Jon Mikel Merino Pilarte is a 46-year-old professional with over 15 years of experience in prospection services, outsourcing, export departments, marketing, telemarketing, market research, trade fair organization, and public relations. He has worked with industries including shipyards, green energies, pumps, valves, lifts, escalators, natural stone, generators, centrifugal pumps, valves, and marine. Merino Pilarte speaks English, French, Portuguese, German, Euskara (Basque), and basic Arabic. He has experience working in the European Union, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East, Turkey, Africa, Asia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Indonesia.