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I have 24 years of expertise in the Transportation & Mobility industry, as well as in 3D Design and end-to-end Virtual Product/Experience Innovation.
Since December 2019, I have been the CEO of CATIA at Dassault Systèmes.
I began my career at Dassault Systèmes (3DS) in 1995 as part of CATIA’s Shape Design Industrialization Team. I then joined 3DS’ International Automotive Competency Center, working with renowned customers such as HONDA, FIAT, BMW, CHRYSLER, and PSA to help them transform their design practices in car body and styling. Through these experiences, I gained deep knowledge of the automotive sector and customers’ business processes.
In 2011, I was appointed Vice President of the newly defined Transportation & Mobility industry, supporting manufacturers and suppliers in developing new mobility experiences for consumers.
I am truly enjoying the challenge of leading and representing the prestigious CATIA brand.

THOMAS BALLE is the CATIA DESIGN Industry Process Team Leader Worldwide in the CATIA Brand organization. As such, he is leading a team of CATIA experts focusing on Visualization, Concept and Class A Surface modeling. After graduating as an Industrial Designer (FH) from the HFG Gmuend, Germany, in 1999, he honed his skills as a consultant in various positions at system integrators and service providers in the Automotive Industry. In 2006, he joined ICEM GmbH to focus more on creative design and Class A surface modeling. Soon after, he joined Dassault Systèmes as part of the ICEM acquisition in 2007. As a trusted advisor, he has been involved in countless projects for major customers in various industries all over the globe, promoting the value of CATIA Creative Solutions. For Thomas, Industrial Design in the 21st century is about a holistic approach to reach the perfect consumer experience. Out of this conviction, Thomas avidly supports the Design Thinking method and advocates for a tighter and deeper integration of Industrial Design and Engineering to improve consumer experiences and sustainability.

Xavier Melkonian joined Dassault Systemes in 2009 to take the responsibility of the CATIA Design Domain in the CATIA Brand.

Prior to join Dassault Systèmes, Xavier spent nearly 20 years in the software industry for Styling & Design in various positions from R&D, Busines development, to Product & Industry Management.

Xavier melkonian's responsibility includes defining the Dassault Systèmes strategy of the CATIA Design Roles portofolio solutions to address the Industrial Design, Visualization, Reverse Engineering, Class-A Surfaces modeling markets for both transportation and product Design industries.

As a member of the DESIGN Center of Excellence, I explain, demonstrate, prove & support deployment of 3DS CATIA DESIGN Solutions values to our clients through technical expertise.

I started my career in Dassault Systèmes in 2011, as CATIA R&D Software Development Engineer in CATIA Creative Design Applications team. My tasks were first mainly to develop CATIA Natural Sketch features. The time passing by, I soon became Lead developer and finally People Manager of half of the team based in Aix en Provence.

At the same time, I was involved from the beginning in the definition and the technical conception of CATIA Creative Design Experience, a brand new product unifying curves and surfaces workflows to cover the whole Creative Design process.

This year, I made a career change to become Industry Process Expert with focus on Reverse Engineering and Creative Design. My mission is to deliver training, consulting and demonstrations to support customers of all industries in their use of 3DEXPERIENCE ecosystem. I also aim at improving our products by sharing the knowledge and experience gathered with customers.

I am convinced that our technology can help to be smarter, more efficient but also more creative!

After more than 10 years working for the car industry as a car configurator production specialist, I moved to CATIA Design team to support and promote our Product Experience solutions.

My experience in consulting and visual assets production (brochures, web configurators, print) gave me a rendering and visualization knowledge that I put now at the service of our Product Experiences, so we are always able to provide the best solutions to our customers.

Industry Process Expert in Dassault Systèmes company, for our so called V+R Product Experience offering.

All related products linked to realistic visualization, experience and immersive solutions.

He did 6 years as services into PSA and TOYOTA for digital perceived quality and virtual mockup.

Now he works with companies that need to deploy physical based renderings, reproduce the customer experience and connect immersive hardware to their virtual mock-up.

Graduated in Industrial Design and International Business Management, Felix works for Dassault Systèmes for 8 years now, as Senior Solution Consultant and Techsales for CATIA Design.

Working in the CATIA Design IPS team, his role includes the following tasks:

- Consulting and supporting customers on the 3D design solutions

- Analyzing and consulting the Design Studio workflow and digital tool chain of its customers

- Executing sales demonstrations with the 3D design solutions for various customers from different industries

- Performing onsite software trainings of our solution to designers and engineers of our customers

- Designing various products to demonstrate our design solutions to our customers to support the sales process

French/Spanish industrial designer working as an independent. After studies in mechanical engineering then in industrial creation and finally in design and innovation management, I worked for large companies such as Renault, Delsey and Dassault Systèmes to finally create my own studio allowing to broaden my collaborations in the field of product design, service design, art direction and design consulting.

A 29 year career in Automotive Design, equally split between Class A Surface modelling for prestigious OEM Design Studios, and working directly for the Software Solution providers as Technical Consultant supporting their customers, keeping them informed of the latest technology, and enabling them to get the best experience from their 3D solutions.

Since January 2016 I have worked for DASSAULT SYSTEMES initially in the CATIA Design Centre of Excellence, and lately the Industry Process Success team. Specialising in Surface Refinement supporting solutions such as ICEM Surf and CATIA Icem Design Experience, also embracing new paradigms such as CATIA Human motion capture and Immersive Virtual Reality.

I enjoy revealing the latest potential of CATIA to all our valued users across all industries, helping them to realise the potential game-changing value enabled by the 3DEXPERIENCE.

As a member of the Design Center of Excellence, I specialize in delivering best-in-class demonstrations, value propositions, and Proof of Concept support for CATIA DESIGN and ICEM Surf solutions across the EMEA region. My role focuses on empowering internal teams, driving knowledge transfer, and ensuring client success through technical expertise and innovative design solutions. Passionate about sharing knowledge, I actively contribute to sales, pre-sales, and service activities to foster collaboration and inspire excellence.

Dynamic CATIA Design Expert with over 10 years of specialized experience in advanced surfacemodeling and digital design for automotive projects. Proven ability in leading complex creative modelinginitiatives for prestigious clients, such as maintaining Class-A standards at companies like RENAULT andAUDI. Achieved successful delivery of high-quality digital definitions for notable projects, enhancingdesign efficiency and innovation. Eager to leverage unique expertise in design project to meet thechallenges at an innovative organization.

With an engineering degree from French university E.N.S. Arts & Métiers, Laurent started his career within Dassault Systèmes, where he joined the industrialization department of CATIA R&D. During 10 years, he ensured various jobs of test engineering, customer support and QA manager, where he contributed to massive adoption on the market of our core engineering & surfacing applications, from both CATIA V4 & CATIA V5 versions, mostly through dedicated projects with key customers in Transport & Mobility and Aerospace & Defense industries.

Laurent joined CATIA Design portfolio team in 2009, taking care of CATIA most advanced surfaces solutions such as ICEM products and Reverse Engineering domain where his missions led him to produce materials for marketing purpose or customer support. Always pushing for innovation and process transformations, Laurent is leading the CATIA Design Surface Refinement R&D portfolio strategy, through deployment projects with partners and customers. Laurent maintains the important link between B2B world & CATIA R&D, to daily build & improve creative solutions, and finally propose best possible offer for a classically demanding population of surface modeling experts worldwide.

Ángel Guerra is a Hypercar Design Specialist working with top-tier OEMs through Silent Resources and accepting select independent commissions through his studio, THE FOURTH D SL. As former Digital Lead Designer for the Rimac Nevera and Bugatti Mistral/Tourbillon, he specializes in transforming radical concepts into production-ready Class-A surfaces using ICEM Surf'. Currently developing confidential hypercar projects (codenamed GP1), he brings the same precision to elite client work. Separately, Ángel collaborates with Dassault Systèmes as a design expert, contributing to innovative showcases like their 'Super Coupé' hypercar demo.

Michael Adrian is working as a Technical Sales Specialist in the CATIA Design IPS Team. Michael started his professional career in Virtual Reality technologies back in the 1990s after his study of Philosophy and Linguistics.

His expertise includes 3D data conversion and preparation for real-time rendering, immersive processes and technologies in industrial review applications, multi-user environments for collaborative design reviews and some more.

Today Michael is supporting our customers and partners as technical sales consultant.

As a Project Manager at Dassault Systèmes, I am responsible for defining, leading, and overseeing projects using the SFE CONCEPT software for customer orders. This includes direct communication with clients worldwide to ensure their needs are met with tailored solutions. I also serve as the central point of contact for internal knowledge management related to the SFE CONCEPT tool, ensuring expertise is shared across teams.

Peter TIMM is an experienced CATIA Industry Process Consultant who helps our clients unlock their full business potential. With extensive industry expertise and in-depth knowledge of CATIA, he assesses our clients' processes and business requirements to develop actionable transformation strategies. With 26 years of experience in CATIA/CAD and PLM, Peter TIMM is a recognized expert in this field. He gained valuable experience in the automotive industry and spent over 9 years as an engineering service manager at an OEM in complete vehicle development.

Stefan MERTZ is a senior industry process expert within Dassault Systèmes CATIA brand. With 10 years of experience in conceptual product development he is worldwide responsible for CATIA|SFE industry processes. After graduation at Technical University of Berlin with diploma in automotive engineering in 2011 he started as a project engineer at SFE GmbH in Berlin supporting and leading service projects in Europe, North America and Asia. Within 4 years at SFE GmbH he gained experience in project management, technical support and quality assurance. In 2015 he joined Dassault Systèmes as a solution consultant responsible for technical sales of CATIA | SFE products and is nowadays helping to enrich customer processes for conceptual design embracing MODELING & SIMULATION.

Martin DREAU is Industry Process Expert in Worldwide Technical Sales, CATIA Concept Engineering at Dassault Systèmes.Martin has a background in the field of conceptual design of thin-walled structures with over eight years of professional experience. He has expertise in utilizing 3D parametric modeling techniques, Finite Element Analysis, and multi-disciplinary optimization strategies.After obtaining a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Martin began his career as a Project Engineer in the field of Systems Simulation at Siemens PLM. In 2015, he joined Dassault Systèmes Germany as a consultant, where he has contributed to many industrial projects worldwide across the automotive, train and aerospace domains.

Daniel PYZAK graduated in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 38 years of experience in CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM. After positions held in technical support and product management in various CAD/CAM companies (Cisi, Cisigraph, Matra Datavision), he joined Dassault Systèmes Provence in 1999 to manage the Competency Center. The main activities of DSP Competency Center are around tooling, machining, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping/additive manufacturing and data exchanges.

Ten years later, he became responsible of different CATIA technical teams inside for EMEAR (Design, Engineering). And since January 2020, he’s managing the worldwide CATIA Mechanical Industry Process Success organization with a strong focus on Lightweight Engineering: Generative Design, Composites, Mold & Die, Additive Manufacturing, Modeling & Simulation.

Lukasz KOSTRZEWA graduated in Mechanical Engineering. He has 20 years of experience in CAD. After positions held as design engineer and CATIA Key User, he joined Dassault Systèmes as an Industry Process Consultant. His mission is to help customers and users create added value by utilizing and sharing knowledge and expertise related to the use of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform within the industry.

Serge works as CATIA Mechanical Industry Process Expert Senior Specialist at Dassault Systèmes and is based in France.

Antonio SCARCELLI graduated from the Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes in 1980.

Since 1999, he has worked as an Application Engineer at the Dassault Systèmes Competency Center and currently holds the position of Mechanical Industry Process Expert, focusing on tooling applications.

Since 1983, his career has involved support, documentation, training, and development for CAD/CAM clients.

He has gained experience in the tooling area through participation in several European projects, the relationships established, and numerous workshops with key clients he has collaborated with.

He has been included in the list of experts for the European Commission and has been an evaluator for several project proposals.

He is responsible for developing methodologies based on CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE to cover the Customer Process for Die Design, Sheet Metal, Fasteners, and 3D Master.

Peter STUEHN is a CATIA Mechanical Industry Process Expert Senior Specialist. His mission is to help customers and users create added value by utilizing and sharing knowledge and expertise related to the use of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform within the industry.

Mechanical Engineer and CATIA Expert, I support my industrial clients in transforming their engineering processes. With extensive experience as a Process Expert at Dassault Systèmes, I help companies optimize their workflows, integrate advanced solutions, and continuously improve their design and manufacturing methods.

Industry Process Expert Senior Specialist, responsible for promoting CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE solutions for Composites Part Design and Manufacturing

I am an engineer with 20 years professional experience in the automotive industry. Background in full vehicle explicit CAE using Radioss and LS-Dyna. Expertise includes front-, side-, and rear impact analysis, as well as low speed damageability. As an Industry Process Consultant for the #SIMULIA brand at #DassaultSystèmes I refine Modelling and Simulation (#MODSIM) processes to accelerate time-to-market development across various industries.In addition to CAE experience, experience with Python programming, having developed a Python and MetaPost based automatic post-processing tool for multiple load cases and a Python-based spot weld feasibility check on full vehicle CAE models. Interested in utilizing programming skills to develop custom solutions and automate business processes.