Agbiolab’s founder and Senior Scientist, Liliana brings over twenty years of experience in molecular biology with emphasis on biochemical and molecular research. She has co-authored both peer-reviewed research papers and patents.
As Senior Scientist at Roche she led projects in gene discovery. At Syngenta Crop Protection she conducted research on transgenic corn and tomato incorporating insect (Bt) and viral resistance. Earlier she was Scientist at Syngenta Plant Biotechnology Research in North Carolina
Liliana also participated as speaker in educational seminars, under the auspices of COOC and the Olive Oil Times.
Liliana has a Master of Science from Michigan State University, major in plant breeding, and a BS in Agronomy. She is co-owner of LC Farms, an interprise growing walnuts in the upper Sacramento Valley.
Carlos Machado
General Manager
Responsible for sales and customer services, Carlos brings to Agbiolab over thirty years of experience in business andinformation technology. He has led consulting, professional services and customer services organizations at startups and established companies,
Carlos delivered multi-million dollar solutions in industries such as Food, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Medical and Manufacturing. He has held senior positions at WIPRO Technologies, Quova, Inc., Model N, Inc, Comergent, Sybase, Remedy Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation.
He holds a MS in Computer Science from Purdue University and a BS in Electrical Engineering. He is co-owner of LC Farms, a farm enterprise growing walnuts in the upper Sacramento valley
Our partnership team
All experts in olive oil
Milagros Castro
Olive growing
Milagros is an agronomist with extensive knowledge on olive orchard design and management: cultivar selection, irrigation, pruning, manual and tool-aided harvest.
Trilingual (English, Spanish, Italian)
info@milagrosoliveadvisor.com
Pablo Voitzuk
Olive Milling
Pablo’ expertise is in artisan milling with emphasis on premium quality and antioxidants in olive oil. He is an advocate of filtration at the mill and has received several awards. Trilingual (Italian, Spanish, English)
pablovoitzuk@yahoo.com
Dewey Lucero
Marketing & Shipping
Dewey launched two successful olive oil brands. Has expertise in branding, e-commerce, blog marketing, inventory management, and proper shipping (containers, cartons, carriers).
dewey@olivefantastic.com
Nancy Ash
Olive Oil Tasting
Nancy, our long term partner in sensorial assessment of olive oil, has been a pioneer advocate and educator in the olive industry.She has 20 year experience as COOC taste panel member and leader, and is also certified by the OrganizzazioneNazionaleAssaggiatori Olio di Oliva in Imperia, Italy.
