Carlos is an agronomist from the University of San Carlos De Guatemala. He has a Ph. D. in plant nutrition and two master's degrees in plant physiology and nutrition. He has advised on blueberry, raspberry and strawberry plantations, as well as on nutrition of various crops in Mexico, Peru and Central America.  

He has also participated as a speaker at INTAGRI with his talk on "blueberry production in hydroponics"; at the Mexican Society of Protected Agriculture Specialists (SMEAP) he spoke on "EVAPOTRANSPIRATION ; An Indispensable SMEAP Tool for Efficient Irrigation" and "The movement of water in the plant, a key factor in efficient irrigation".