Ph.D, doctor in Pedagogical Sciences, agricultural engineer and master's degree in Research for Educational Development. He was founding rector of the State University of Bolívar, executive director of the National Council of Higher Education of Ecuador (CONESUP) and president and vice president of the Network of Latin American Regional Universities (UREL).

Among other dignities, he participated as a representative of the National Constituent Assembly and presided over the House of Ecuadorian Culture, the nucleus of Bolívar. He collaborated as a jury in the National Contest of Educational Excellence. Today he is a delegate member of the National Secretary for Planning and Development.