Expanding leadership and knowledge with SEC Americas

Ivan Dario Montilla Muelle, Quality Coordinator, Solla S.A., Colombia

At Solla, one of Colombia’s leading animal feed producers, Ivan Dario Montilla plays a critical role in ensuring quality is never compromised. With a background in engineering, Ivan has spent 15 years building deep expertise in feed manufacturing, process control, and quality assurance across multi-species production systems.

Based at Solla’s Antioquia plant, one of six nationwide, Ivan oversees laboratory analysis and in-plant process control for feeds serving poultry, swine, dairy, and other species. Managing operations that run around the clock and encompass dozens of unique product formulations, Ivan ensures every product leaving the plant meets strict quality and safety standards. Over his tenure, he has supported plant start-ups, led quality initiatives across multiple facilities, and today serves as the company’s second-in-command for national quality management.

Ivan joined the SEC Americas in 2023, beginning with the feed manufacturing learning track at Zamorano University. He subsequently broadened his participation to include learning tracks for poultry, swine, and dairy. The experience strengthened his technical perspective beyond manufacturing, helping him better understand how feed quality directly impacts animal performance in the field.

By the final quarter of 2025, Ivan emerged as one of SEC Americas’ most engaged participants, earning the highest cumulative points on the community leaderboard through active participation in four of the five virtual communities: Poultry, Swine, Feed Mill, and Dairy. He now regularly shares SEC insights through monthly internal training, reinforcing a culture of continuous improvement within his teams.

His key takeaway from his learnings with SEC: “With the U.S. soy, quality is stable and predictable. That consistency gives us confidence in every formulation and every decision we make.”

Looking to the future, Ivan aspires to become Solla’s National Quality Manager, guided by a simple belief: quality is not just a standard. It is a promise.