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Julio attended Bernard Baruch College (a unit of the City University of New York), where he received his Bachelor in Business Administration in 1980. He received his Master in Business Administration from the University of Miami in 1984. Mr. De Leon obtained his C.P.A. Certificate from the State of Florida Board of Accountancy in 1984. He has also obtained the designation of Certified Management Accountant and Certified in Financial Management from the Institute of Management Accountants.Following his graduation from Bernard Baruch, he moved to Florida accepting a position with a publicly listed real state Company where he attained the position of accounting manager. At this Company he worked on Securities and Exchange filings, complex accounting issues, and audit compliance with the international accounting firm auditing the company.Mr. De Leon entered public practice in 1999 helping clients prepare their accounting records to comply with SEC regulations and performing re-engineering services. In 2000 Julio joined a regional accounting firm as the audit manager for the firm conducting audits of SEC clients in the U.S. and South America. Julio was recruited in 2001 by a national accounting firm as a senior manager in charge of the firm's SEC clients. During this tenure, Julio performed SEC engagements with companies located in the U.S., Singapore, Canada, and England. Affiliations with professional and civic organizations have been an important factor in his career. Julio has been the past president of the Institute of Management Accountants - Miami Chapter. He is a member of the AICPA, FICPA, Institute of Management Accountants, and the Association of Fraud Examiners. | 