- Ingeniero electricista (Electrical Engineer), Universidad F. Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile, 1960.
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1963.
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1972.
- Professional Engineer, State of Florida, April 1986.
- Professor, Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, 1984 – present.
- Consultant for: IBM, Motorola, Beckman-Coulter, Harris, Lucent, MCIWorldCom, Panasonic, Allied Signal, and others.