Luis has worked in different fields of the animal production and nutrition industry since 2000, having studied Animal Sciences with a focus on cytogenetics and agricultural marketing at the National University of Colombia. After University, he worked for 5 years managing commercial broiler breeder and grandparent operations. He completed his PhD in Animal Science at the University of Alberta in Canada, where he studied the bio-economic linkages between efficient meat production in broilers and reproduction in broiler breeders. He joined Danisco Animal Nutrition in 2008, where he started as an R&D scientist. His research has been focused on the utilization of dietary energy and protein, as well as the factors affecting the efficacy of exogenous enzymes in poultry and swine feeds. He has published 16 papers, 45 abstracts and 10 patents, and actively collaborated with a broad array of research institutions and industry partners worldwide. Since 2011, he is Global Innovation Lead, where he manages a team who connects the DuPont R&D capabilities, external collaborators, and the animal nutrition applications to deliver innovative solutions to customers.