Degree in Chemical Engineering (2007) (UNOCHAPECÓ), Master's (2009) and Doctorate (2013) in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina in the area of control and simulation of separation processes (Distillation). Associate Professor I at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Department of Engineering and Exact Sciences (DEE), in the field of renewable energy production. It is part of the permanent staff of the Stricto Sensu Graduate Programs in BIOTECHNOLOGY (Master's) and Environmental Engineering and Technology - PPGETA (Master's/Doctorate). He works in Lato Sensu Graduate Programs: Digital Agribusiness - Agro 4.0 and MBA in Strategic Management of Agribusiness. Leader of the GERA Research Group - Alternative Renewable Energies Group.