Professor at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (UTPL), he has a master's degree in Conservation and Management of the Natural Environment and a PhD in the Management and Conservation of the Sea Program at the University of Cadiz. He is currently Director of the Master's Program in Renewable Natural Resources and coordinates the Governance, Biodiversity and Protected Areas Research Group. His projects and research are focused on protected areas and fragile ecosystems such as mangroves, paramos and dry forest on which he has several informative and scientific publications. He teaches protected areas and project management, both at undergraduate and graduate levels.