He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil (1988), a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1993) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1999). He is currently a full professor at the Federal University of Espírito Santo. He has experience in Mechanical Engineering, with emphasis on Variational Principles and Numerical Methods and Fluid Mechanics, and is currently working on projects on flow measurement technologies in their various aspects and different technologies. He works as coordinator of the Center for Studies in Oil&Gas Flow and Measurement - NEMOG (in Portuguese).