Certified Public Accountant and Commercial Engineer from the Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE), with a Specialization in Productivity Management. He completed a Diploma in Finance Management at UTPL, and obtained an Official Master’s Degree in Public Finance and Financial and Tax Administration from UNED – Spain, an academic program that had the participation of the Institute of Fiscal Studies. Within his professional career he has served, among others, as Advisor to the General Directorate of the SRI, Head of the Tax Intelligence Department (SRI), Head of the Tax Fraud and Money Laundering Investigation Area (SRI), Management Expert Tax (SRI), Technical Coordinator of Management and Control of Trusts (COSEDE) and Subrogate General Manager (COSEDE). He has an International Certification in Anti-Money Laundering granted by FIBA – Florida International Bankers Association, which complements his profile as an Assessor of the GAFILAT (International Financial Action Task Force), and is a current member of ACFE – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Complementarily, he approved the ISO 9001: 2015 Internal Auditor certification course, the Diploma in Psychographology awarded by the Psychographic-Analytical Society of Mexico, the Program of Specialized Tax Intelligence Techniques of the Federal Revenue of Brazil, and the Executive Program of Specialization in Finance and Stock Market of the Guayaquil Stock Exchange.