Industrial Engineer since 2001. He completed the Degree Final Work at the University of Wisconsin and after a year at Alcoa, he joins the ADM group where he develops the Doctoral Thesis in the field of variable geometry structures. For 11 years he works as an engineer at Macareno ART, his own company, where he carries out projects and advice on structural calculation. During that time he works in parallel as an associate professor at 6 hours per week in subjects of the branch of Mechanics. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Engineering School of Bilbao, lecturing in the field of manufacturing processes.

• E-mail: luismaria.macareno@ehu.eus
• Research profile: ORCID