Holds a Ph.D in Materials Physics from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He joined the Institute for Sustainable Energy in 2009 after having been the CEO of Heritage Malta for 3 years.
Prior to that he spent 12 years working in the United States with MEMC Electronic Materials, one of the world's largest suppliers of solar and semiconductor materials. His last post there was that of Director of Worldwide Labs with responsibility for labs in Asia, Europe and the US.
His major expertise is in the characterization and synthesis of semiconductor and solar materials and he was a pioneer in the development of several characterization techniques. He has published extensively and holds 10 patents on semiconductor/solar materials. His current research interests are in photovoltaics, and other renewable energy technologies that could be applicable to Malta. He is also Chairman of the Scientific Committee of COST (Cooperation in Science and Technology),Vice-president of Din L-Art Helwa (The National Trust of Malta)and President of the University of Malta Academic Staff Association (UMASA)