An agronomist from the National University of Colombia, he currently works as Development and Project Manager for Ecoflora, the research and support division for GOWAN's biologicals, with focus on Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. He has been co-investigator and co-author of publications on the determination of natural enemies of pest mites in ornamental crops and on biotic and abiotic means of dispersal of pest mites in the same crops. He has extensive experience in research, development and sales of biological products in the companies Live Systems Technology and Bichopolis. In addition, he has held development, technical support and sales roles at Syngenta and UPL.