Having graduated with a bachelors of architecture from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and having completed post grad Construction Management specialization at NYU, Gonzalez worked for several award winning firms in New York and Miami before returning to his native Colombia in 2004. Based in Bogotá,Colombia Ernesto founded Gonzalez Vaughan Arquitectos, a multi-disciplinary firm specializing in residential, commercial and hospitality projects and a hi-rise building maintenance division.