Post-doctorate in Molecular Biology, Synthetic Biology, and Bioinformatics at the University of Tennessee (UT) (Knoxville, United States). Ph.D. in Weed Science at Federal University of Pelotas (PPGFS/UFPel), M.S. and B.S. in Agronomy at the University of Passo Fundo (UPF). MBA in Marketing at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and Specialist in Crop Production (MBA) at Institute INCIA/Didatus. Over 16 years of experience in companies such as Embrapa Trigo, Embrapa Soja, UPF, UFPel, DuPont, and Dow AgroSciences.