A member of the Spanish Navy's General Corps, he has served aboard several vessels, including the corvette Diana, the minesweeper Tajo, the frigates Navarra, Reina Sofía and Baleares, and as Commanding Officer of the patrol vessel Medas. His shore assignments include several years at the Operational Military Research Office and the Navy Statistics Unit. He has taught on the Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University Defence Centre and at the Naval Military Academy. He has served as Head of the Navy Artificial Intelligence Centre and is currently Head of the Sustainment Analysis Support Section within the Sustainment Directorate. He specialises in Naval Artillery and Gunnery and holds a Master's degree in Advanced Data Analysis and Model Building from the Complutense University of Madrid, a Master's degree in Decision Engineering from Rey Juan Carlos University, a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence from the International University of Valencia, and a PhD in Industrial Technologies from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena.