 His dissertation on speckle reduction in laser microscopy was supervised by Shigeo Minami and Satoshi Kawata of Osaka University.He spent his childhood in Baclayon, Bohol and attended high school at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in nearby Tagbilaran City.He is included in the Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2016-2017 (12th Edition) and in the Ultimate List of 15 Asian Scientists To Watch that was published by Asian Scientist Magazine on 15 May 2011.