He has a degree in Atmospheric Sciences (Universidad Veracruzana, 1983), with a specialization in environmental sanitation (Federal Republic of Germany, 1983-1984), a master's degree in Geophysics (UNAM, 1992), and a PhD in Geography (UNAM, 1996). He has been a full time professor-researcher of the Bachelor of Atmospheric Sciences at the Universidad Veracruzana (UV) since 1985. His field of specialty is applied climatology, in which he has participated as co-author in 15 books, 35 specialized articles published in indexed journals, and more than 70 papers in national and foreign congresses. He has directed 35 undergraduate theses (mainly in Atmospheric Sciences) and co-directed three master's theses and two doctoral theses. He is a member of the National System of Researchers, Level 1.