Curriculum Vitae
Name: Jacob Martinez
e-mail international:[email protected]
Languages: Hebrew, Spanish, English
Born in Chile 1951
Living since 1968 in Israel
1969-1971 Military Service in the IDF
Married and father of two daughters
Hobbies: Hunting and Diving
Academic Studies
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1983 – 1984 University of Haifa
- Study of Creative Photography
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1984 – 1985 Agricultural College “Ruppin”
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Business Administration and Management of Agricultural branches in
Kibbutzim and Moshavim (tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers)
- 1987 – 1988 Agricultural College “Ruppin”
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Chemistry and Physiology of the Plant, Hydroponics and Fertirrigation
(Automatic Fertilization and Irrigation)
Research in Chile
Development of fertilizer formulas for tomatoes and grapes at “SQM”.
Development of “The Pulrad System”( Translated: ”Root Lung”): Plant Restauration through applying Substrate to the Root System.
Development of “Geoponics”: Application of the Principles of Hydroponics to Soil Cultivations.
Professional Experience
- July 2002 - today
Moshav Habonim, Israel:
Developing various hydroponic and soil projects for different cultivations
- February 2002 - July 2002
Technical Manager of greenhouse project in Venezuela:
Tomatoes and Lettuce in soil and substrates
1998 – February 2002
Development of Projects and Consulting in fertilization and irrigation at the following
Enterprises in Chile:
“Alisa, Agregados Livianos”, Santiago, Perlite and Vermiculite Industry since 1996
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“ACE, Concon, 1998-2000:
- Palm Tree Nursery
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“Tomates Rocky”, Quillota, 1996-1999:
- Tomatoes in soil and in hydroculture in
Greenhouses
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“Agrosilber”, Ocoa, 1998-2000:
- Lettuce, tomatoes and peppers in hydroculture in
Greenhouses
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Plant Nursery “Los Olmos”, 1998-1999:
- Cherry trees, Tomato Speedlings and
Hypericum
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Plant Nursery “San Vicente”,
A “Fontec” Project, 1997-2001:
- Hydroponic Grape Speedlings,
Fertirrigation of Table Grapes and
Project “Pulrad”
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The Luksic Group, Agricola Portezuelo,
Los Andes, 1999-2001:
- Fertirrigation of Table Grapes and
“Pulrad” System
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“OBL”, Paine, 2000-2001:
- Hydroponic Lettuce in greenhouses
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“Agricola North”, Lampa, since 2000:
- Hydroponic Tomatoes in greenhouses
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Edmundo Huanca, Hospital, since 2001:
- Hydroponic Tomatoes in greenhouses
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Agricola "Los Almendros", Talagante, since 2001:
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"Pulrad" System for Plum Trees
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1996 – 1998 Agricultural Consultant in Chile and Mexico
- Americo Trufa, Arica, Valle de Azapa, Chile: Tomatoes in soil
- “ABC”, Baja California, Mexico: Tomatoes in greenhouses
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1987 – 1995
- Manager of the Greenhouse Crops of Moshav Habonim, at the foot
of the Carmel Mountains.
Planning and developing of crops in inert substrates.
Development of the System Hydroculture, Hydroponics, in Israel
Fertirrigation (Automatic Fertilization and Irrigation) in greenhouses in
Substrate and soil:
Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers and Eggplant
Development of the System of Seasonal Moving of Hydroponic Peach Trees
and Bananas.
2 hectares.
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1979 – 1987
- Managing the crops: onions, wheat, cotton, and lettuce in Moshav
Habonim. 120 hectares.
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1978 – 1979
- Responsible for Project of Automatic Irrigation and Fertilization in
The fields of Kibbutz Grofit, in the “Arava” region (desert zone of Israel).
250 hectares.
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1974 – 1978
- Manager of the agricultural branch of Kibbutz Ktura, also in the “Arava”.
200 hectares.
Awards
In 1991 in Israel first prize from “Mashov”, out of 15 000 farmers, for reaching a crop of 500 tons per hectare of hydroponic tomatoes in greenhouses.
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