Antônio José Monteiro da Fonseca de Queiroz, born on July 14, 1957, studied Business Administration at FIM – Faculdades Integradas de MarÃlia – SP in 1976-1979. He studied an MBA in Project Management at FIA – Fundação Instituto de Administração, in 2002-2003. He served as Administrative Supervisor at Rodomaq Construções Ltda. Company that worked in the engineering area, specifically civil construction, during the development of several colonization projects in the State of Mato Grosso, among which the "Terra Nova Project" of Codemat - Development Company of the State of Mato Grosso. He was also Commercial and Financial Director of Construtora Triunfo S / A from 1983 to 2005.