Agricultural Engineer and PhD in Agronomy from UNESP Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil. Currently Assistant Professor in the area of Phytotechnics at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FCAA), University of the Azores (UAc), Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal. Participates as an effective member of the Institute for Research in Agricultural and Environmental Technologies (IITAA), Azores. Previously an Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Pará (2014–2020) and director of the Faculty of Agronomy FAGRO (2020) Campus Universitário do Tocantins/Cametá UFPA-Brasil. Has experience in the area of Plant Production, with an emphasis on Matology. Works mainly on the subjects of agricultural production systems and weed biology and management.