He holds a bachelor's degree in Agronomy, a master's degree, and a doctorate 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 Deputy 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 field crops. He is a member of the Brazilian Society for Plant Breeding. He has written four books and three chapters, published more than 130 scientific articles, and published more than 215 papers in conference proceedings. He has advised or co-advised 20 master's students (currently supervising three) and will soon begin supervising the doctoral program of the Graduate Program in Agronomy - Agriculture and Environment, a program he co-founded. He has supervised 42 undergraduate students in their final projects for their undergraduate degree in Agronomy, 50 students with research 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 plant genetic improvement, 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. These cultivars have a significant share in the seed market.