Born and raised in Venezuela, now calls Florida his other, more humid, tropical home. As a University of Central Florida graduate, he started his environmental career in conservation education education at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in 2015. He continued to work as a field specialist for an environmental consulting firm performing migratory bird evaluations, species’ relocations, wetland delineations, and enforcing federal and state policies. While he loved traveling and doing field work, he re-stumbled upon his passion for environmental education. He has been with the City of Tampa for over four years working as the Recycling Specialist in the Department of Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management.