He is a former language teacher who switched his professional background for the love of the mountains. Practicing and teaching several mountain sports for years, he started working as a mountain instructor/guide and tour leader in several European mountains, before being engaged by the FCMP. In the Portuguese Federation, he put up several climbing competitions, started to organize the national Skyrunning competition calendar, and the participation of national teams in Ski Mountaineering and Skyrunning international events. He is a national and international Skyrunning referee and manager of the Ski mountaineering and Skyrunning Portuguese Teams.