Mining Engineer with a Master's degree in Mineral Economic Policy, both from the Colorado School of Mines. He was the Latin American Mineral Investment Manager at Rand Merchant Bank and a founding partner of the Frontera Minerals Group, where he also serves as President of Morro Verde Fosfato. He served as a Director of ABPM and the first President of CBRR, being one of the people responsible for its establishment in Brazil and the process of affiliation with CRIRSCO.