Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Iowa (1987). Master's degree in Statistics, Purdue University (1984). He has more than 25 years of experience in higher education institutions. He has been a Senior Lecturer at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, an Assistant Professor at Wichita State University, and an Instructor at the University of Iowa. He has held several academic management positions, including Academic Dean of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. In addition, he has been a consultant and director of several research projects in statistical companies and is the author of several national and international publications.