Business Administrator from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, with International Certifications awarded by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE): Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). He began his professional career as Administrative Assistant in the Internal Control Office of the Capital District's Secretary of Finance (1994), Auditor at Empresa de Energía de Bogotá (1995-1997) and Auditor at Colsubsidio (1999-2005).
He worked as Internal Audit Manager at Farmacity Colombia S.A. (2005-2006), Internal Control Manager at Novartis de Colombia S.A. (2006-2008) and Compliance Manager in Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Regulations for the Andean Region at Johnson & Johnson de Colombia S.A. - Medical and Diagnostic Equipment Division (2008-2009). In 2009 he was hired by Oleoducto Central S.A.- Ocensa S.A. as Audit Director. a position he held until 2017.