Professor at the Department of Production and Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Brazil. Areas of work: machine design; modeling and simulation; mechanical vibrations and vehicular dynamics. Other activities developed: 2018-present Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Course, Federal University of Vicosa. 2016-2017 Visiting scholar for one year at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. 2012-2016 Coordinator of the UFVBaja Team, Vicosa, MG, Brazil. 2017-present Coordinator of the UFVBaja Team, Vicosa, MG, Brazil.