Viçosa. Phd in Agricultural Biotechnology (2001) from Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan. MBA in Business Management (2003) from FGV - Fundação Getúlio Vargas. On 12/8/2008, he was admitted to Embrapa as Researcher A, where he has worked in soybean genetic improvement, sustainable production systems and technology transfer and innovation. He is the coordinator of the Research on Genetic Improvement of Soy from Embrapa for the Cerrados biome (2010-present).