Fernando graduated as a master civil engineer in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. He went on to be a professor of mechanical technology at the Federal Technical School. In the private sector, he held titles including pipe designer, engineering superintendent, and general manager of special projects in the paper and pulp industry. Fernando immigrated to the United States in 1991 and was responsible for the development and management of a tour operator company and the Brazilian restaurant in Orlando called Donna Donni. 
Licensed as a Real Estate agent in 1997 by Florida State and in 2001 by Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, he worked for Westgate Resorts and as a Realtor for several Real Estate brokerage offices. He has more than 20 years’ work experience in sales and marketing, including international advertising sales, but his greatest skill set is in operations and logistics, and project management. Controlling project costs, supplying the chain of raw materials, packaging and arranging qualified suppliers to help implement and build successful product lines.