He obtained his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University on a Full bright Scholarship in Inorganic Chemistry and has served at the University of the West Indies in various capacities such as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry, Emeritus Professor, Head of the Department of Chemistry, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, and Deputy Principal, Mona Campus. He has received significant research accomplishments and is well published in Novel molecular systems and their laser-induced luminescence behaviors, Hazardous materials in Jamaica, etc. He has served local, regional, and international institutions and his membership in professional organizations includes the American Chemical Society, Caribbean Academy of Sciences and The World Academy of Sciences.