Gerardo M. Rivera Chaparro Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Missouri, United States

As an agronomist at the USDA-NRCS Missouri State Office's Ecological Sciences Division I provide assistance to the State Resource Conservationist, the State Agronomist and the State Conservationist for all agronomy and related functions. Responsible for:- Assisting in developing state policies, procedures, instructions, and coordinating them with other states within the Midwest region.- Providing technical leadership and guidance to other agronomists and appropriate personnel within the state.- Collaborating with other state staff members to ensure interdisciplinary action in all NRCS programs.- Training field personnel.- Participating in agronomy components of appraisals and reviews.- Maintaining working relations with research centers and other cooperating agencies.- Developing and revising of all aspects of field office technical guides related to agronomy.- Providing assistance in interdisciplinary technical reviews of project plans, environmental impact statements, and other technical materials.- Coordinating agronomy functions with other states in the region and across regional boundaries as appropriate.- As a conservation planner, working with clients to form conservation plans that help resolve their conservation issues and develop alternative systems that both meet clients' goals and address resource concerns for the agency.- NRCS Organic Champion point of contact for Missouri (Oct 2024 - Present)- NRCS Urban Agriculture planning point of contact for Missouri (Sept 2024 - Present)

Rincon, Puerto Rico

Elected after a vacancy as a Municipal Legislator and Minority Leader for the Citizen's Victory Movement party (Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana – MVC) for Rincón, Puerto Rico. Bringing oversight to the town's incumbent government. Part of the following oversight commissions: 1. Treasury, 2. Appointments, 3. Legal & Regulations, 4. Education, Arts & Culture, 5. Social Welfare, 6. Auditing, 7. Health, Environmental Quality and Natural Resources, 8. Youth, Recreation and Sports, 9. Decoration, Public Works and Transit.

Rincon, Puerto Rico

As the representative for the political party (Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana – MVC), I am charged with supervising and evaluating all and any electoral transactions, tasks, functions and processes done by the local Electoral Inscription Board for the Municipality of Rincón (Precinct 039). This in accordance with the most current applicable Puerto Rican electoral law and guidelines.

Barranquitas, Puerto Rico

- Working on USDA NIFA HSI STEM proposal for precision agriculture program development- Conducted routine equipment maintenance and assurance of optimal performance- Aquaponic, aeroponics, and vertical systems management- Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational- Drones for precision agriculture- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)- Nutrient management- Agricultural science communication- Inventory cataloguing- ZipGrow Vertical Farms

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Project: Coffee fruit rot pathogen identification

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Delivering introductory biology lab courses to undergraduate students while completing my graduate curriculum towards master's degree (MS) in biology, specializing in plant biology. Working on a taxonomic revision for the genus Peperomia in the Caribbean.

Puerto Rico

Limited Liability Company dedicated to the design, installation, and maintenance of high-end gardens and outdoor areas in Rincon, Puerto Rico and western Puerto Rico.

Rincon, Puerto Rico

Responsible for horticultural practices of all plant inventory. Customer service and sales representative.

Lajas, Puerto Rico

Directed phases for trialing germplasm of tropical pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) for resistance to the phytopathogenic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina.

Master'S Degree, Agribusiness Management And Sustainable Markets

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Science - Ms, Biology

Thesis: "The Genus Peperomia (Piperaceae) in Puerto Rico: Taxonomic Revision & Conservation Implications"

Bachelor Of Agricultural Science, Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General