WORK EXPERIENCE
28/01/2023 – CURRENT San Gennaro Vesuviano (head quarter) ,
Ortensio Luongo
Date of birth: 23/12/1994
Nationality: Italian
CONTACT
 via J. F. Kennedy 12
76012 Canosa di Puglia, Italy
(Home)
 ortensioluongo@gmail.com
 (+39) 3294580719
Italy
Agronomic crop production team leader Agribiotech /
Besana
-leading team over different nation (Croatia, North Macedonia and
Kazakistan) on the production of nuts on over 250 hectares
-scheduling of different agronomic operation through the year (soil
working, weeds management, fertilization and irrigation shift, defense
treatment, machine fleet assistance, harvesting operation)
-planning and finalising new fields plantation from digital file (Autocad)
to the soil
Business or Sector Agriculture, forestry and fishing
26/01/2022 – 23/12/2022 Atessa, Italy
Field Trialist & Development Valagro S.p.A.
-Execution of agronomic trials using high quality standards;
-Management of the experimentation of new prototypes and products
in different contexts and crops;
-Reporting on the activities and results of the traces in the field and
insertion of the results with ARM in the database of field tests;
09/01/2021 – 30/12/2021 Canosa di Puglia, Italy
Agronomist Di.Pr.A. Service S.r.l.
Technical consultancy in the field on various olive farms (oil and table
olives), viticulture (wine and table grapes) fruit (stone fruit including
peach, apricot and cherry) and horticultural (tomato, melon, fennel and
brassicas among which cabbage and turnip greens). Monitoring with
mass capture methods of the flights of vegetable parasites in the
neighboring countryside on olive tree, vine and stone fruit and
horticultural crops. Control in the field and with DSS (Decision Support
Tools) of the seasonal trend of plant pathogens attacks. Sampling and
analysis of land affected by the technical assistance in the
field. Development of a nutrition plan and drafting of country
notebooks. Sale in the company and directly in the field of
phytosanitary products and fertilizers for olive trees, vines, fruit plants
and vegetables.
04/02/2020 – 04/08/2020 Summerland, Canada
Scientific laboratory technician Agriculture and Agri-food
Summerland Canada
Research project in collaboration with the University of Bari for the
study of bacteria and fungi as possible biocontrol agents for the
grapevine disease complex. Production of cultures of microorganisms
in different growth and preparation media. DNA extraction techniques
and spectrophotometer analysis. Statistical analysis for the
characterization of activities as biocontrol agents. NGS analysis for the
discrimination of the strains of bacteria and fungi under study.
Business or Sector Agriculture, forestry and fishing Address V0H 1Z0,
Summerland, Canada Email aafc.summerlandrdc-
crdsummerland.aac@canada.ca
31/05/2019 – 31/07/2019 Canosa di Puglia, Italy
Agronomist Di.Pr.A. Service S.r.l.
Technical consultancy in the field on various olive farms (oil and table
olives), viticulture (wine and table grapes) fruit (stone fruit including
peach, apricot and cherry) and horticultural (tomato, melon, fennel and
brassicas among which cabbage and turnip greens). Monitoring with
mass capture methods of the flights of vegetable parasites in the
 neighboring countryside on olive tree, vine and stone fruit and horticultural crops. Control in the field and
with DSS (Decision Support Tools) of the seasonal trend of plant pathogens attacks. Sampling and analysis
of land affected by the technical assistance in the field. Development of a nutrition plan and drafting of
country notebooks. Sale in the company and directly in the field of phytosanitary products and fertilizers
for olive trees, vines, fruit plants and vegetables.

02/05/2018 – 02/10/2018 Canosa di Puglia, Italy

Agronomist Di.Pr.A. Service S.r.l.
Technical consultancy in the field on various olive farms (oil and table olives), viticulture (wine and table
grapes) fruit (stone fruit including peach, apricot and cherry) and horticultural (tomato, melon, fennel and
brassicas among which cabbage and turnip greens). Monitoring with mass capture methods of the flights
of vegetable parasites in the neighboring countryside on olive tree, vine and stone fruit and horticultural
crops. Control in the field and with DSS (Decision Support Tools) of the seasonal trend of plant pathogens
attacks. Sampling and analysis of land affected by the technical assistance in the field. Development of a
nutrition plan and drafting of country notebooks. Sale in the company and directly in the field of
phytosanitary products and fertilizers for olive trees, vines, fruit plants and vegetables.

11/07/2017 – 11/10/2017 Canosa Di Puglia, Bar, Italy

Stage technician Az.agr.vivai Cefalicchio2 "patto Col Sole"
Internship activities aimed at following all the phases that make up the production of ornamental plants,
starting with the programming of the cultivation cycles and the production of cuttings of ornamental and
fruit plants, continuing with planting, development and acclimatization, nutrition and defense, pruning
and posture of plants, up to the preparation for sale of potted plants. Experimental tests of different
types of cultivation management, chemical-physical characteristics analysis of cultivation substrates,
planning of phytosanitary treatments and nutrition interventions.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

07/10/2018 – 15/12/2020 Bari, Italy
Master's degree in plant pathology Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro
Address Piazza Umberto, 70121, Bari, Italy

24/03/2019 – 02/04/2019 Trani, Italy

Patent pesticides consultancy IFOR PMI Prometeo - Agency for services at work
Address Corso Matteo Renato Imbriani 67 , 76125, Trani, Italy

09/04/2018 – 22/06/2018 Bari, Italy

Level II oil taster SVINT
Address Department of Agriculture of the University of Bari, 70121, Bari, Italy

20/09/2013 – 25/04/2018 Bari, Italy

Degree in agricultural science and technology Università degli studi di Bari Aldo
Moro
Address Piazza Umberto I , 70121, Bari, Italy

20/03/2017 – 25/05/2017 Bari, Italy

Level I oil tester SVINT
Address Department of Agriculture of the University of Bari, 70121, Bari, Italy

LANGUAGE SKILLS
MOTHER TONGUE(S): Italian
Other language(s):
English

Listening Reading Spoken production Spoken interaction Writing

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German

Listening Reading Spoken production Spoken interaction Writing

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Spanish

Listening Reading Spoken production Spoken interaction Writing

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Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user

DIGITAL SKILLS
Python (Base) Decision support system - Dss ARM Software Adobe (PhotoshopIllustratorInDesign) Micr
osoft Office package

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Driving Licence
Driving Licence: B

Social and political activities

16/09/2006 – 10/06/2011 Canosa Di Puglia
Scout - AGESCI I actively participated in the scout group of my country, an experience in which I was able
to form a great wealth of knowledge and experience, reaching the role of squadron leader and therefore
managing a group of scouts for two years.