He holds a degree in Agronomy and a Master's degree with direct progression to a PhD in Agronomy in plant breeding from the Federal University of Pelotas. He also holds a Professional Master's degree in Leadership and Organizational Management from Franklin Covey. He is currently a Full Professor of Higher Education and Head of the Department of Agronomic and Environmental Sciences at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Frederico Westphalen Campus, Rio Grande do Sul. He has worked as a wheat breeder in a private company for 13 years and teaches various disciplines involving genetics, statistics, plant breeding, and agricultural crops. He has published four books and three chapters, more than 130 scientific articles, and more than 215 papers in conference proceedings. He has advised or co-advised 18 master's students (currently supervising four master's and three doctoral students) in the Graduate Program in Agronomy - Agriculture and Environment, a program that was one of the factors that led to the creation of the doctoral program. He has supervised 42 undergraduate students in their final projects in Agronomy, 60 students with scientific initiation scholarships, and 80 students in extracurricular and curricular internships. He has participated in over 240 defense panels for internships, final projects, master's and doctoral degrees, as well as teacher qualification and advancement to Class E. He also serves on committees, collegiate bodies, and coordination positions at UFSM. As a professional, he has worked for over 22 years in the field of plant breeding, leading and co-leading over twenty research projects, including the launch of a white oat cultivar, twenty-five wheat cultivars, and two black oat cultivars, the latter by UFSM. These cultivars have a significant share in the seed market. In 2025, he was awarded the "O Futuro da Terra" Award, presented by Jornal do Comércio and the Rio Grande do Sul Research Foundation (FAPERGS), in the Production Chain and Agricultural Alternatives category.