José Carlos de Sá, an associate professor at the Porto School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic of Porto, and a visiting professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, has over 20 years of experience in higher education. He holds a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Minho (Portugal). José Carlos de Sá began his industrial career in 1998, initially as a junior consultant and later serving as production and quality director in a multinational company. From 2004–2020, he worked extensively with industrial companies as a senior specialist consultant on projects focused on safety improvement, waste reduction, and productivity enhancement. He started teaching in higher education in 2006 and has been a full-time lecturer at ISEP since 2020. José has also served as a Visiting Professor at Lusófona University (Porto) and ISAG – European Business School, and he is a researcher at LAETA (INEGI, Portugal). In June 2015, José was awarded the Portuguese Specialist Title in Quality Management by the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, a nationally regulated professional-academic recognition granted after public examination by an independent doctoral-level jury. This prestigious title, which is only conferred to individuals with over 10 years of full-time industrial experience and distinguished applied research in the field, recognizes significant contributions to quality management and continuous improvement. José has published over 135 articles (WoS + Scopus), edited several books, participated in European projects, and has been invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal Technological Sustainability and of the Editorial Board of the journal System Safety: Human – Technical – Facility – Environment.