Ahmed Borgini

Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center
Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Lab
24 Colovos Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824

Ahmed Borgini was born and raised in Monastir, Tunisia. He joined the Tunisian Navy right after graduating high school. He attended the United States Naval Academy as an international student where he earned his bachelor’s degree in ocean engineering. He came back to Tunisia where he completed his officer of the deck courses in the Tunisian Naval Applications and Specialties School. During his first three years as a navy officer, he has been the head assistant of human resources department in the Tunisian naval academy, Head of Telecommunications, Detection and the Navigation departments aboard two war ships. Ahmed also was part of many international trainings and exercises like Pheonix express and African lion and 5plus5 Sea boarder. 

He is currently a GEBCO scholar and seeks to explore the world of ocean mapping whether by enhancing his skills in coding, data analysis, teamwork and mapping at sea. 

His hobbies are basketball, walking, playing video games and long road trips.