Graduated in Kinesiology from Católica del Maule University, Chile, and obtained his MSc in Biophysics from the University of Chile and PhD at Pablo de Olavide University, Spain. He has been Professor of Biophysics and Biomechanics at Los Andes University, Chile, where he was also Research at the Integrative Laboratory of Biomechanics and Effort Physiology (LIBFE). His research interests are in the areas of signal processing applied to biomedical signals, human motion analysis and the applied physiology of the neuromuscular system.