49, is currently an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria of the UFSM Polytechnic College. Vice-Coordinator of the Technological Superior Course in Environmental Management. He holds a bachelor's degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2000); degree in Geography from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2003); Master's Degree in Rural Development from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2004); and PhD in Agribusiness by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2008). He works in teaching, research and extension mainly in the following subjects: entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship, environmental management business, intrapreneur management in cooperative organizations.