Graduated in Material Science and Metallurgy Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1990), Master's in Metallurgical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1992) and Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1998). He is currently an associate professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UERJ, Deputy Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Mechanical Engineering (PPG-EM / UERJ) and is a Procientist in the Proscience program at UERJ. He is the Coordinator of the UDT (Technological Development Unit) NANOFAB (Multiuser Laboratory for Nanofabrication and Characterization of Nanomaterials). He has experience in the Materials and Metallurgy area, with an emphasis on X-Ray Diffraction and Phase Transformations, working mainly on the following topics: synthesis of bioceramics, coating for mechanical manufacturing tools, graphene nanocomposites and ballistic ceramics. He is also active in the characterization of thin films and nanomaterials. He was Regional Councilor of CREA-RJ (2016, 2018), as an elected representative of the Clube de Engenharia do Brasil and Deputy Coordinator of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineering of CREA-RJ (2018). He is an elected member of the Scientific Research Support Council of the UERJ Postgraduate Dean. He is an elected member of the Board of Directors of Clube de Engenharia do Brasil (2021-2024).