Álvaro is a Brigadier General of the National Police of Colombia and the Head of the Police Unit for Peacebuilding (UNIPEP). He is part of the governmental delegation in the peace negotiations with the ELN in Quito, Ecuador, and was part of the technical sub-commission for the peace negotiations with the FARC-EP in Havana, Cuba. He has a Bachelor’s degree in administrations and criminalistics, is a specialist in security and human resources management with a diploma in the administration of justice and diligence of identification as well as in the management of public security. He was the Director of Interpol Colombia, Director of Schools of the Police, and Director of the General Santander School and Commander of the Metropolitan Police of Cúcuta.