Mario was born and raised in the Houston, Texas area. He graduated from the University of Houston with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He offers professionalism and experience as well as knowledge of the greater Houston area as he works with clients in Commercial Real Estate and Property Management. He is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of HAR (Houston Association of Realtors), Chairman of the Commercial Gateway Division of HAR and Chairman of HRIS (Houston Residential Information Services) as well as Regional Vice President for TAR (Texas Association of Realtors). He also serves as a Director of NAR (National Association of Realtors) and Vice-Chairman of NAR Global Business and Alliances Committee. He was appointed by Governor Perry to serve a 6 year term on the advisory committee for the Real Estate Research Center at Texas A & M University.