Prior to joining the Moore School, he was a visiting professor at Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University as a Fellow of the Center of Operational Excellence. He received his Ph.D. and master’s degree in industrial engineering and a B.B.A. degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He also worked at the same university as an adjunct professor for the business school (2007-2009) and for the Industrial Engineering Department (2013-2014), teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on lean and operations management. He was a lecturer for several master degree’s programs in Brazil.