He holds a degree in Applied Physics to Materials Science from the Federal University of Ouro Preto (2006), a Master's degree (2008) and a Ph.D. (2011) in Materials Engineering from the Thematic Network in Materials Engineering (UFOP-CETEC-UEMG). He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Federal University of Ouro Preto. He works at the institution as a Professor in the Field of Physical Metallurgy, being responsible for the courses on Thermal Treatments of Metals, Structural Analysis Techniques, Mechanical Testing, and Technology of Metallic Materials. He has experience in the fields of Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Engineering, and Physical Metallurgy. He mainly works in the broad area of Physical Metallurgy, with an emphasis on Materials Characterization and the interface between Thermal Treatments, Structure, and Properties of Metals. He conducts research in the field of Phase Transformation Kinetics in Metallic Alloys through the application of experimental tools such as Dilatometry. He has been a member of the Study Group on Fracture of Materials (GesFraM) since 2012. He has been a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Materials Engineering (REDEMAT) since 2013. He has been a member of the Academy of Sciences of Ouro Preto since 2015. He has been a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering (PROPEM) since 2019.