Speakers

Chris is a Senior Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systemes, with over 15 years specializing in finite element analysis. Before coming to DS, Chris also has past industry experience working for Boeing, NASA, and Johnson & Johnson. He also has a BS and MS in Engineering Mechanics.

In his current role, he is responsible for demonstrating and developing solutions on both the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and other Simulia tools.

Hunter Norrgard is a Modeling and Simulation Industry Process Senior Consultant for the North American GEO of Dassault Systemes. With over 13 years of experience in industry, Hunter has a broad background in finite element analysis and computer aided design across numerous commercial tools and industries. As a member of the MODSIM team supporting the Aerospace and Defense industry, Hunter specialized helping customers improve their design and simulation workflows through the close integration of CAD, simulation across domains, and design optimization using the MODSIM approach offered by 3DS.

Pete Wang is a Senior SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant for the Structures Emerging Markets Team at Dassault Systèmes. His expertise is in process automation and design exploration and has been with the company for more than 10 years supporting Isight, Tosca, Abaqus and 3DEXPERIENCE to high tech, life sciences and aerospace and defense customers. Prior to joining DS, Pete worked as a stress engineer with Goodrich Aerostructures doing structural analysis and optimization on the nacelle for the Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A320 NEO airplanes. He enjoys spending time with his family and outdoor activities like hiking and jogging.

Dr. Ramji Kamakoti is an Expert Solution Architect at Dassault Systemes focusing on modelling and simulation for product virtual twin. He has over 20 years of experience in computational modelling and simulation focusing in areas such as fluid dynamics, structure dynamics and multi-physics in general. He is currently responsible for leading and providing technical solutions that involves integrated simulation-based design for the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry. He received his Masters and PhD in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Florida.

Dr. Tyler Dodge is an Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes. Within this role, his primary focus is on electromagnetic simulations applied to a wide set of applications across the electromagnetic spectrum. Truly a physicist at heart, his expertise expands further into broader multiphysics aspects of electrical systems. His publications span from topics like superconductors to metamaterials while earning his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Boston College. Today, Tyler applies his knowledge of electromagnetics, and its interactions with the world, as a simulation expert, sharing that expertise amongst the wide-ranging CST STUDIO SUTE user base, across several industries like Aerospace, Defense, and High Tech.

Ashley Masterson has worked at Dassault Systemes for the past four years which were spent focused on technical Modelling and Simulation within the Life Sciences domain. She has played a key role in the continued development of Dassault's Living Heart Project and finds enjoyment in helping customers solve various life sciences problems. Her background includes a Biomedical Engineering degree from Wichita State University where she conducted undergraduate research combining biomedical applications with machine learning and programming.

Utsav Jain holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University, where he specialized in high-fidelity CFD modeling for turbulent combustion. His work spanned developing LES-TPDF methods using stochastic PDEs, and the integration of deep neural networks to enhance CFD solver performance. At Dassault Systèmes, Utsav serves as an Industry Process Consultant for SIMULIA, helping clients in Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, and Life Sciences to develop proof-of-concepts, demonstrating how CFD can unlock solutions to complex challenges, discover new physics, and dramatically accelerate product development cycles. Outside work, Utsav is a private pilot who enjoys flying vintage aircraft, 3D printing, and playing chess.

I am a SIMULIA Senior Sales Representative for DS Government Solutions.