José Luis Silva initiated his superior education in 2000 with a Bachelor degree on Arts, Communication and Design, variant Landscape Design at Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, following from 2010 to 2015 a Graduation and Master’s degree in Conservation-res¬toration at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Oporto focused on wooden sculpture and wood identification on works of art. His currently a PhD researcher at the same institution. He started his professional career as a conservator-restorer specialist in wood in 2007, working for several companies. He is presently the CEO at the conservation and restoration and decorative arts company Cádmio - Decorative Systems. His main investigation line is focused on conservation of wood works of art, wood technology and wood identification adapted to art objects.