Pedro José da Silva Carreira is a Researcher and Integrated Member of the Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), an organic unit of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL). He is also a Guest Assistant Professor at IPL. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Injection Molds, a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Construction and Maintenance of Mechanical Systems and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Advanced Production Systems. In 1998 he began his professional career in the mould making industry. During the 14 years he spent in the metalworking area, he acquired knowledge in production management, in mechanical systems, in materials, especially metallic alloys and post treatments, in product development and in mechanical design. In 2012, after completing his degree, he joined the CDRSP team where he began his research work on the optimization of thermoplastic injection moulds, more specifically, on the optimization of the injection cycle. Although his main research focus was injection moulds, after completing his master's degree, he also began his research work on mechanical systems, mainly for additive manufacturing (AM). Due to the work developed, he joined the CDRSP Design and Manufacturing group that ended up leading. Although his research work remained linked to all CDRSP projects related to moulds, the development of AM equipment, mainly thermoplastic extrusion (FDM) for Bio applications, became his main area of research. To date, practically all CDRSP research projects related to moulds and AM have had his contribution. The scope in the field of materials processed by AM is extended to the main groups, having developed AM equipment for the processing of thermoplastic polymers and thermo/photosensitive resins, ceramics and glass, and metals, both through direct and indirect processes. During his PhD, he had the opportunity to deepen his knowledge in the AM of metallic materials, both in processing technologies and materials. The two main technologies investigated were Selective Laser Melting (SLM) and Metal Extrusion (MEX), the first being a powder bed technology and a direct process, and the second being an extrusion technology and an indirect process. The specificity of these two technologies is mainly fulfilled by Direct Energy Deposition (DED) and Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) technologies, which despite not having been studied during his PhD, were intensively investigated in the development of several CDRSP research projects. In his doctoral thesis he presented a study of the Ni-Ti bimetallic alloy, better known as Nitinol, processed by MEX technology. The study of the NiTi alloy allowed him to deepen his knowledge of unconventional metallic materials, as this is an alloy with distinct properties and capabilities, which makes it both peculiar and difficult to process. Currently, AM of metallic materials is his main area of research, having knowledge on all topics in the ecosystem that surrounds it. He is responsible for two CDRSP laboratories, the Training Factory and the Direct Digital Manufacturing: Metals. The first, the Training Factory, is the largest laboratory at CDRSP, which is equipped with the main subtractive, additive and replicative technologies. The second, Direct Digital Manufacturing: Metals has the capability to process metals through AM using the main technologies, SLM, DED, CMT and MEX. He is currently the IPL Project Manager Officer (PMO) for the INOV.AM agenda. The engagement in an agenda with the magnitude of INOV.AM allows him to acquire knowledge in all areas of AM.