My primary professional goal is to collaborate with healthy food production through the leadership, management of breeding programs and the development of superior crop cultivars that are able to enhance the income and livelihoods of farmers, the industry and common people worldwide. With 34 years of experience as project manager and an applied plant breeder, I use all the tools available to achieve my goals, including conventional and contemporary techniques. My career gave me the opportunity to manage complex breeding programs and the chance to interact, learn and teach students, growers and professionals of diverse backgrounds obtaining tangible results. I collaborated and lead the team that created superior cultivars released and planted in different countries worldwide. In many occasions my collaboration helped National research programs to achieve their objectives. I started and/or enhanced breeding and research programs in a wide array of conditions, utilizing my experience, knowledge, professional networking and interpersonal skills. I am available to share my experience with institutions that may need my service.Specialties: Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Agronomy, International Agriculture, Private-Public Partnerships, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Applied Breeding Program Onset and Management