[4] The younger Uy spent his studies in Angeles City, attending Chevalier School for his high school studies[1] and the Holy Angel University where he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering in 1992.

[5] As a high school student, Uy sold Betamax and VHS tapes he sourced from Greenhills in San Juan, Metro Manila which later led to him setting up Jack's Video, a Betamax and VHS rental service with his brother in Angeles City.

[1] He expanded to the broadband and fiber optics business founding the ComClark Network and Technology Corp. in 1996 which later became Converge ICT.

[1] He has also expressed his vision to develop Angeles City, his hometown, as a technology hub similar to Silicon Valley.

[8] In 2021, Uy became a board member of Silicon Valley–based firm Axiado Corp.[9] In 2023, President Bongbong Marcos appointed him as his special envoy to Korea for digital transformation.