Dino's fascination for visual communications go way back and working in advertising really wasn't a surprise for his family and friends. He graduated with a degree in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of Asia and the Pacific, where he won Unitas Award's Promotional Campaign of the Year 2011. After receiving his diploma, he began to to work for Antidote Brand Divergence Inc. where he assisted entrepreneurs create and build brands from the ground up. After a year, he moved on to work in JWT Manila both as a Brand Strategist and Digital Planner where he contributes in the development of strategic brand communication plans and digital marketing strategies.