Master in International Agribusiness and Rural Development from the University of Göttingen in Germany. He is a Researcher at the Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development at INCAE. In addition, he is an Agricultural Engineer from the University of Costa Rica where he obtained a degree with honors in Phytotechnology.
He has participated in the design and implementation of evaluation and monitoring systems in a number of projects within the agri-food sector with emphasis on coffee, such as: sustainability performance analysis, impact studies, quantitative and qualitative analysis, competitiveness and strategy. He has led research projects with rural populations in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica. Key research partners include Anacafé, ECOM, Lavazza, International Coffee Partners, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung, IICO Cooperation, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Technoserve, Enveritas, World Banana Forum, IICA and Nestlé Nespresso. He is currently collaborating on other transparency and corruption projects, as well as projects implementing the Social Progress Index.
Place of work: INCAE Business School
From: 2019 To: Present
Position: Researcher
Description: Design and development of evaluation and monitoring systems in a series of projects within the agrifood sector. Development of training workshops for technicians on good methodological practices for data collection for monitoring systems. Also participates in Social Progress Index projects, as well as in the launching of the Cantonal Social Progress Index 2019.
Place of Work: Sustainable Markets Intelligence Center
From: 2013 Until: 2019
Position: Project manager and senior researcher
Description: Design and execution of research proposals including the establishment of data collection systems and database management, as well as training of survey teams, quantitative and qualitative analysis of project results and preparation of final research documents for different clients. Quantitative and qualitative analysis to evaluate the impact of technical assistance programs on the productivity and competitiveness of small producers.
Place of Work: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
From: 2008 To: 2008
Position: Consultant
Description: Development of a program to facilitate access to small and medium producers in a dynamic market, particularly for bean and cocoa producers in the Chorotega Region (Guatuso, Upala).
Place of work: Agronomic Research Center, University of Costa Rica.
From: 2003 To: 2006
Position: Research Assistant
Description: Research in the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory. In charge of the design, evaluation and analysis of experimental results and subsequent preparation of the respective research reports. In charge of the germplasm bank of several crops, as well as help in the elaboration of micropropagation protocols.
