André is deeply curious about subjects such as human interaction with the surrounding environment, He feels deeply connected with music and visual arts. When he has the opportunity, he loves to join local communities and participate in cultural manifestations, more recently around street music and carnivals.

Throughout the years, he has had the opportunity to experience a variety of fields in his professional career. His initial experiences included laboratory research and sustainability in a corporate setting. Later, he applied continuous improvement methodology as a business consultant. He has also conducted data analysis and socioeconomic research in the context of environmental impact assessments in licensing processes. Most recently, André has been working as a technical consultant in the elaboration of proposals and budgets focused on environmental remediation projects in areas affected by mining projects.