Holds a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy from Universidade de Passo Fundo-UPF (1988), a Master's degree in Biotechnology from Universidade de Caxias do Sul-UCS (1999), and a PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources from Universidade Federal de São Carlos-UFSCar (2003). Currently, he is a full professor at the Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (URI-Erechim), a full member of the board of directors of FAPES (Fundação Alto Uruguai para a Pesquisa e o Ensino Superior), a member of the board of directors of FuRI (Fundação Regional Integrada), and a full member of the Agrarian Sciences Scientific Committee of FAPERGS (2013-2019). He is also the Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Food Engineering (PPGEAL) at URI and a permanent professor in the Graduate Program in Food Engineering (master's and doctorate) and in the Graduate Program in Ecology (master's), at URI.