Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Alberto currently engages in practice from his home studio in San Juan. He crafts and conceptualizes brands, exhibits, way-finding systems, publications, books, photographic projects, and architectural collaborations of an interpretative nature. Alberto carried out his graduate studies at NC State University's College of Design and undergraduate experience at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He is a Poynter Institute Visual Journalism Fellow. Today Alberto leads AIGA's Design Educators Community (DEC) and most recently taught graphic design for Virginia Tech and NC State University.