Graduado em Engenharia Mecânica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (1981), mestrado em Engenharia Materias pela REDEMAT - UFOP-UEMG-CETEC (2007) e doutorado Engenharia Materias pela REDEMAT - UFOP-UEMG-CETEC (2015). Atualmente é Professor Adjunto da Universidade Federal de Itajubá, campus Itabira. Tem experiência em áreas de Engenharia de Materiais, Mecânica e Metalúrgica, com ênfase em Processos de Conformação Mecânica, Soldagem, Fundição, Fadiga e Corrosão. É fundador e lider do Grupo de Pesquisas em Metais (Metals Group). Revisor dos periódicos: International Journal of Fatigue; Materials Science and Engineering A; Materials Letter; Surface and Coatings Technology; Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering e Revista Matéria (UFRJ).
Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (1981), Master in Materials Engineering from REDEMAT - UFOP-UEMG-CETEC (2007) and PhD in Materials Engineering from REDEMAT - UFOP-UEMG-CETEC (2015). He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Itajubá, Itabira campus. He has experience in Materials , Mechanics and Metallurgy Engineering with emphasis on Mechanical Conformation, Welding, Foundry, Fatigue and Corrosion Processes. He is the founder and leader of the Metals Research Group (Metals Group). Reviewer of journals: International Journal of Fatigue; Materials Science and Engineering A; Materials Letter; Surface and Coatings Technology; Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering and Revista Matéria (UFRJ).