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Jose Alberto Muñiz Lerma has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles.

Jose Alberto is currently working at Equispheres Inc. since 2020, where they hold the position of Head of Applications R&D. Prior to this role, they worked as a Materials Scientist at the same company from September 2020 to June 2022.

Jose also has experience as a Co-founder and Vice-president at B3D Performance Inc. since March 2018, where they played a key role in the company's establishment and growth.

From 2012 to 2020, they worked at McGill University in different roles. Jose Alberto started as an Associate Research Scientist, providing technical guidance on powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Jose Alberto also established guidelines and procedures for the certification of 3D printed parts. Additionally, they worked as an Additive Manufacturing Postdoctoral Researcher, focused on analyzing the microstructure evolution of alloys during additive manufacturing and developing powder feedstock characterization techniques. Jose Alberto also supervised PhD and master students and managed research projects in this role. Jose Alberto completed their PhD in Mining and Materials Engineering and also served as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant during their time at McGill University.

Jose was an Associate Research Scientist at the P²[AM]² Lab from 2016 to 2020, where they continued their work on additive manufacturing research.

Prior to their academic and research roles, Jose worked as an Environmental Consultant at GCC from 2007 to 2012.

Jose Alberto gained experience as a Materials Science Research Assistant at Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez from 2009 to 2011, where they conducted research on the synthesis and characterization of silver sulfide nanotextured structures.

At the beginning of their career, Jose worked as a Quality Lab Technician at Electrolux in 2007 and as a Laboratory Processing Technician at Croni, S.A de C.V. for a brief period.

Overall, Jose Alberto Muñiz Lerma has a strong background in research and development, particularly in the field of additive manufacturing, and has also demonstrated leadership and entrepreneurial skills in co-founding and growing a company.

Jose Alberto Muñiz Lerma completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Tecnologico de Parral from 2002 to 2006. Jose Alberto then pursued a Master's degree in Materials Science at the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez from 2008 to 2011. Finally, they obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Engineering from McGill University, where they studied from 2012 to 2016.