His academic pursuits also include executive courses at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and an ongoing doctorate in administration at Colorado Technical University.

After serving active duty in the Marines, he transitioned to the United States Navy Reserve where he became Deputy Director in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

[2] In August 2020, Román joined the Senior Executive Service (SES) as a Level II member, and was appointed Director of Mission Integration in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E)).

[6] Román was from 2005 to 2010 the regional director of the Global Naval Research Office at the United States Embassy in Santiago, Chile.

In this role, he served as the liaison between the United States Navy for science, technology, and maritime security, and countries in the Western Hemisphere and Africa.

He received the Chilean Armed Forces Military Star for his efforts during the response to the 2010 category 8.8 earthquake in Chile.