HOLGER DAVID TORRES CUEVA
Summary
Well-versed in biological solutions to combat crop challenges and increase growth for worldwide food safety and agricultural systems.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder
Great Wall Food
Florida, United States
11.2023 - Current
- Free time dedicated without external funding to develop strong partnerships with strategic businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth in food safety programs and agricultural systems for multiplanetary effectiveness research.
Agronomist Engineer at the Agricultural Department
Cluzon S.A.
Santa Elena, Ecuador
01.2023 - 08.2023
- Multispectral images to follow up forest buffer zones, water evacuation and flood reducing monitoring.
- Soil mechanization, automated irrigation system design and installation in 1900 acres of virgin lands.
- Develop vegetal organic nutrition plan for 3000 acres of banana farm.
Project Management Administrator
Gran Cannabis S.A.S.
Guayas, Ecuador
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Outdoor and indoor infrastructure establishment for medical cannabis crop.
- Control and monitoring statistics, environmental, physical and biological agricultural parameters during all plant growth stages and processes under a tropical environment.
- Teak forest field activities management - 74 acres.
Startup Founder
Spirit Valley Farm
El Oro, Ecuador
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Cultivate forward thinking for agricultural services related with rooting monitoring, pest management, water and soil conservation programs by using polymers and biological amendments.
- Research of microorganism inoculation for compost made with banana peduncle.
- Tropical ornamental landscaping.
Forestry Project Coordinator
EARTH University
Limon, Costa Rica
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Research in three methods of preservation with bamboo (Guadua angustifolia).
- Open a startup in order to sell more than ten thousand tropical forest and fruit trees native from Costa Rica for reforestation purposes.
Education
Post-graduate Internship - Horticultural Science
Ohio State University
Homestead, FL. United States.01.2025
Bachelor of Science - Agronomy And Crop Science
EARTH University
Limon, Costa Rica.12.2018
Language English B2 -
EF International Language Centers
Santa Barbara, CA. United States.01.2013
Skills
- Sustainable agriculture strategies
- Experimental design understanding
- Visionary leadership
- Growth Mindset
- Planning and coordination
Certificates Volunteers
- Best thesis presentation in Agroforestry Department at EARTH University. Costa Rica.
- Bamboo research presentation during the first International Bamboo Congress at UNA. Costa Rica.
- Agroecology and food safety conference at Enology Faculty at UABC. Mexico.
- Scholar Assistant Volunteer at Kasteel Val Velm. Belgium and Italy.
- Wildlife Animal Care Assistant Volunteer at Amaru Zoo. Ecuador.
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. Ecuador.
- PADI Open Water Diver. Ecuador.
- IELTS B2. TX, United States.
References
- Jamie Leigh Simaan. Logistics Analyst at Syngenta. NC, United States. +1 (336) 207-1256, jlsimaan@gmail.com
- Esteban Macas. Technical Agronomist at YARA. UIO, Ecuador. + (593) 98-852-8259, emacasamaya@gmail.com
- Kent McLeod. English Professor at EARTH University. L, Costa Rica. + (506) 2713-0000, kmcleod@earth.ac.cr
- Victor Arboleda. Department of International Intern Program at The Ohio State University. OH, United States. +1 (614) 206-8190, arboleda.8@osu.edu
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Hobbies
Read books, listen audiobooks.
Multi-instrumentalist.
Sports - running and swimming.
Living by principles of minimalism.
Timeline
Founder
Great Wall Food
11.2023 - Current
Agronomist Engineer at the Agricultural Department
Cluzon S.A.
01.2023 - 08.2023
Project Management Administrator
Gran Cannabis S.A.S.
01.2021 - 01.2022
Startup Founder
Spirit Valley Farm
01.2019 - 01.2022
Forestry Project Coordinator
EARTH University
01.2015 - 01.2018
Post-graduate Internship - Horticultural Science
Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science - Agronomy And Crop Science
EARTH University
Language English B2 -
EF International Language Centers