Employments :1982 - 1989                  Mechanical Engineering and Metallurgy Research Institute, VÍTKOVICE s.p., Ostrava
                                        research engineer
1989 - 1998                  VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 
                                        lecturer, Departmant of Mechanics
1998 - 2008                  VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
                                        Associate Professor, Departmant of Mechanics
2008 - now                    VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
                                        Professor, Departmant of Mechanics
 2006 - now                    Institute of Thermomechanics, v.v.i., Prague
                                        Centre of Inteligent systems and Structures, head of the department, research engineer
Education :
1977-1982
                    study at the University of Mining and Metallurgy of Ostrava, Faculty of Mechanical and                                          Electrical Engineering, 
                                        study branch - Equipment of Mines and Metallurgy Plants,
1989-1993                    postgraduate study at the Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
                                        scientific degree "CSc." ( PhD )
                                        dissertation thesis : Computer Modelling of a Four-High Rolling Mill Stand Including the 
                                        Nonlinearity of Dry Friction
1995                              study stay at the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, England
1996                              study stay at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton,
                                       Southampton, England
1997                              study stay at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England
1998                              academy degree "docent" ( Associate Professor ),
                                       Thesis : Approaches to Implementation of Material Damping into Computer Models of 
                                       Mechanical Systems
2000                              scientific degree "DrSc." ( Doctor of Sciencies )
                                       Doctor Thesis : Approaches to Dynamical Analysis of Lateral Vibration of Rotor Systems with
                                       Fluid Film Bearings Using a Computer Modelling Method
2008                              acedemy degree "profesor" ( Professor )