Graduated in mechanical engineering, with an MBA in business management, he has been working in the oil industry for over 30 years and has been responsible for the management of various processes in the Petrobras System, including: industrial maintenance; pipeline operation; support for oil production activities; process optimization and deployment of new technologies for E&P; chartered vessel operations. He is currently General Manager in Transpetro’s pipeline protection area, focusing on preventing and cracking down on pipeline theft.