he has a degree in Civil Engineering - Ecole Nationale Des Travaux Publics Alger (1986), a master's degree in Civil Engineering - Institut Natonal Des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (1987) and a doctorate in Civil Engineering - Institut Natonal Des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (1993). Professor at PPGEC at the Federal University of Santa Catarina. He has experience in the area of Civil Engineering, with an emphasis on Waste Recovery and development of new Civil Construction materials, working mainly on the following themes: development of new materials, recovery of organic and organic industrial waste in Civil Construction, Environmental Assessment and Sustainability of Construction Materials