ˈæftɚ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm hˈaɪ skˈuːl, hiː ɛnɹˈoʊld æt ðə kˈoʊldʒɪˌoʊ də ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚɹə wˈaɪ ˈɑːɹts mɛkˈænɪkəz kˈɑːm nˈaʊ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pwˈɛɹɾoʊ ɹˈiːkoʊ æt mˌeɪɐɡˈuːɛz ænd stˈʌdid ᵻlɛktɹˈɑːnɪks ænd mᵻkˈænɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ.
After he graduated from high school, he enrolled at the Colegio de Agricultura y Artes Mecanicas (CAAM) (now the University of Puerto Rico) at Mayagüez and studied electronics and mechanical engineering.