His most relevant professional work, a most transcendental work receiving wide recognition, is the invention of the HYL iron ore direct reduction process yielding sponge iron, a raw material used in steel manufacturing. He headed the team of Mexican workers and technicians employed by Hojalata y Lamina, S.A. (Hylsa) that carried out the study, research, testing and development of the above mentioned direct reduction technology. It was the first economically viable technology in the world for ordinary steel production to be commercialized on an industrial basis.

The HYL Process, Mexico’s foremost technological contribution to the world’s steel industry had, up to the decade of the 90’s close to 440 patents recognized in over 60 countries. This cutting edge technology competes favorably with other similar technologies appearing later in highly industrialized countries such as the United States, Germany and Japan. It is currently used in Mexico, Venezuela, Brasil, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, India and Malaysia. 

He is a former member of Hylsa’s Board of Directors; an Honorary and Life Member of the Consejo de Enseñanza e Investigación Superior, A.C. [Higher Learning and Research Council, A.C.]; Jefe del Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica del ITESM [Chief of the Electrical Engineering Department of the ITESM]. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences. Member of the Consejo Consultivo de Ciencias de la Presidencia de la República (CCC) [Science Consulting Council of the President’s Office]. Medalla al Mérito Cívico [Civilian Meritorious Medal] of the Nuevo León Government; the Medalla Lázaro Cárdenas al Mérito Politécnico [Lázaro Cárdenas Medal for Polytechnic Merit]. The Premio Nacional de Ingeniería Mecánica, Eléctrica y Electrónica del Colegio de Ingenieros Mecánicos Electricistas [the National Prize for Mechanical, Electric and Electronic Engineering of the College of Mecanical and Electrical Engineers]. Austrian Honor Insignia, and Honorary Consul of Austria for Mexico’s Northeast. Knight of the Order of Saint 

Gregory the Great awarded by the Vatican State. The Gold Medal of the World Organization of Industrial Property (WOIP) as “Outstanding Inventor”.

Inventor and co-inventor of 398 patents, 23 of them basic. 48 technical and scientific articles in indexed journals, with multiple citations and references for technical use and syndicated industrial application.