Researcher in the Competitiveness, Innovation and Sustainability Group of the Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy Unit at the University of Aveiro and Researcher in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Program at UEFS (Post-Doctoral Internship), PhD in Economic and Business Sciences (University of Aveiro), Master's in Public Policy Management (UFRB), Specialist in Technological Innovation Management (UEFS), Bachelor's in Administration (UEFS). Holds the position of Administrator at the State University of Feira de Santana. Develops research related to the efficiency of urban solid waste management from the perspective of Social Sciences (Economics and Management), member of the research group Management and Technologies Appropriate to Environmental Sanitation of the Postgraduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the State University of Feira de Santana