Engineering Technologies

Education: Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering 2016

Experience: 5 years experience in the design and simulation field.

Interests: Concepts of Physics and Mathematics, New Technologies, Innovations, Engineering Designs.

EDUCATION:

2001 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
MCGILL UNIVERSITY, Montreal (QC), Canada
• Recipient of the Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research Fellowship
• Full scholarship granted by the Brazilian government (CNPq)

1995 MASTER OF SCIENCE (MSc)
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
AERONAUTICS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ITA), São José dos Campos (SP), Brazil
• Recipient of the Prêmio UNIBANCO de Excelência Acadêmica: best Master’s thesis from the top 5 engineering schools in Brazil

1992 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSc)
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
AERONAUTICS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ITA), São José dos Campos (SP), Brazil
• Class Valedictorian

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Since Fall 2015     DAY DIVISION INSTRUCTOR
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE
SAINTE-ANNE-DE-BELLE-VUE (QC), CANADA
2014-2015 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPERIEURE (ÉTS)
MONTRÉAL (QC), CANADA

2004-2014     ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF BRASÍLIA, Brasília, Brazil

1997-2003     RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (2001 – 2003)
RESEARCH ASSISTANT (1997 – 2001)
OPTICAL & ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS GROUP INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS INSTITUTE (IMI)
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA (NRC), Bouchervile (QC), Canada

1995-1996      CONSULTING ENGINEER
ADVANCED PERFORMANCE PROJECTS (APP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil

INTERESTS:

Analysis and design of electric circuits; Analog and digital electronic and microelectronic circuits; Digital Signal Processing (DSP); R&D of sensors and ultrasound/photonic systems for metrology and monitoring of industrial materials and processes; R&D of eddy current and bulk/surface/guided elastic waves instrumentation applied to non-destructive testing (NDT) of materials and structural health monitoring (SHM) of aerospace structures; Mathematical models of the interaction between electromagnetic/elastic waves and matter for NDT and SHM purposes; Automation (emphasis in Sequential Function Chart (GRAFCET) and PLC programming); VHDL and FPGA

Biography:
- Teacher JAC Engineering Technology since 2003
- B.Sc. in Physics
- M. Sc.  in Physics
- Ph.D. (Germany) in  Physics
- M. Eng. (McGill) in Electrical Engineering

Publications in the following scientific journals:
 Modern Physics letter A (1 paper)
 Nuclear Physics A (10 papers)
 Physics Review A (1 paper)
 Physics Review C (1 paper)
 Zeitschrift für Physik A (3 papers)
 Journal of Physics G (7 papers)
 Physics Letter B (3 papers)
 Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics (3 papers)
 Journal of Mathematical Physics (1 paper)
 Chemical Physics Letter (1 paper)
 Journal of Chemical Physics (2 papers)
 Applied and Numerical Mathematics (1 paper)

Education:
Doctorate in Energy and Materials from University of Quebec – INRS Centre EMT
Masters in Energy and Materials from University of Quebec – INRS Centre EMT
Masters in Engineering Physics from Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

Pedagogical interests:
- Active learning approaches for effective in-class student engagement and improvement of student academic success.
- Role play and discussion panels in pure and applied natural sciences.
- Use of advanced technological tools for improvement of student classroom experience such as SmartBoards and Tablets with integrated projectors.

Research in Applied Physics:
- Research activities used as Student engagement
- Investigation of the optical transmitting properties of ground cherry husk – in collaboration with Ferme Granger Inc

Grants and Awards:
ECQ Pedagogical Innovation Grant
SALTISE Pedagogical Grant
NSERC Engage Grant
Michael Smith Fellowship held at Laurence Livermore National Lab
NSERC CGS Alexander Graham Bell held at INRS Centre EMT
FRQNT BD held at INRS Centre EMT

Involvement @ JAC:
- Organizer of the annual EngTech Student EXPO
- Member of the Institutional Research and Development Committee
- Member of the Active Learning Community of Practice
- Member of the Teachers’ Retreat Committee