He holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Federal University of Santa Maria. He holds a master's degree in the field of Equine Medicine and a doctor in Surgery and Veterinary Clinic from the Federal University of Santa Maria. He served as Assistant Veterinary Physician at the Equine Clinic of Hospital Veterinário Universitário-UFSM, from 2009 to 2011. He is currently an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), where he teaches disciplines in Veterinary Clinical Semiology and Clinical Medicine of Equidae. He also works as a Veterinary Doctor in the Large Animal Clinic and Surgery sector at the Hospital Universitário Veterinário. His work focus is the diagnosis of lameness with the aid of wireless inertial sensors, being the coordinator of EQUILAME - Study and Research Group on Lameness.