In 1907, Moenck who studied engineering at Cornell University introduced basketball to the Havana YMCA.

In the early 1920s, he enrolled at Tulane University and returned to Cuba in the mid-1920s with his architecture degree.

[citation needed] He was elected President of the newly formed Cuban Olympic Committee in 1926, and he served in that capacity until 1930, then again in 1934.

[6] He was later elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), holding the Cuban seat from 1938 to 1969.

Among the prominent buildings designed by Moenck & Quintana are the Havana Bus Terminal, the Pro-Arte Musical Auditorium, the School of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Havana, and the Biltmore Yacht and Country Club.