Experience

Advanced Air Mobility Institute

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AAM institute - Board of Liasions

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  "The Advanced Air Mobility Institute, Inc. is an American non-profit corporation dedicated to educating and advocating for the broadest public benefit through the AAM ecosystem globally. Ultimately, the AAM Institute is committed to protecting people, their rights, and the systems we rely on. We seek to accelerate access to these new technologies in an ethical and responsible way." "The Advanced Air Mobility Institute, Inc. is an American non-profit corporation dedicated to educating and advocating for the broadest public benefit through the AAM ecosystem globally. Ultimately, the AAM Institute is committed to protecting people, their rights, and the systems we rely on. We seek to accelerate access to these new technologies in an ethical and responsible way."



CEiiA // Centre of Engineering and Product Development

• Portugal
• Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Advanced Air Mobility - Head of Engineering

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Coordination of collaborative R&D projects in the field of Urban Air Mobility, with focus on multimodal solutions based on VTOL vehicles, sizing tools for VTOL vehicles and Public Acceptance initiatives.

• Systems Engineer- Project Engineer- UAVs team lead

  • Feb 2014 - Dec 2021

  In 2014 has initiated the development of UAVs at CEiiA in partnership with the Portuguese Air Force and assumed the role of product development responsible and technical integrator for all UAV programmes. Currently he is also coordinator of CEiiA’s Operations team and gives support to other programmes such as autonomous surface vehicles and ocean monitoring with his expertise.



Universidade Lusófona Porto

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Engineering



AgustaWestland

• Netherlands
• Business Consulting and Services

• Electrical Systems R&D Engineer

  • 2011 - 2014

  On behalf of CEIIA, has worked as project engineer, in the R&D department at AgustaWestland (Leonardo Helicopters UK). He was involved in innovative projects under the Clean Sky programme such as the Electric Tail Rotor, Electric Rotor Brake and Power converter & Energy Storage. On behalf of CEIIA, has worked as project engineer, in the R&D department at AgustaWestland (Leonardo Helicopters UK). He was involved in innovative projects under the Clean Sky programme such as the Electric Tail Rotor, Electric Rotor Brake and Power converter & Energy Storage.



Universidade do Minho

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Aug 2010 - Feb 2011

  During this period he performed research on the incorporation of biometrical textile sensors in swimsuits for the performance assessment of competition athletes. Main activities : Sensors acquisition circuit board design and development; Bio-metric textile sensors development and characterization; wireless communication; Sensors testing and optimization - BIOSWIM project During this period he performed research on the incorporation of biometrical textile sensors in swimsuits for the performance assessment of competition athletes. Main activities : Sensors acquisition circuit board design and development; Bio-metric textile sensors development and characterization; wireless communication; Sensors testing and optimization - BIOSWIM project