Experience

EAP Zamorano

• Honduras
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Professor of Plant Pathology

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Responsible for coordinating the Disease Diagnosis Laboratory and teaching Plant Protection graduate course, Plant Pathology and Microbiology undergraduate level courses. Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in research studies. Give support to productive units of EAP Zamorano and farmers of the region. Responsible for coordinating the Disease Diagnosis Laboratory and teaching Plant Protection graduate course, Plant Pathology and Microbiology undergraduate level courses. Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in research studies. Give support to productive units of EAP Zamorano and farmers of the region.



CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE LA CAÑA DE AZUCAR DEL ECUADOR

• Ecuador
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Pathologist / Fitopatóloga Jefe

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2019

  Responsible for coordinating the sugarcane disease detection lab and sugarcane seed program. Support phytosanitary evaluations to breeding program from CINCAE, monitoring phytosanitary status of different sugarcane mills, give seminar to sugar mills technicians and sugarcane farmers. Responsible for coordinating the sugarcane disease detection lab and sugarcane seed program. Support phytosanitary evaluations to breeding program from CINCAE, monitoring phytosanitary status of different sugarcane mills, give seminar to sugar mills technicians and sugarcane farmers.



Louisiana State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - May 2016

  Identification of genes associated with resistance to brown rust in sugarcane and prevalence of one major gene.Major Professor: Jeff W. Hoy Ph.D., Co-Major Professor: Niranjan Baisakh Ph.D.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  PLHL 4000 General Plant Pathology Instructor: Dr. Cristopher Clark. Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology.



Purificación y Análisis de Fluidos

• Colombia
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Representative Life Science Division

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2010

  Sales representative life science division, Purificación y Análisis de Fluídos Ltda. Millipore Corp. Representative in Colombia. Sales representative life science division, Purificación y Análisis de Fluídos Ltda. Millipore Corp. Representative in Colombia.



Cenicaña

• Colombia
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Industrial Microbiologist

  • Jan 2008 - Oct 2008

  Responsible for supervision of the next projects: “ Wild yeast identification for the potential production of bioethanol in the Ingenio Providencia S.A.”, “Evaluation of antibiotics and biocides in the bioethanol and sugar factory” and “ Origin and effects of the volatile acidity in the fermentation process to produce bioethanol”. The main objective of this project was advised the various mills in the solution of the problems that arise during the fermentative process. Responsible for supervision of the next projects: “ Wild yeast identification for the potential production of bioethanol in the Ingenio Providencia S.A.”, “Evaluation of antibiotics and biocides in the bioethanol and sugar factory” and “ Origin and effects of the volatile acidity in the fermentation process to produce bioethanol”. The main objective of this project was advised the various mills in the solution of the problems that arise during the fermentative process.



Cenicaña

• Colombia
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Junior Researcher

  • Jan 2003 - May 2007

  Responsible for developing the project “Molecular markers associated to resistance to yellow leaf virus in sugarcane”. The main objective is to find molecular markers associated to sugarcane disease resistance. Responsible for developing the project “Molecular markers associated to resistance to yellow leaf virus in sugarcane”. The main objective is to find molecular markers associated to sugarcane disease resistance.



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher in technical training

  • May 2006 - Oct 2006

  Researcher in technical training, Texas Agricultural Experimental Station TAES, Weslaco Texas, USA. Under supervision of Dr. Erik Mirkov. I developed my research in “Resistance transgenic of ratoon stunting disease (RSD) and leaf scald disease (LSD) of CC 85-92 variety”. The main objective of this project was produced a variety resistance to bacterial and fungical diseases that affect sugarcane using biolistic technique. Researcher in technical training, Texas Agricultural Experimental Station TAES, Weslaco Texas, USA. Under supervision of Dr. Erik Mirkov. I developed my research in “Resistance transgenic of ratoon stunting disease (RSD) and leaf scald disease (LSD) of CC 85-92 variety”. The main objective of this project was produced a variety resistance to bacterial and fungical diseases that affect sugarcane using biolistic technique.



Cenicaña

• Colombia
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Jul 2001 - Aug 2002

  I developed my research in “Resistance of different sugarcane varieties (Saccharum hybrids) Sugarcane Yellow Leaf luteovirus SCYLV using the aphid vector Melanaphis sacchari”. The main goal of the project was to differentiate levels of resistance or susceptibility in sugarcane varieties to SCYLV.

• Intern

  • Jan 2001 - Jul 2001

  I was involved in three research projects “Purification of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus SCYLV and antiserum production”, “Transmission of yellow leaf syndrome (Sugarcane Yellow Leaf luteovirus SCYLV) using Melanaphis sacchari and Rhopalosiphum maidis aphids like vectors” and “Transmission of Bacilliform virus (Sugarcane Bacilliform badnavirus SCBV) using Saccharicoccus sacchari” likes vector.