Elmer D. Castillo, PhD

Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering(ABE) The agricultural and biosystems engineering (ABE) pertains for careers in: Machine Systems Processing Systems for food, biofuels, and other biproducts Natural Resources and Environmental Systems Professional Agricultural & Biosystem Engineers design systems and solve problems requiring mathematics and the application of physical, biological, and engineering sciences involving biological systems. Agricultural and biosystems engineers address society’s grand challenges in food, energy, and water. Project Manager, Consultant(Hydrologist, Irrigation Engineer, Agricultural Engineer)-GECC Environmental Services- NIA Small Reservior Irrigation Project Professional Agricultural Engineer-Resident Engineer- Technical Specification and Philippine National Standard/Philippine Agricultural & Biosystem Engineering Standard for government procurement of Agricultural Field Machineries, Equipment’s and Post harvest Engineering Equipment’s- PI Farm Products, Inc./LKFMI Head Engineer / Officer In -Charge/Engineer III Department of Agriculture-MIMAROPA Region, Regional Agricultural Engineering Division -1994 to June 2016 -which is mandated to plan, execute and monitor the implementation of the regional agricultural engineering, mechanization and infrastructure programs and projects of the Department of Agriculture Researcher and Engineer -involved as a study leader in the assessment of surface water potentials for surface irrigation development program under the Department of Agriculture-University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLBFI) Comprehensive Irrigation Development Program (CIRDUP Post-harvest Engineer in the field of postharvest engineering, involved as a Post-harvest Network Member of the Bureau of Post-harvest for Research and Extension (BPRE).and presently, Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), participate in both local and international trainings related to agricultural engineering and other allied field, attended in October 2000 -3rd International Training Workshop on Food Processing and Packaging Machinery in Zhenjiang at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) of the People’s Republic of China in cooperation with the China Machinery Consultants International of the State Administration of Machinery Industry (SAMI), July 20 to August 5, 2008 completed his Training Course on Grains Storage for Developing Countries, sponsored by Ministry of Commerce and Organized by Henan University of Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Zhengzhou City, PR China; Rural Infrastructure Engineer December 2012-July 2016, Team Leader on Intensified Building-up of Infrastructure and Logistics for infrastructure & Fisheries Development(I-BUILD) under Philippine Rural Development Program(PRDP) by providing Technical Assistance to Local Government Units(LGUs) in the preparations, submission and approval of sub-projects    proposals for Farm To Market Roads, Water Supply Infrastructure, Irrigation Projects and other infrastructure for endorsement to Regional Project Advisory Boards(RPAB) and World Bank(WB). f) Consulting Engineer of Agricons Impex Co., October 2018 – Present, Client: Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC) /Agricons Impex Co. Main project features: Various projects under Agricons Impex Co. TWG Member/Engineer-Technical Working Group (TWG) in the formulation of Irrigation National Standards initiated by the Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC) of the UPLB under the Project entitled: Enhancement of Nutrients and Water Used Efficiency Through Standardization of Engineering Support Systems for Precision Farming" funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development-Department of Science and Technology (PCARRD-DOST). TWG Member in the completion of Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standard (PAES) Volume