He was born in Lima, Peru, on September 30, 1960, and entered the Chorrillos Military School in February 1979, before graduating in the "Héroes de la Breña" class of 1983. He graduated as a Systems Engineer, and holds a Master's degree in Administration and in Military Sciences. He also attended the Advanced Business Management Program (PADE) at the ESAN Business School and the Senior Management Program at the University of Piura. He also took courses locally and abroad such as the Weapons Course in Fort Gulick, Panama and the Resource Management Course and the Advanced Informatics Course at Fort Benning, Georgia in the United States. He is trained in Parachuting, Jumping Master, Free Fall, Regular Command Course and Armored Courses. He also graduated from the LVI Course on Command and General Staff at the United States Army War College, and the Higher Course in Psychological Operations and in the CAEN as a participant in the Defense and National Development Course.
