professional experience
2019 -2021
2019 -2021
2017 - 2021
2016 - 2018
2014 - 2017
2013 - Present
2007 - Present
2003 - 2004
1992 - 1995
1991 - 1993
1990 - 1991
Urban Agroecology Certificate Coordinator, Natural History and Sustainability Program, Merritt College.
Focus on: Developing curricula, promoting the certificate classes, working on grants to support the Urban Agroecology program, developing internships with potential employers in the field, and mentoring the cohort students.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Environmental Management and Technology, Merritt College.
https://www.merritt.edu/nhs/agroecology/
Teaching introductory course in Urban Agroecology, lecture and laboratory core classes of the certificate of Urban Agroecology to a diverse body of students.
Freelance landscape consultant under my LLC sole proprietory enterprise.
Consulting, designing, and building private gardens around the Bay Area in close collaboration with the owners.
Instructional aide, Landscape Horticulture Department, Merritt College
https://www.merritt.edu/lanht/
Assisted the lead instructors of landscape and planting design, Chris Gramp and Kate Stickley (https://www.arterrasf.com/landscape-architecture) during their classes. Revising student's projects, providing professional advice, and occasionally giving a lecture.
Co-Founder and Associate member of Verde360 in San Francisco, California
Landscape company specialized in the design and build of indoor and outdoor gardens in the Bay Area.
Co-founder of Landscapes, Sustainable Living (Paisajismo Vida Sustentable SA de CV),
Mexico 2013- Present
Non-profit Organization based in Morelos, Mexico dedicated to promoting sustainable landscape practices by organizing events that include international seminars, workshops, and national trade fairs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSlAQFzrRB8&list=TLPQMTgwMTIwMjJWOmM1XpFnww&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujeerFnTDBM
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Paisajismo+vida+sustentable
Co-Founder and Associate member of Verde360, landscape company, Mexico City
Landscape company specialized in the design, build, and maintenance of vertical gardens in Mexico.
Educator, Life Frames, San Francisco, California.
Taught for ‘A Living Library Organization’ hands-on, interdisciplinary standard-based curricula (preK-16-beyond) during the school day, and summer.
Manager, and co-owner of a Plant nursery ‘Vivero Siempre Verde’, Morelos, Mexico.
Managed a 1hectare plant nursery specializing in ornamental plant production and sales, garden design, construction, and maintenance.
Agricultural extensionist, National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition, Salvador Zubiran, Mexico.
https://www.incmnsz.mx/opencms/Organizacion.html
Trained the agronomist staff of the Food Security Program on bio-intensive agriculture and elaborated a manual with guides on implementing small-scale sustainable agriculture with a focus on the nutritional needs of the communities in the region of San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Agricultural extensionist, Kenya Institute of Organic Farming,
https://www.kiof.net/index.php
Worked with smallholder farmers in the community of Kiamuri, training and assisting them in organic agriculture practices.