José Luis Gutiérrez-García

Location: North Vancouver, Canada

Public Profile: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/gutierrezjoseluis

Website: http://motoca.ca/

Prior to founding Upcycle the Gyres Society in 2012, José Luis achieved a Master Certificate in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and a Certificate in Corporate and Environmental Sustainability from the University of San Francisco.

José Luis held the Chair of the Sustainability Committee for a remote gold mining operation in the Arctic.

José Luis is Principal at Motoca Eco-Effective, Integrated & Holistic Regenerative System Solutions, a pioneering company advocating for a “Regenerative Approach to Development in Resource Intensive Industries”.

His writings on transforming mining and marine plastic waste into revenue streams have been published in magazines such as Nature Canada, Business Excellence and Ship&Offshore.