Miguel Avila

AQUANOVA, El Salvador. Project manager - Design, built and operation of tilapia hatchery ( 2millon/month). - Millennium Challenge Corporation / Chemonics / Zamorano, El Salvador. Aquaculture project manager 2010 - 2012 Manage the fish production project where a total of 530 people were advised in approximately 75 production units, managing a budget of 1.5 million USD. PROESA / CONADEI / INVEST IN EL SALVADOR, El Salvador. Foreign investment advisor in agribusiness. 2002 - 2010 Special technical business unit for the promotion of foreign investment linked to the Vice Presidency of the Republic, which coordinates with the secretaries of state and parliament. I was in charge of the Agribusiness unit, whose mission was to attract companies to make investments that would have a direct impact on the GDP and the quality of employment. Aquacorporaciòn de El Salvador. Operation Manager/Project management – site selection, built and operation 1999 - 2002  Intensive tilapia culture with RAS system (APT - https://aquaculture-israel.com/projects/aquacorporacionde-el-salvador/ )  Run and coordinate operations from Hatchery to export.  Lead 110 employees and a production of 2,000 Ton of fish.  Implementing HACCP.  Coordinate export to USA of fresh filet.  Promote aquaculture units integrated with irrigation model. “Super Shrimp” hatchery . Sinaloa “Aquanova shrimp hatchery”, Sinaloa “Oceanaica, S.A.” shrimp hatchery, Mexico. 1998 Mexico, 1997 El Salvador, 1994 EDUCATION MBA, Universidad Pontificia Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile. Ingenieria en Biotecnologia Acuicola (BS Aquaculture), UAG, Mex. - LANGUAGES Spanish: Native English: Advance TRAINING Project Management - ITESM Mar 2017 Financial statement analysis Sep 2016 Interpretation of BRC standard - 7th Ed. Bureau Veritas. Apr 2016 Lean Manufacturing - ITESM Feb 2016 Nutrition, Water Quality and Aquaculture Prod–Auburn U. May 2015 Internal Auditor HACCP – SGS Nov 2013 Finance, Insurance and Investment Founds- Overseas Private Investment Corp, OPIC´s. May 2006 “Training Program for High-level Economic Planners of South America Allies”- Taiwan. Aug 2005 Export and Food Safety- Zamorano U. – Honduras. Mar 2005 Production in greenhouses feasibility evaluation. Aug 2002 Intensive Aquaculture Farming, Israel. 1999 Ecological Field Studies in Glasgow University Scotland with Baylor University. 1991 Diving Course 1-2 Star - FMAS- SKILLS Personal skills: Leadership in people and empowerment, results oriented, Process Improvement and Quality Control, Food Safety and Compliance, Budgets, SOP's. Bilingual English-Spanish. Computer skills: Microsoft 365, Power BI, Project, Act, Farm Control, Auto CAD, ERP Microsip, company private production / analysis software. Interests: Outdoor activities, mountain biking, hiking, travel/multicultural interaction/food, puzzles. APR 2025