President of APREN - Portuguese Renewable Energy Association.

Civil Engineer by IST- UTL (Higher Technical Institute of the Technical University of Lisbon) (1972).

PhD and Master of Science from MIT ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA ) in Water Resources (1979 ).

Professor of IST in the Hydraulics and Water Resources Department from 1970 to 1998 and Associate Professor for 14 years.

President of EREF - European Renewable Energy Federation.