Forest Engineer graduated at Federal University of Paraná, Business Administrator, graduated at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas and with a postgraduate degree in Environmental Management from the Metropolitan Faculty of Campinas. Attended Development Course for Senior Executives at Darmouth School – USA.
He served as Executive for the American multinational in the forest products sector Champion International Corporation / International Paper. He acted as Director of several sectorial entities, among them, Forest Research and Studies Institute – IPEF / USP, FLORESTAR Fund, Brazilian Forestry Society. Author of several technical papers on the forestry sector. In the last few years, he has acted as a counselor and consultant, both for companies in Brazil and abroad