Nuno Biga de Almeida holds a first degree (five-years course) in Civil Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon (1990). He concluded with merit the 13th Business Management Program (PDE) at AESE Business School and University of Navarra (1997). He holds a MSc degree in Civil Engineering with a specialisation in Construction Sciences from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (2001). He developed a PhD thesis on Construction Management at the same University and he was awarded the degree of Doctor in Civil Engineering, achieved with the highest grade – approved by unanimity, with distinction and honour (“Strategic Inducers for Value Creation in Organisations”, 2008).

He began his professional activity in September 1990, and since then has sought to develop multidiciplinary skills in technical and management areas. His professional career is marked by 3 main periods:

1990 to 2000 – Project Management, Development and Implementation;

2001 to 2010 – Business Management in Organisation and University Teaching;

2010 to the present day – Senior Teaching Fellow and Research & Innovation Management Consultancy.

He has more than 25 years of experience on carrying out scientific research in areas related to engineering and management (e.g., construction planning and methods, cross-modal transport infraestructures, process optimisation and management, organisational models and skills management). Since 2001 he has been teaching in engineering related areas, including project management, operations, technology and innovation, seeking to promote the connection between academia and various sectors of the economy.

The complementarity between the various activities carried out in the last 30 years enabled him to acquire and develop futher multidisciplinar skills along with the integration of knowledge. In 2015 he started a process of design and development of Business Serious Games for implementation in academic and business environment, simulating organisational models applicable in various economic activity sectors. The Business Interactive Games BI Games© simulation tools have been distinguished at International management and engineering conferences. The Management Simulators BI Games awared the “Innovation in Managerial Education Solutions” in 2023/24 Global Awards by CLW, UK.

During his professional activity he obtained specialised training in areas related to the coordination of technical and management audits, real state valuation and construction of information models. His interest in health management, present in teaching since 2015 in advanced management courses for senior managers of health institutions, consulting in companies operating in that sector and development of management simulators in hospital emergency, motivated him to carry out in 2023 the International course of “Medical Response to Major Incidents” (MRMI).

During his professional career he has received several awards and distinctions, including the following: honour committee member at the International Construction Management Forum, best scientific papers awards at International Conferences, and Media Recognition for Research and Innovations. The consulting firm of which he is CEO has been awarded the distinction of Multidisciplinary Consultancy of the Year for two consecutive years (2022/23 and 2023/24) by CLW, UK.