CURRICULUM VITAE
Gabriel de Avila Batista, PhD
Environmental Scientist · Biologist · Data Analyst
Environmental professional and researcher with more than 11 years of experience across environmental consultancy, biodiversity, impact assessment, data analysis, research, project coordination, education and technical communication.
Based in Poland · Experience in Brazil · International collaboration
PROFILE
Environmental science across the full evidence workflow.
I work across the connection between field evidence, environmental data, quantitative analysis, research and technical communication. My background combines applied environmental consultancy with MSc and PhD research in Environmental Sciences, allowing me to approach projects from both practical and analytical perspectives.
My strongest areas are environmental assessment, biodiversity, environmental and ecological data, statistical analysis, research synthesis, project coordination and education. I am particularly interested in work where evidence needs to be organised, checked, interpreted and communicated clearly.
Open to: consultancy, project-based work, research collaborations, training and suitable employment opportunities. Remote, hybrid and on-site arrangements can be considered depending on location, jurisdiction and project scope.
CORE EXPERTISE
Capabilities built across environmental, analytical and research work.
The areas below describe capability rather than industry sector. Individual projects may combine several of them.
01
Environmental assessment & consultancy
Environmental studies, EIA/RIMA-related evidence, diagnostics, licensing-related analysis and technical reporting.
02
Biodiversity & fieldwork
Fauna surveys, entomofauna and vector invertebrates, monitoring, identification, secondary evidence and field coordination.
03
Environmental data & QA/QC
Database organisation, validation, quality control, documentation, data structure and traceability across environmental records.
04
Statistics & quantitative analysis
R-based analysis, statistical modelling, diagnostics, visualisation, interpretation and reproducible analytical workflows.
05
Research & evidence synthesis
Research design, literature review, evidence extraction, bibliometrics, scientometrics and scientific writing.
06
Project & field coordination
Coordination of field activities, teams, technical interfaces, evidence flows and environmental programme delivery.
07
Education & training
Professional training, environmental education, supervised teaching practice, educational materials and academic teaching support.
08
Technical & scientific communication
Reports, scientific manuscripts, figures, presentations, instructional materials and communication of complex evidence.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Selected roles and professional contexts.
This web CV summarises the most relevant roles. The Portfolio provides project-level evidence and methodological notes where additional detail is useful.
Independent environmental projects & technical collaboration
Brazilian and collaborative project contexts
- Project-based environmental consultancy and technical work involving biodiversity, environmental assessment, data analysis, reporting and research support.
- Documented responsibilities across consultancy and voluntary project-coordination engagements, with project scope varying by assignment.
- Research collaboration and contribution to peer-reviewed biodiversity data publications.
Biodiversity-monitoring project coordination
UFG–Anglo American partnership context · Brazil
- Voluntary coordination of field activities and teams within a biodiversity-monitoring partnership involving the Federal University of Goiás and Anglo American.
- Supported technical interfaces and evidence flows associated with monitoring activities.
Context note: partnership/project role; not direct employment by Anglo American.
Environmental Analyst · Biologist
Biota Projetos e Consultoria Ambiental Ltda. · Brazil
Cross-functional environmental role spanning field evidence, data, analysis, environmental diagnosis, reporting and technical communication across multiple clients and sectors.
- Environmental studies and EIA/RIMA-related work, fauna diagnostics, monitoring and technical reporting.
- Entomofauna and vector-invertebrate surveys, identification, epidemiological surveillance and environmental-health activities.
- Organisation, control and analysis of environmental databases using Excel and R, including statistical work and visualisation.
- Environmental education, professional training, educational materials and technical/scientific communication.
- Field coordination and technical support across multidisciplinary environmental programmes.
Commercial Assistant · International Trade (COMEX)
Agência de Estocagem Ltda. · Brazil
Commercial proposals, purchasing and sales support, supplier/client qualification and participation in international negotiations, including environmentally oriented recycled products and machinery.
EDUCATION
Academic training.
Biological Sciences at the foundation, with postgraduate research in Environmental Sciences.
2019–2023
PhD in Natural Resources of the Cerrado
State University of Goiás (UEG), Brazil
Research focus in Environmental Sciences, including environmental licensing and impact assessment, quantitative modelling, scientometrics, public perception and scientific information. CAPES doctoral scholarship.
2016–2018
MSc in Environmental Sciences
Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil
Research on the methodological quality of the biotic component in terms of reference for Brazilian hydropower Environmental Impact Assessments.
2009–2012
Biological Sciences
Faculdade Anhanguera de Anápolis, Brazil
Bachelor’s degree and teaching qualification in Biological Sciences.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Research spanning environmental assessment, perception and biodiversity data.
The publication record includes eight peer-reviewed journal articles, alongside organised books/field guides, book chapters, conference outputs and technical/scientific communication.
2023
(Mis) perception of environmental laws: Modeling challenges based on information source preferences
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 103, 107244.
2026
Jaguars in their largest stronghold: spatial distribution of a generalist apex predator
Biodiversity and conservation, 291
2023
Perceptions about massive environmental impacts: a Brazilian study case
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 95(2), e20220335.
2023
NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES: A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics
Ecology, 104(4), e3713 · collaborative data paper.
2022
AMAZONIA CAMTRAP: A data set of mammal, bird, and reptile species recorded with camera traps in the Amazon forest
Ecology, 103(9), e3738 · collaborative data paper.
9
Peer-reviewed journal articles
3
Organised books / field guides
5
Published book chapters
9
Works in conference proceedings
TEACHING, TRAINING & EDUCATION
Science communicated for different audiences.
2300+
Quantified hours of teaching, training & supervised teaching practice
17
Documented instructional & educational materials
- 360 hours: environmental-health training for health professionals across five municipalities in Maranhão and Tocantins.
- 20 hours: university-level short course on environmental forensics and auditing.
- 400 hours: undergraduate supervised teaching placements in Science and Biology.
- 39 hours: doctoral teaching internships in Statistics and Bioindicators.
- Approximately 1500 hours: direct school teaching as a volunteer school monitor, excluding lesson preparation and planning.
- Multi-year volunteer school monitoring in Science, Chess and Informatics.
- Environmental education responsibilities documented across project-specific and cross-sector professional records.
Teaching-hours note: the 800+ figure is a conservative quantified total and does not include reconstructed classroom hours from multi-year school monitoring, unquantified environmental-education activities, talks, workshops, round tables or lesson preparation.
TECHNICAL TOOLKIT
Tools and methods used to organise, analyse and communicate evidence.
The emphasis is on practical analytical use rather than software-engineering claims. Tool choice depends on the question, evidence and required output.
DATA & ANALYSIS
- R & RStudio
- Microsoft Excel
- Data cleaning & validation
- QA/QC workflows
- Statistical modelling & diagnostics
- Data visualisation
REPRODUCIBLE WORKFLOWS
- Reusable R scripts
- Structured analytical projects
- Git version-control workflows
- Shiny analytical prototypes
- Data dictionaries & documentation
- Traceable exports and reporting
RESEARCH & COMMUNICATION
- Evidence synthesis
- Bibliometrics & scientometrics
- Scientific & technical writing
- Figures, tables & presentations
- Environmental reporting
- Teaching & training materials
PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIST TITLES
CRBio-4 recognised professional specialisms
- Ecology
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Planning and Management
These are professional specialist titles recorded by the Regional Biology Council (CRBio-4), not three separate postgraduate degrees.
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
Native
English
Advanced professional
Spanish
Basic
Polish
Basic
PROJECTS, RESEARCH & OPPORTUNITIES
Interested in discussing a project, collaboration or role?
If my background fits the environmental, data, research or educational work your organisation is developing, I would be glad to hear about the context and what you need.