Degree in Animal Science Engineering from the Higher Institute of Agronomy, Technical University of Lisbon (2008), recognized by the Federal University of Santa Catarina in 2018. He began his research career in 2005–2006, leading field teams in emissions monitoring projects for the Portuguese pig industry. He completed both his MSc (2012) and PhD (2016) in sustainable animal production through a collaboration between Embrapa Swine & Poultry, the Federal University of Santa Catarina, and the agro-industrial sector, developing innovative mathematical models to estimate water use, manure production, and gaseous emissions in pig farms. His work directly supported updates to Brazil’s national reference values and environmental licensing regulations in Santa Catarina State. In 2017, he joined Agriness Information Systems and Technologies as coordinator of a research and innovation laboratory. Since 2019 to March 2026, he has been an invited lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Beja. April 2026 marks the beginning of his auxiliary research activities at School of Agriculture, Polytechnic University of Santarém. He has published 15 peer-reviewed journal articles and presented more than 50 papers and abstracts at international scientific events. His research interests include water use and management, wastewater, gaseous emissions, system modeling, energy production, and the sustainability of animal production systems.