After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo, Ricardo came to New Orleans to earn his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of New Orleans. He is a founding Principal of Fourrier & de Abreu Engineers, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a member of the technical committee of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, the current Chairman of the Louisiana Geo-Institute, and a Professional Engineer in Louisiana and seven other states.