Rank:
Aspirant 12 Dec 1986
2nd Lieutenant 31 Au 1987
1st Lieutenant 31 Aug 1989
Captain 31 Aug 1989
Major 31 Aug 2000
Lieutenant Colonel 31 Aug 2005
Colonel 31 Aug 2009
Major General 31 Mar 2009
Lieutenant General 31 Mar 2019
Academic Courses:
Aviator Officer - (02/01/1983 - 12/12/1986)
Graduated in Aviation Science specialized in Military Aviation( 02/01/1983 - 12/12/1986);
Officers Professional Development - (09/18/1995 - 12/14/1995)
Air Force Command and Staff - (07/21/2003 - 12/12/2003)
Commanders, Chiefs and Directors - (11/23/2009 - 12/11/2009)
Advanced Strategic and Political Studies (03/05/2012 - 12/07/2012)
Graduated in Physical Education - (02/14/1994 - 11/05/1994)
Project Management - ABBA Consultoria e Treinamento - (05/02/2014 - 05/10/2014)
Lato sensu postgraduate - MBA in Leadership with Emphasis on Management
Operational Courses:
Air Tatics Course - (01/26/1987 – 07/13/1987);
Fighter Pilot’s Course - (01/26/1987 – 12/10/1987);
Rescue Course for Fighter Pilots - (01/26/1987 – 12/10/1987);
Air Defense Pilot’s Course – PODA - (02/02/1989 – 04/20/1989);
Flight Instructor Course for Fighter Pilots - (08/28/1989 – 10/13/1989);
Air Traffic Controller - (10/01/1990 – 11/16/1990);
Operational Air Controller - (10/01/1990 – 11/16/1990);
RADAR supervisor - (12/10/1990 – 12/22/1990);
Flight Leader Course for Fighter Pilots - (03/01/1992 – 06/01/1992);
Basic Electronic Warfare - (10/05/1992 – 11/06/1992);
Reconnaissance Pilot (10/10/2004 – 01/05/2005);
Airborne Controller - (07/01/2006 – 08/08/2006).
Main Assignments:
Commander of the 4th/1st Control and Communications Group, Rank: Major, Santa Maria-RS, Brazil (06/07/2001 – 02/13/2003);
Head of the Operations Department, Unit: 1st Control and Communications Group, Rank: Major, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil (02/14/2003 – 12/27/2004);
Commander of the 2nd/6th Aviation Group, Unit: 2/6 Aviation Group, Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Anápolis-GO (01/12/2005 – 01/09/2007);
Assistant at the Human Resources Advisory Office, Unit: GABAER, Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Brasília-DF, Brazil (01/15/2007 – 08/07/2007);
Assistant to the Brazilian Air Force Commander, Unit: GABAER, Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Brasília-DF, Brazil (07/09/2007 – 04/07/2008);
Assistant to the Brazilian Ministry of Defence Secretary for Policy, Strategy and International Affairs, Unit: Ministry of Defence, Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Brasília-DF, Brazil (04/08/2008 – 08/07/2009);
Assistant to the Brazilian Air Commander, Unit: COMGAR, Rank: Colonel, Brasília-DF, Brazil (08/10/2009 - 01/04/2010);
Commander of the Anápolis Air Force Base, Unit: BAAN, Rank: Colonel, Anápolis-GO, Brazil (01/15/2010 – 01/05/2012);
Head of the 2nd/6th Brazilian Air Force Chief of Staff, Rank: Colonel, Brasília-DF, Brazil (01/28/2013 – 04/04/2013);
Chief of Joint Staff, Unit: Air Defence Command COMDABRA, Rank: Colonel, Brasília-DF, Brazil (04/04/2013 – 11/18/2014)
Head of Air Defence Command Operations, Unit: Air Defence Command (COMDABRA), Rank: Colonel, Brasília-DF, Brazil (11/19/2014 – 04/06/2015);
Head of Mapping, Mobilization and Logistics Support Systems, Ministry of Defence, Brasília-DF, Brazil, Rank: Major General (04/06/2015 – 11/09/2016)
Head of Mobilization, Ministry of Defence, Brasília-DF, Brazil, Rank: Major General (11/09/2016 – 02/18/2017);
Brazilian Defense and Air Attaché to USA and Canada, Washington – D.C., United States of America, Rank: Major General (03/30/2017 – 03/31/2019);
Director of Department of Defense Products of Ministry of Defense (04/11/2019 – 04/05/2021).
Flight Experience:
More than 3.500, including 2.000 fighter’s aircraft hours.
Aircraft Flown:
Blanik (TZ-13), Quero–quero (Z16), Universal (T-25), Tucano (T-27), Xavante (AT-26), Bandeirante (C-95B), EMB-145 – VC-99 A, EMB-135 – VC-99B/C, R-99, E-99, C-98A Grand Caravan.
Operational Qualification:
Squadron Fighter Leader, Reconnaissance Pilot, Airborne Controller and Operational Air Controller.
Awards and Decorations:
Order of Defense Merit – Grand-Official Degree;
Military Sports Merit Medal;
Victory Medal;
Order of Joint Armed Forces Merit Medal;
Order of Aeronautical Merit – Grand-Official Degree;
Golden Military Medal with Platinum Cluster;
Santos-Dumont Merit Medal;
General Nero Moura Operational Merit Medal;
Order of Naval Merit – Grand-Official Degree;
Tamandaré Merit Medal;
Order of Military Merit (Army) – Grand-Official Degree;
Brazilian’s Army Medal;
Peacemaker Medal;
Golden Operational Distinction – COMGAR;
Order of Tiradentes Merit – Grand-Cross Degree (State of Goiás - Military Police);
Brazilian Ex-Combatants Merit Medal;
Mascarenhas de Moraes Merit Medal;
Doutor Henrique Santillo Award; city of Anápolis/GO
Title of Honorary Firefighter (State of Goiás - Military Firefighter Corps);
Gomes de Souza Ramos Award; city of Anápolis/GO;
Order of Alferes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier Merit – Grand-Officer Degree (city of Brasília - Military Police);
Medal Men of Honor – Comendator Degree;
Liberandarum Video Spiritus; and
Merit Honorabilis Coraticum – Lieutenant Nurse Virginia Leite.
Current Position:
Chief of Staff of Brazilian Aerospace Operations Command.