• Lead greenhouse research on plant disease management.• Conducted research on manipulating supplemental LED light and temperature in the citrus nursery to improve budbreak and bud growth.• Plan research activities and evaluations while coordinating laboratory technicians, doing statistical data analysis, and designing experiments.• Use a variety of horticultural, physiological, and molecular biological methods under controlled greenhouse conditions to evaluate a range of germplasm response to ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’, the bacterium associated with Huanglongbing in citrus.• Perform morphological and SSR evaluations to identify different citrus cultivars.

• Managed the production of coffee, cocoa, and rubber tree and provided technical support in cultivation.• Worked in all areas and activities from planting to selling the final product while managing and supervising farm staff.• Developed spreadsheets to calculate fertilization costs and managed crop production costs.

• Led the doctoral project Reproductive compatibility and diallel analysis among pear trees in the tropics.• Conducted research with plant pollination, pollen viability, and molecular analysis of S-alleles for reproductive compatibility on pears.• Conducted research on the management of fruit trees (apple, pear, plum, olive, peach, blackberry, raspberry, fig, and loquat).• Performed phenological evaluation of plants for adaptation of new cultivars in mild winter conditions, pruning, fertilization, pest and disease management, and postharvest.• Worked on research in the plant physiology laboratory, evaluating experiments with apples under drought conditions and photoselective colored nets.

• Worked on the master's project Rooting of stem segments of fig cultivars.• Managed field and greenhouse research related to the cultivation and management of fruit trees, such as pruning, fertilization, pest and disease management, and postharvest activities.• Led experimental field evaluations and analyzed data in statistical software to support research.

• Provided crop consulting services and carried out integrated pest and disease management for strawberry, pepper, tomato, watermelon, squash, eggplant, green beans, citrus, and corn farms.