Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering - University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England (1991). He developed Postdoctoral activities at the Pennsylvania State University, USA - Industrial Engineering (1999/2000), and at the same institution he was a Visiting Scholar in March and April 2004 and in December 2009. During January 2010 he was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California Berkeley, USA, and in January 2015 he was a Visiting Scholar at the Louisiana State University, USA. Since 1993 he is Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina. He is a reviewer of international journals, including: International Journal of Production Research (Taylor and Francis), International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Taylor and Francis), International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Springer), Journal of Cleaner Prodution (Elsevier), Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer), Energy Efficiency (Springer), Environmental and Sustainability Indicators (Elsevier), Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Elsevier), and Advances in Mechanical Engineering (SAGE). He has experience in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering, with emphasis on Manufacturing Integration, acting on the following topics: Industry 4.0, Design and Manufacturing of Remote Parts Via the Internet, Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Manufacturing Process Planning, Sustainable Manufacturing and Life Cycle Assessment of Products with Emphasis on the Environment, Lean Manufacturing, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Integration between Production Scheduling and Process Planning, Management of Data about Quality of Parts and Processes.
Professor Titular da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica. Obteve o título de Ph.D. em Engenharia Mecânica na University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Inglaterra (1991). Desenvolveu atividades de Pós-Doutorado em Engenharia Industrial e Manufatura na Pennsylvania State University, EUA (1999/2000), e naquela mesma instituição foi Pesquisador Visitante em março e abril de 2004, bem como em dezembro de 2009. Durante o mês de janeiro de 2010 foi Pesquisador Visitante na University of California Berkeley, EUA, e em janeiro de 2015 foi Pesquisador Visitante na Louisiana State University, EUA. É revisor de periódicos internacionais, dentre os quais tem-se: International Journal of Production Research (Taylor and Francis), International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Taylor and Francis), International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Springer), Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier), Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer), Energy Efficiency (Springer), Environmental and Sustainability Indicators (Elsevier), Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (Elsevier) e Advances in Mechanical Engineering (SAGE). Tem experiência na área de Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, com ênfase em Integração da Manufatura, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Indústria 4.0, Projeto e Manufatura Remota de Peças Via Internet, Manufatura Sustentável, Manufatura Assistida por Computador (CAM), Planejamento de Processos de Fabricação, Projeto Assistido por Computador (CAD), Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida de Produtos com Ênfase em Aspectos Ambientais, Manufatura Enxuta (Lean Manufacturing), Sistemas Flexíveis de Manufatura, Programação da Produção Integrada ao Planejamento do Processo, Gestão Integrada de Dados sobre a Qualidade de Produtos e Processos.
