Agricultural engineer (2004) and PhD in Crop Production (Viticulture) for the UPM (2009), former lecturer in viticulture subjects; orchads, fruit and arable crops, irrigation,etc. (Catholic University of Avila) and R&D (manager of national and international projects of agro-food companies) and quality management during 4 years. He was also, the former Head of Unit “viticulture” at the OIV (2014-2018), being in charge of scientific and technical works; drafting technical dossiers; elaboration of protocols and international standards bellowing to Viticulture area.
He is the President of the Viticulture Commission at OIV (2024), and a member of the Spanish delegation of the OIV (MAPA). He was the former president of PROTEC Expert Group (viticultural techniques and vine protection; 2018-2024) and national delegate of SUSTAIN (Sustainable Development and Climate Change. Also, he was the President of R&D group at the Comité Europeen des Enterprises du Vin (CEEV; 2022-2025) in Brussels.
Author of more than 40 scientific and technical knowledge-transferring publications worldwide, mainly in viticulture area, as well as member of scientific committees for Congress (OIV, ISHS) or institutional entities (CST member of Institute Français de la Vigne et du Vin; IFV; CERVIM) and reviewer of agricultural or viticulture journals.
Finally, he participated in 20 R&D international projects (leading one InterREG Sudoe, participating in H2020, Horizon Europe, Life, etc. projects ) on key topics in viticulture as climate change, traceability of plant material, grapevine diseases, biodiversity and preservation of genetic material, utilisation of natural resources, etc.
