José Mauricio Duque, based in Barranquilla, CO, is currently a Brand Manager at Newstex. José Mauricio Duque brings experience from previous roles at Biz Nation, Snap2objects, Startup Grind and Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones. José Mauricio Duque holds a 2006 - 2008 Universidade Federal do Paraná. José Mauricio Duque.
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