He provides technical consulting for the oil and gas industry on production optimization, integrated reservoir engineering and reserves evaluation projects for conventional and unconventional plays, as well as expertise and training on production and reservoir engineering software from S&P Global Commodity Insights. The engineering studies on conventional and unconventional reservoirs include wellbore dynamics modelling, nodal analysis and evaluation of artificial lift systems, water and acid gas disposal. He joined S&P Global (now part of S&P Global), during the 2013 acquisition of Fekete Associates Inc., a leading provider of integrated reservoir management software and services to the oil and gas industry. He previously worked for Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo (IMP).

Ivan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (specialization in Pipeline Engineering) from the University of Calgary, Canada.