Agronomist and Ph. D. from the University of São Paulo, with postdoctoral studies in plant pathology in Italy ( Torino) and Spain ( Salamanca) Today, he is a researcher at Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa. His work mainly focuses on biological and alternative control of plant diseases, as well as soil born diseases suppression with organic matter. He is a reviewer of several journals in the area of Plant Pathology. He received the Medal of Merit from the Federal Council of Engineering and Agronomy (CONFEA/CREA) in 2019 and the Paulista Phytopathology Award from the Paulista Group of Phytopathology in 1990.