About me

Academic, Research, and Management Trajectory 

Academic Education 

• 2010: Received the Bachelor Degree in Industrial Engineer from the University of Jaén (UJA).
        Specialist Degree in Mechanics and Specialist Degree in Energy Techniques 

• 2012: Master's Degree in Advanced Design in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Seville (US). 

• 2016: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Seville (US),
        Mention of European and International Doctorate.
        Funded by: FPI Grant "Training of Research Personnel from the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
        Thesis Title: Multibody modeling of railway vehicles with experimental validation.

Language Training

• 2025: C2 level in English.

Research and International Mobility 

• 2014: Four-month research stay at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), USA. 

• 2016-2017: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Seville (US). 

• 2018: Three-month José Castillejo Postdoctoral research stay at Aarhus University (AU), Denmark. 

• 2022: Three-month José Castillejo Postdoctoral research stay at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT), Finland. 

Teaching Progression  

My evolution within the UJA teaching and research staff (PDI) is as follows: 

• 2017: Joined UJA as Assistant Professor.

• 2020: Promoted to Associate Professor (non tenured).

• 2022 - Present: Promoted to Associate Professor - (tenured) at UJA.

Academic Management 

• 2023 - Present: Serving as Vice Dean of Institutional Relations and Research Infrastructure for the Linares Polytechnic School (EPSL).