Mariano is an Agricultural Engineer with an emphasis in Agricultural Economics from the University of Costa Rica. He has worked as a consultant in the implementation of sustainable quality programs for Coffee (Rainforest Alliance, coffee practices, Fairtrade), and has collaborated for the Centro de inteligencia sobre mercados sostenibles (Sustainable market intelligence center o CIMS) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. He also was a consultant for the Nespresso AAA Program for almost 6 years.