Born in Mexico City, he has a degree in Marine Biology from the Universidad del Mar in Oaxaca, Mexico. He studied postgraduate studies at the National University of Costa Rica (Master in Marine and Coastal Sciences, 2006) and at the Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, (Master in Coastal Ecology and Rural Development, 2008). He is a professional diver (PADI DiveMaster, 2006), with more than 2000 logged dives.
Instructor of reef monitoring methods AGRRA, MBRS, CORAL BLEACH WATCH and SEAGRASS NET. Currently, Coordinator of Coral and Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Projects for CENTRO ECOLOGICO AKUMAL A.C.
For more than 15 years, Baruch has worked actively in projects for national and international NGOs focused on the conservation, protection, research and restoration of coral reefs and adjacent ecosystems in Mexico and Central America. He has also participated in academic teaching, contributing in training and consulting for undergraduate and graduate students, tour guides, fishermen and the general public under an integral scheme of sustainability towards better regenerative tourism schemes in the Riviera Maya area.