Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Studied Physics at the University of Buenos Aires and later Information Management and obtained Masters and PhD degrees. Joined Schlumberger in February 1985 in Houston, Texas, where he worked in several technical and managerial positions until 2000. From 2000 until 2008 he held several management positions in Abingdon, UK; Calgary, Alberta and London, UK. During his career he worked in the areas of Geophysical Exploration, Geological Modeling, Structural Modeling, Reservoir Modeling and Petroleum Economics and holds several patents. He is currently the Norway Technology Center Manager for Schlumberger Information Solutions and is based in Oslo and Stavanger. He is a strong advocate for innovation and software quality methodologies.