**Marcos G. Sotillo**

Marcos G. Sotillo, currently Technical Director of Nologin Oceanic Weather systems (NOW), is a senior scientist (Ph.D. in physics) with more than 25 years of experience as an ocean and atmospheric modeler. He is the developer of and is responsible for different Operational Oceanographical Forecast services at regional and coastal/local scales (built in the context of several projects and initiatives developed along his professional career in centers such as Puertos del Estado and Mercator Ocean International). He has authors papers published in more than 45 scientific peer-reviewed journals (first author of more than 20) and has participated in more than 25 R&D projects and contracts at the national and European levels (in several as the IP, coordinator or responsible). In the context of the Copernicus Marine Service, he is currently the leader element (deputy) of the regional service for the European Atlantic fac¸ade (the IBI-MFC Iberia–Biscay–Ireland Monitoring and Forecasting Centre) and is the former Copernicus Marine Product Quality Coordinator.
