C3i Technology Director. Startup strategist and mentor. Serial entrepreneur, co-founder of 8 tech-based startups (in the USA & Brazil). University Professor, inventor (over 20 patents), and author. CNPq Researcher-DT (Tech. Development Productivity Grant from Brazilian Council for Tech. Development). Ph.D. in Petroleum Economics (UNICAMP & UMD). Post-Doc in Petroleum & Environment (UNICAMP). MSc. in Economic Geology, BS in Geology (SJSU). Former Professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). Former Halliburton Technology Director. Former Coordinator at Bahia State Science & Tech Park (TecnoVia). Former Oil Center Coordinator at the Bahia Federation of Industries. Worked in projects at the Mineral Resources Branch - United Nations, NY. Science initiation with NASA, Moffett Field, CA.