He entered the University of Carabobo, La Morita, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Commercial Administration in 2000.

He began his working life at a very young age as a peddler on Pérez Almarza boulevard and then dedicated himself to the textile area.

Subsequently, in 2005, he was appointed general coordinator of the state of Aragua, a position for which he was re-elected in February 2007, with ample support from party bases.

[1] In 2010 a campaign called "Es Tiempo de Cambiar" was launched, which ended with the launching of his candidacy by Primero Justicia in the city of Maracay on 30 January 2010, and months later it was supported by the rest of the political parties that formed the Democratic Unity Roundtable.

[2] On 5 February 2013, Diosdado Cabello, president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, accused Mardo of corruption.