President of SUMA architects and urban planners, a private firm specialized in urban-scale projects that include public-private partnerships, and significant social and environmental components.  He has held several government posts, including Executive Director of the Office of the Old City (OCA), a governmental agency administered through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and whose mission is the renovation of the colonial neighborhood of Panama City, declared World Heritage Site in 1997.

He obtained a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Catholic University in Panama, a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Rice University.  He is married and has two sons.