B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (1987), and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1999), all of them in the Federal University of Uberlândia. Developed work as a Research Fellow (sabbatical): first time at Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil), from 1999 to 2000, second time at London South Bank University (London, UK) from 2004 to 2005 and third time at University of Kentucky (Lexington, USA) from 2015 to 2016. Acting on manufacturing of biomaterials and biomedical devices, tribology, incremental sheet forming, sustainability and circular economy. Nowadays is serving at Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.