Daniel Maia is currently an Estagiário de Engenharia Aquaviária at DNIT since August 2023 and a Bolsista de Iniciação Científica at FAPERJ since March 2023. Additionally, Daniel has been a Pesquisador voluntário at Universidade Federal Fluminense since July 2021 and served as an Estagiário de gestão de resíduos at ASAS - Agência de Soluções Ambientais e Sociais from January 2023 to August 2023. Daniel is pursuing a Bacharelado in Engenharia Ambiental e Sanitária at Universidade Federal Fluminense, expected to graduate in November 2025.