Julian Leonardo Zárate Jaimes is a professional in International Business and Business Administration, recognized Cum Laude and as a Young Researcher. He holds an MBA from Westfield Business School and has over five years of experience in foreign trade. He has worked at ProColombia, where he led export strategies in the Santander region, and at the Bucaramanga Chamber of Commerce, where he coordinated export training programs. He also held a position at The Walt Disney Company, further strengthening his ability to operate in international environments.

Among his key achievements are the design of customized export roadmaps, the opening of new international markets, and the implementation of strategic tools such as the Balanced Scorecard. He is proficient in tools such as Salesforce, trade databases, and Microsoft Office. His ethical, strategic, and results-driven approach, combined with strong interpersonal skills, makes him a valuable contributor to economic development and international expansion projects.

He is an Industrial Engineer with a specialization in Agribusiness Management and experience in digital transformation. With over five years optimizing operations and leading projects across various industries, he is an expert in implementing e-commerce and digital marketing strategies, and has a strong track record in international commercial representation.

His expertise in international business has enabled him to represent companies at trade fairs, business matchmaking events, and commercial exhibitions abroad.

He has been a professor at the Universidad Santo Tomás in Bucaramanga for nearly 20 years, holding a degree in Foreign Languages from UIS, with solid knowledge of the English language and its teaching. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. As a certified C1 English speaker, he teaches Phonetics and Phonology courses in the Bachelor's program in Foreign Languages. His experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language includes his work at a school in Minnesota, USA, where he temporarily resided. As a result, he currently works as the coordinator and instructor of Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE) at the university. .

Additionally, he is a former Rotary International scholarship recipient, having been selected as Colombia’s cultural ambassador to South Korea.

He holds a degree in English from the Universidad Industrial de Santander and a master's degree in Inclusive and Intercultural Education from the Universidad del Bosque. He is a professional committed to and passionate about teaching, research, and languages. His greatest motivation is to transmit to his students the love for knowledge and culture, always with warmth and human quality, which he considers the fundamental pillars of education. Among his soft skills, he stands out for his proactivity, teamwork, punctuality, commitment, dynamism, adaptability, and creativity.