Profile
Agricultural Engineer, Postgraduate in marketing, processing and seeds production, with more than 5 years experience in seed production business (Flowers and Vegetables). Experience: production, administration, negotiation, logistics, planning, organization and agricultural management, greenhouses and open field crops.
Within my strengths are personnel handling and management, proactivity, tolerance to unexpected and adverse situations and working under pressure, teamwork, adaptability to different work situations, ease in forming relationships and professionalism.
Interest in working in a global seeds company and continue learning and share my experiences and skills.
Academic Studies
PRIMARY SCHOOL: The Mackay School, Reñaca, Viña del Mar, Chile.
HIGH SCHOOL: The Mackay School, Reñaca, Viña del Mar, Chile.
UNIVERSITY: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
DEGREE: Agricultural Engineer, Thesis in Fruit Production.
POSTGRADUATE: Postgraduate in marketing, processing and production seeds (2010-2011).
COURSES: Fertirrigation in intensive crops INFOAGRO Spain (Online, 2014)
WORK HISTORY
March 2009-September 2014
SONE SA.
Starting in March 2009 in charge of Breeding Station in Llay-llay, Chile. Project development with Syngenta Flowers in seeds breeding in Cyclamen, Verbena, Gerbera, Primula, Lavandula, Hellianthus, and other F1 and OP crops of seed and cuttings origin.
(Training in Breeding station Syngenta in Holland). Greenhouse facilities and field experience. Responsible of follow more than 20 different projects and crops.
Position of Crop Manager in Sone begins in November 2009 to May 2012. Responsible of flower OP and F1 crops in the company, production, communication with clients, negotiation and shipment of the order on time and with the correct quality. In charge of over 300 temporary employees and 30 fix.
Production Manager begins in May 2012 until September 2014. In charge and responsible for the quality seeds and managing flower and vegetable seed production, and some new crops that were developed in the company.
Direct communication with the customers, commercial relations and technical support in seed production, management of the total business, contracts of temporary and fixed people with over 1.000 temporary employees in three locations in Chile: Hijuelas, Llay-llay and Valdivia.
September 2008- March 2009
SAG (Servicio Agrícola Ganadero). Governamental phytosanitary.
Site inspections in Lirios, Rancagua.
Pre shipment program with SAG-USDA / APHIS-ASOEX.
November 2007-April 2008
P.I.A (Produce Inspectors of America), Philadelphia (USA).
Organizing fruit inspections, supervising repacking process, quality inspection in coolers in all of the east coast of USA. Reports to clients, datalogger analysis, shipment coordination with customers and informing about the quality, and timing of the orders.
January 2007-May 2007
Exportadora Río Blanco Ltda., Los Andes. In charge of quality department in grapes, Kiwi fruit and pomegranates in 25 packing plants in the area of Aconcagua valley, labor in charge.
February-March 2006
Summer practice N°2. Criadero y Agrícola Huerto Cal ifornia, Parcela El Tranque, San Isidro, Quillota, Chile.
Supervisor of propagation, fertilization, all labor related in nursery of fruit plants in over 20 hectares of nursery and 300 hectares of fruit production.
April 2004
Fundo el Sauce, Lo Hidalgo, Limache.
Harvesting supervisor for grapes (local market)
January 2002
Summer practice on college farm.
Languages
Spanish is first language with fluent English both written and spoken.
Interests
In my spare time I enjoy playing Rugby, mountain biking, hiking and travelling in Chile and overseas.
Other Information
– One time per year visit Europe customers, productions and fairs like IPM.
– Family member of “Agrícola 2020”, 22 hectares of Cherries fruit production and Alfalfa field, with one field manager and two operative persons.
