Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

• 1987, Engineer's degree (Ing.), Design of Production Machines and Equipment, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 1996, Doctoral degree (Dr.), Design and Process Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 2004, Associate professor (doc.), Design and Process Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 2008, Professor (prof.), Design and Process Engineering, VŠB – TU Ostrava
• 2019, Doctoral degree (DBA), Applied psychology in Business, University of Applied Management, Washington
• 2019, Doctoral degree (Ph.D.), Applied psychology in Business, University of Applied Management, Washington

Career overview

• 07/1987 - 01/1993, designer,TOS Kuřim
• 02/1993 - 03/1997, assistant professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 04/1997 - 07/2000, development engineer TOS Kuřim, and lecturer Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 08/2000 - 06/2002,design manager TOSHULIN, a.s., and professor (associate professor), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 07/2002 - 09/2014, technical director TOSHULIN, a.s., and professor (associate professor), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 10/2014 - 02/2016, technical director KSK Precise Motion Kuřim, and professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 03/2016 - 08/2016, technical director TOS Kuřim-OS,a.s, and professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
• 09/2016 - present, professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology

Scientific activities

• Engineering Design Science (Systematic approach to designing).
• Value management (Cost optimization in design of production machines).
• Construction of CNC machine tools and centers (Designing machine units of production machines).
• Risk Management of CNC machine tools.
• Integrated product development in order to reduce the time of production machine development.
• Automation and robotics as an integral part of the production machines.
• Digitization and modernization of companies
• Intelligence of CNC machine tools.

University activities

• Deputy Director of Institute of Production Machines, Systems and Robotics

Non-University activities

• 2003, Member Advisory Board of MM Industrial Spectrum
• 2008, Member of Scientific Board FME VŠB-TU Ostrava
• 2008, Member of Management Board MM Science Journal

Prizing by scientific community

• 2010: Engineering Academy Award for outstanding engineering work, POWERTURN 1600 II generation turning center (TOSHULIN team)
• 2010 Member of Engineering Academy Czech Republic
• 2017: Professor Štefan Kassay Foundation Award for personality model and exemplary career path in connection with science and practice, for extraordinary contribution and excellent implementation of progressive machine tool constructions and outstanding results in educational, scientific research, publishing activities and international cooperation
• 2019: Based on outstanding performance has been accepted as a member of British Publishing House, LTD
• 2020: Gold Medal of the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, for long-term work for the development of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within SCOPUS

29

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge

Sum of other citations (without self-citations)

12