Ortiz has a B.A. in English literature from Inter-American University, and a M.A. in philosophy from World University. Spanish is his mother tongue, but he prefers to write in English. His poems have been published, or are forthcoming in: Midwest Literary Magazine, Apparatus Magazine, The Salt River Review, Front Range, Bicycle Review, and The Taj Mahal Review. Flutter Press published his chapbook, At the Tail End of Dusk (2009).