He received his Ph.D. degree in management science from the University of Strathclyde, UK, an M.S. degree in management science from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and a B.S. degree in marine engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. His research interests are in the areas of applied operations research, modeling and simulation of manufacturing/logistical systems, real-time transportation logistics, mass customization, waste collection system operational planning, flexible manufacturing systems, and decision support systems design, implementation, and validation.