He has been full Professor and Researcher in the Department of Statistics at ITAM since 1990 and was Head of the Stat Department. He holds the degrees of Actuary from UNAM and both the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) with Level III. During year 2017 he has been working as an Invited Researcher in the Dirección General Adjunta de Investigación at the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) in Mexico City. He is a former Director of Special Econometric Models and Research Coordinator at INEGI. He was also Head of the Statistical Research Unit in the Dirección de Investigación at the Banco de México and Director of Information Systems in the Dirección General de Planeación y Programación Educativa at the SEP.