jhgowda

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 28th, 1963

1983-1986
Forest worker

1986-1990
Forest University, Garpenberg & Umea
MSc in forestry

1989
3 months working in Cauca Valley with CIPAV
Agroforestry, my first steps into animal nutrition

1991-1997
Work at the Department of Animal Ecology
Plant defenses and their effect on diet of mammalian herbivores

1991
Assistant in documentary film related to the first steps of INBIO, Costa Rica
Funded by the Norwegian TV

1992-1996
PhD project in Tanzania
Plant defenses and their role on the nutritional value of natiive woody species for ungulates

1997-2004
Work at Jaakko Pôyry Consulting, Buenos Aires office
Forest and forest industry related assignements

Prefeasibility studies
Market analyses
Strategic planning
Project coordination
M & A
GIS and database design for forest management

2004-present
Independent consultant
M & A
Investment analyses, forest
Supply chain analyses. forest industry

2004-2014
Developent and administration of rural tourism investment fund
Puerto Manso
Manso Valley, Rio Negro
www.puertomanso.com

2009- Present
Assistant researcher, CONICET
Universidad Nacional del Comahue, 
Bariloche, Río Negro
Main research interests:

Forest dynamics
Spatially explicit analyses of land use and land use change
Spatially explicit modelling (mainly Seles based scripts)
Plant-Animal interactions
Forest legislation
Forest management
Bioenergy

2009-2015
Independent member of the Board of Monte Alto S.A.
Magallanes, Southern Chile
Company managing southern beech (lenga)