- Participated as speaker at national and international conferences.
- Collaborated as a trainer with various organisations, having published studies and scientific articles.
- Accredited with the symbol of Senior Police Management by Iberpol.
- Forensic Consultant for UNODC for Mozambique since 2023.
- Appointed Honorary Associate of the Portuguese Forensic Sciences Association and National Contact Point for the creation of the European Forensic Sciences Area 2030.

- Deputy National Director of the Portuguese Judicial Police since 27th July 2018.
- PhD candidate in Criminal Sciences at the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, Portugal.
- Joined the Portuguese Judicial Police in 1981 as a Criminalistics Expert, promoted to Agent in 1989, to Criminal Investigation Coordinator in 1995, and to Senior Coordinator in 2008.
- Led the Portuguese Judicial Police Departments in Madeira, Leiria, and Lisbon.
- Served as Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory of the Portuguese Judicial Police from April 2009 to 26th July 2018.
- Represented Portugal at ENFSI and AICEF, was part of the Interpol Steering Committee for Forensic Sciences, and participates in the European DVI response structure in matters of human identification, having been appointed Chairman of the EUDVI Network for the period from 2022 to 2024.