Graduated in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Uberlandia (1992), Spending one year at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon, Lyon France (1990), M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1994) and D.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1998). Has experience in Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, other subjects: Computational Methods, Process and Parameters Estimation.