ABOUT

Mauricio’s professional focus traces back to early exposure to how human choices shape the health of the environments we depend on, after witnessing leatherback sea turtles decline from egg harvesting and recover through community-led conservation in El Salvador. Born and raised in California’s Bay Area, he has traveled to El Salvador regularly since infancy. Among his most lasting memories are watching leatherbacks nest on La Costa del Sol and learning to identify nesting sites during nighttime walks at his family’s ranch in La Libertad — moments that stayed with him and edified his worldview on humanity’s reciprocal relationship with natural systems.

Holding a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from San Francisco State University, he embarked on a 7-month Latin America bus tour, connecting with permaculture and indigenous communities to explore alternative living models. This journey, sparked by uncertainty about his career path, led him to work with a Mexican indigenous community – igniting his passion for water systems. 

Mauricio has been designing water systems for the past decade. His deep passion for regenerative systems has marveled his solution mindset to push the effectiveness of holistic land planning, water balance analysis, ecological stormwater management, rainwater capture,  water reuse, and reciprocal water relations. Featured in award-winning books: Brad Lancaster's "Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Vol. 2" and Erik Ohlsen's "The Regenerative Landscaper".

He recently earned his land planning certification from the School of Regeneration, Green Curves - Latin America’s largest regenerative community. He’s had the pleasure to learn and work with some of the leading specialists in the regenerative space, such as Kevin Bayuk, Brock Dolman, Erik Ohlsen, Brad Lancaster, Sebastian Bertsch, Gerardo Ruiz Smith, Georgi Pavlov, Darren J. Doherty, Elizabeth Dougherty, John D. Liu, and Martín Benenati.