José Carlos Sá has an MSc in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor's Degree in Production Engineering, both from the University of Minho, Portugal. In 2015, he was awarded the title of Specialist in Quality Management by the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. He was director of quality and continuous improvement, director of production, and has also been a consultant for several companies over the last 20 years. Currently, he is Adjunct Professor and Lean Six Sigma Post-graduation Coordinator in the School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto (Portugal). He has taught in Higher Education since 2005. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Technological Sustainability Journal (Emerald) and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Applied Research on Industrial Engineering. He is also a member of the Review Board of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI). He has more than 90 papers (WOS+SCOPUS) published.