Degree in Veterinary Medicine and a Specialization in Animal Health, Breeding and Hygiene of Animal Productions, since 2001 he has worked as epidemiologist in the National Reference Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis and the National Reference Centre for Brucellosis of the Isitituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" of Teramo (IZSAM). From March 2006 to June 2009 he has been Seconded National Expert (SNE) to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW) Unit. He has been key expert in zoonosis epidemiology and veterinary information systems in several international capacity building projects and Twinning projects financed by the European Union (EU) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). From 2013 to 2016 He has been the Head of the Italian National Reference Centre for Veterinary Urban Hygiene and non-Epidemic Emergencies. He is Chairman of the European Commission Task Force on Monitoring Disease Eradication Programmes in Member States – Brucellosis subgroup. He has been a member of the working group of the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) on animal health contingency planning and emergency preparedness. He is member designated by the Italian Government in the Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) Network of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and alternate member in the EFSA Task Force on Zoonoses. He is OIE Designated Expert at the OIE Reference Laboratories for Brucellosis (Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, B. suis) and for Ovine epididymitis (Brucella ovis), IZSAM Teramo, and Head of Veterinary Laboratory, Branch Unit of Pescara, IZSAM.