Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (2009), Master's (2011) and Ph.D. (2015) in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná (concentration area: Manufacturing; Research Line: Materials and Manufacturing Engineering). He is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Maria, teaching courses in the areas of materials science and manufacturing processes. He has experience in the area of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, with emphasis on Physical and Transformation Metallurgy, working mainly on the following subjects: Thermal, Mechanical and Chemical Treatments; Mechanical Properties of Metals and Alloys, Manufacturing Processes/Economic Selection, Tribology and Corrosion. He acts in the evaluation of the interrelation among processing, structure, properties and performance of materials.