Graduate at Aeronautical Infra-Structure Engineering at ITA-Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (1987), master’s degree at POLI-USP (1994) and doctoral degree at POLI-USP (1999). Coordinator of the Professional Master Program in Aeronautical Engineering, a partnership between ITA and EMBRAER. Head of Department of Aerospace Structures. Has experience in Structural Engineering, focusing on Mechanics of the Structures, acting on the following subjects: analysis and design of aircraft structures, structural mechanics, composite materials and finite elements in structural analyses.