He holds a degree in food engineering from the University Center of Belo Horizonte (2011), a master's degree in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2014) and a PhD in food science from the Federal University of Lavras (2017). He held a postdoctoral internship at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) (2020). He has been an adjunct professor I in the department of food technology at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) since 2022. He was a professor at the Federal University of Amazonas (2017-2022). He has had 117 articles accepted/published in national and international journals in the field of food and materials science and engineering. His research has been in the areas of emulsions, microencapsulation of bioactive compounds, extraction of new biopolymers extracted from Amazonian plants, and use of emerging technologies in food processing in general. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Food Research International and a reviewer for several journals in the field of food science and materials science and engineering. He is a CNPq-Level 2 Productivity Scholar.