Juan Jose Chavez Mulet Email & Phone Number

Guatemala

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

My team and I help all producers to ensure the fruit of their crops meets all the quality standards required by their customers. One of the challenges our customers face to improve the sale of their products is adapting agricultural practices to reduce the risks of pesticide residues and lower the chemical load on the crop.Through strategic alliances, we offer solutions for food quality control through different services and analysis. This provides our customers with tools to demonstrate the quality and safety of their products, thus complying with the standards of good agricultural practices, food safety as well as the requirements of the most demanding markets.

Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua

“The identification and development of business opportunities and the profitable management of projects and contracts, from inception to completion.”

Commercial department management: analysis services, products and equipment. Sales management: Conformation, training, leading and management of the sales team and sampling team.Introduction and consolidation of services with key clients in the areas of mining, agribusiness, food industry, hydroelectric companies, power generation companies, shrimp farms, environmental consultants and other laboratories.Promotion of new potential businesses in the analytical area.Development of an inspection department, as a new business for the companyProfessional meritsa) 2008-2009 Elected President of the Biotechnology Commission of the National Council of Science and Technology of Guatemala. Main achievements: promoting the development of a national policy on biotechnology as a strategy for economic growth, with government officials (Vice President, ministers of environment and agriculture). Lectures by leading scientist (Wayne Parrot and Albert Sasson).b) 2007-2008 Elected Secretary of the Commission of Biotechnology of the National Council of Science and Technology of Guatemala. Main achievements: participant in the writing of the National Plan of Biotechnology for Guatemala.c) 2008 Elected by the National Council of Science and Technology as a member of the national delegation in the "Farm Progress Show," Iowa, technical visit to the USDA, Washington DC and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.d) Bio International Convention Assistant, 2007 and 2008.e) 2001 – 2007 Member of Asociación de Bioética de Guatemala.

Business development in the area of biotechnology for the company “Soluciones Analíticas S.A” (08/2007 – 09/2009)a) Evaluate different biotechnology projects. To evaluate different business opportunities considering market sizes, and characteristics of the services or demanded products; generate the business plans for the implementation of these projects defining the most propitious technology, the necessary investment and the operative costs; current and potential, local and foreign competition, and to demonstrate the opportunity, risks and profitability of the projects with supported financial information to justify the investments, based on the projects profitability, to implement the selected projects taking into consideration the topics of quality, profitability, environmental impact and sustainability; hire the personnel, purchase the equipments, implement the technologies, direct the pertinent changes in the physical infrastructure, etc., to operate and supervise the implemented projects with the finest level of quality and client service and looking for the continuous improvementb) Projects submitted: Research in the use of microorganisms for the control of Black Sigatoka in banana plantations, feasibility study to implement microbiology analysis with PCR, to offer services in pharmacogenomics and paternity tests. c) Projects implemented: Research, development and consolidation of the marketing of products for bioremediation of the water and soils in shrimp ponds, wastewater treatment, grease traps and oil spills.

A Biotech Consulting firm focused on providing companies with the necessary biotechnology expertise required to remain competitive, advising on issues of strategy, technology implementation, and other opportunities from the emerging biotechnologies. In this same period I carried out consulting projects for CONCYT, “Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología” contributing into the generation of science and technology indicators of Guatemalan Governmental institutions, Ministries and Universities.

Cameroon

Project Manager: CEPS. Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Research and university teaching (1998 – 2003)a) Research Assistant and Associate Researcher. Laboratory of Applied Entomology and Parasitology (LENAP). San Carlos University of Guatemala. Research studies in biochemistry and molecular biology. Introduction of molecular biology studies in the Department of Biology, USAC. Research assistant for programs financed by TDR – WHO, America Network on Research for Tropical Diseases (NETropica), the National Council of Science and Technology (CONCYT) and the Research Department (DIGI) of San Carlos University of Guatemala.University TeachingDepartment of Biology, College of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, San Carlos University- Genetics: 8th semester of Biology Major (02-01-06 to 06-30-06).- Bioethics, tutorial course: 10th semester of Biology Major. (02-01-06 to 06-30-06).- General Biology: 2nd semester of Biology Major (01-06-02 al 31-12-02).- Molecular Biology, tutorial course: 10th semester of Biology (06-01-02 al 12-31-02).- “Introduction to PCR-RAPDs y production of Taq polymerase”. DIGI – LENAP, July 2000 (12 hours of theory and 20 hours of laboratory). - Teaching Assistant: General Biology I and II (01-18-99 al 12-31-99).

Msu International Agricultural Biotechnology Short Course, Biotechnology

Cochran Fellowship Program 2008 Applications of biotechnology in agriculture and global overview of biotechnology. Biotechnology research.

Molecular Biology

Training in advanced molecular biology techniques. Department of Biological Sciences, Loyola University.

Molecular Biology

Training in molecular biology applied to epidemiology. Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories.

Biology

Bachelor’s degree in Biology (BSc+ equivalent) Graduated 2001. College of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy. GPA within the top 3 students.

Education record

Baccalauréat Série C, Specializing in Mathematics and Physics (1994). High School Degree: Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras (1993)..