2002, was the Chief of Information Systems. In 2002, Marcelo worked in Latin American Center for Health Science Information based in San Pablo, Brazil, and was the Coordinator of the Technical Cooperation Agreement between this Center and the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). In 2005, he became the project manager for marketing and innovation, and then became the Regional Advisor for Information Dissemination in Washington, D.C. in the area of Information and Knowledge Management, and was responsible for the Web, Intranet, Social Networks and the PAHO/WHO Central Library. Since 2008 he has held different managerial positions such as Senior Advisor for Knowledge Management and Director for Knowledge Management and Communications, Bioethics and Research. He is currently the Senior Advisor on Information Systems for Health.
