Carlos joined Texas A&M University in the spring of 2018. He received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas- Pan American and a Master's of International Affairs from The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University where he focused his studies in Development Economics. While at the Bush School, Carlos was a recipient of The U.S. Congress-George H.W. Bush Fellowship (104th Congressional Fellowship). In the spring of 2017, Carlos presented his Bush School Capstone project, “Comparative Analysis of U.S., Russian, and Chinese activities in Latin America and the Caribbean,” to the U.S. Southern Command. Carlos started his career at TAMU in the Private Enterprise Research Center, he transitioned to the Texas Transportation Institute at TAMU in April of 2022. His current research at TAMU-TTI is focused on trade and transportation economics.