Degree, Engineering; Master's, Univ. of São Paulo; 1997, PhD, Computational Mechanics, Wessex Institute of Tech.; 2002, MBA, Fundação Getulio Vargas. Former Visiting Professor, Aeronautical Engineering Div., Instituto Tec. de Aeronáutica. Since 1987, with Embraer, first in Engineering Department; held executive positions on corporate functions such as Strategic Planning, Economical and Financial Planning and Mergers and Acquisitions; 2012-14, CEO, Visiona Tecnologia Espacial, a joint venture company formed by Embraer and Telebras; February 2014, re-joined Embraer as Vice-President, Institutional Relations and Sustainability.