I graduated in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande (2001), master's degree in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2003) and PhD co-supervision in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and the University of Minho (Portugal) (2009). Currently working as a professor and researcher at the Federal University of Pelotas in the fields of health management and occupational safety and ergonomics.