EDUCATION
- Undergraduation in Geology. Earth Sciences Institute of Paulista University Julio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) in 1974.
- Master and PhD in Geotechnical Engineering. University of São Paulo. Engineering School of São Carlos (EESC-USP) in 1982 and 1991 respectively.
- Specialization in Geotechnics. Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées de Paris-FRANCE in 1982.
- Postdoctoral in Geotechnics: foundations, slope stability, tunnels and geomechanical classifications in the University of Sherbrooke-CANADA in 1998.
LANGUAGES
French, English and Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Researcher at Technological Researches Institute of São Paulo from 1974 to 1994 and at Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées de Paris in 1982.
Professor in the Civil Engineering and Environmental Department of the University of Brasilia from 1994 to 2004 and Visiting Professor in the University of Sherbrooke in 1998.
Director of WRC Consultoria Empresarial since 2000.
Director of Mining and Geological Department of the Engineering Institute of São Paulo in 2006
Member of the World Bank Board in the Hydric Resources Secretariat of Ceará State from 2007 to 2009 and Independent Engineering Board at Caixa Economica Federal Bank in the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Project.
Professor of Underground Works Geotechnics in the Tunneling Engineering Post-Graduation Course at Faculty Redentor in 2013.
Member of the Technical Commission on Concrete Face and Asphaltic Core Rockfill Dams of the Brazilian Committee of Dams, Soft Rock Commission of the International Rock Mechanics Association and the Portal of Geotechnics.
Work as a Consultant in Construction and Design of Public and Private Infrastructure Works since 2000 such as D&B and TBM Tunnels, Dams, Contentions, Highways, Railroads and Channels in Brazil. Acted like Consultant in Large Works in Dominican Republic (Pinalito Dam), Guatemala, Ecuador and Peru.
Litigation and Expertise are also his professional domain. He acted like technical assistant for the Constructors in the Apertadinho Dam failure case.
Has innumerous published papers in National and International Magazines and Conferences. Beside others, is the main author of the Tunnels Constructed by Brazilian Enterprises in Foreign Countries Chapter of the Brazilian Tunnels Handbook in 2006.