Ricardo holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics, developing much of his research in the evolution of massive stars and astrochemistry. He has almost 150 articles published in scientific journals, and has directed doctoral theses and Master Final Works. He is an experienced radio astronomer, having led the "Host Country Radio Astronomy" NASA-INTA program in Spain, several instrumental developments, and belonged to prestigious scientific committees such as the "RadioAstron Scientific Committee". He has led and actively participates in observational projects in several of the most prestigious facilities in Europe (IRAM, MPIfR), USA (VLA, GBT, HHT, SMT), South America (ALMA, APEX) and Africa (MeerKAT). He is an active collaborator of the Spanish Virtual Observatory (SVO), participating in the implementation of radio astronomy standards in the VO ecosystem, and developing specific applications. He acted as vice-chair of the radio astronomy working group of the IVOA (International Virtual Observatory Alliance). Ricardo is currently integrated into the CESAR project (ESA/INTA/ISDEFE), being in charge of the implementation and operations of the optical telescopes of the project and the future implementation of the ESAC antennas for use in educational projects of radio astronomy.