Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP, Brazil), Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of Campinas and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Ecole Centrale de Lyon (ECL, France). Associated professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department in State University of Campinas. Experience with emphasis on Solid Mechanics. Recent research fields include land and underwater autonomous vehicles, oil pumps monitoring, vehicle dynamics, hydro-pneumatic suspension, damping control and non-linear systems modeling and control. He is currently responsible for the dynamic mechanical tests laboratory (LabEDin). He is also current director of student activities for the Campinas region and member of Dynamic Vehicles Committee of the SAE.