I have been project manager of agricultural related businesses in Costa Rica (urban plantations, insect farming and cattle management). As a researcher, I developed biological controlling methods of pests at banana plantations in Perú and worked with satellite imagery at the National Institute for Space Research in Brazil. Lately, I worked in interdisciplinary research teams on developing applications with sensors data for detecting drought in German, Cambodian, Mozambique, Ethiopian, Peruvian and Paraguayan forests. Currently, I work with teams that use robots and sensors from the leaf, canopy, aircraft and space levels with the task of discovering about solar induced fluorescence, which is a measured signal of the sunlight when it transforms into alive organic matter.

Interesting fact about you:

When I was 20, I spent every afternoon of a 4-months internship in Perú walking the forest trails in my quest to see the jaguar in the wild. Additionally I am interested in developing Blockchain applications for exchanging value across borders without banking fees and in favour of the environment.

Favorite Quote:

Supporting good ideas from people in social, political and economic disadvantage is a must to achieve a global sustainable development. Sustainability works better in cross-border teams. If the innovative idea of a person to improve his environment doesn’t receive support, possibly there will be nobody doing that. We believe in these ideas and want them to flourish and spread.