Robin received his bachelor's degree from California State University Fullerton in English, and his master's degree in American Studies. He's been an English teacher and Puente writing coach at Magnolia High School in Anaheim, California, for seventeen years. He is also a part-time college instructor.
Robin has two children and is a novice jogger, rock-climber, and Little League umpire. He loves to travel and is "obsessed with music" and listens to an eclectic mix of it.