He has been a full Professor at the São Paulo State University - UNESP, Faculty of Engineering, at Ilha Solteira, Brazil, since 1989. Geological Engineer (Ouro Preto Federal University, 1987), Master Degree in Geotechnics (São Paulo University, 1991), PhD in Civil Engineering - Geotechnics (São Paulo University, 1995), Habilitation in Engineering Geology (São Paulo State University, 2000), Specialist in Geoprocessing (São Carlos Federal University, 2006), Post-doctorate in Urban Engineering (São Carlos Federal University, 2006), Post-doctorate in Geography (Mato Grosso do Sul Federal University, 2026). He teaches Soil Mechanics, Engineering Geology and Environmental Geology in the Civil Engineering Course at the Ilha Solteira Faculty of Engineering - UNESP,  and acts in Postgraduate Programs in Civil Engineering at UNESP and Urban Engineering at UFSCar. He focuses his research on Geosciences and Urban Engineering, with emphasis on the environmental area, mainly working on the following topics: characterization of the physical environment, erosion, collapsible soils, geotechnical and geoenvironmental mapping, environmental and neighborhood impact assessment, and natural risk analysis.