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Pablo was born in Santiago de Chile and during his childhood he lived in different cities throughout the country such as Linares, Concepción and La Unión, as well as some outside Chile such as Madrid and Quito. Due to these experiences, his motivation to visit different places and learn about the biodiversity of each place grew. He studied Veterinary Medicine with the goal of always being able to relate his work to wildlife. During this period, he dedicated much of his free time as a volunteer in rehabilitation centers, zoos and research centers to strengthen the knowledge and management associated with fauna.

Since 2015 he began to get involved in NGO “Bird and Wildlife Observers Network” (Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre (ROC), initially attending bird watching outings and talks, in addition to participating as a volunteer in multiple waterfowl censuses. In the first years with the ROC, he developed a research project related to the search for the threatened South American Painted Snipe, which led him to participate in other research such as the search for Storm Petrels in the Atacama Desert.

Currently, Pablo is project coordinator of the seabird program at the ROC along with a multidisciplinary team of researchers. Among the projects in which he participates and/or coordinates are: monitoring of reproductive colonies of Storm Petrel, reproductive monitoring of Peruvian terns, searches for new reproductive sites in terns, review of projects that enter the SEIA, consulting on projects that interact with seabirds, conservation of protected areas, among others.

In parallel with seabird issues, Pablo has carried out various research projects and strengthening knowledge on avifauna together with the ROC. These include: coordination of the Black Rail Project, participation in ringing of wetland birds and Storm Petrel, coordination and preparation of bird books of Chile, participation in ornithological expeditions and censuses of various birds. Pablo is passionate about bird watching and searching for knowledge gaps in the different species of birds that inhabit the country, which has led him to travel a large part of the national territory. He is currently a reviewer for the eBird platform.