Speakers

Laurence started his engineering career as an apprentice at the Ministry of Defence in the early 1980’s. The MOD then sponsored him to do a degree at Oxford Polytechnic. It was at this time that he built his first finite element models. Since then his career has been concerned with selling, supporting, training and above all using, Finite Element and CFD solutions.

He was founder and CEO of SSA, which became part of TECHNIA in 2018, and has published numerous papers in the world of life sciences, where he continues to undertake research projects. He also writes for Develop3D and Benchmark magazines.

Currently he is also involved in several consultancy projects and is writing training courses for NAFEMS, the latest being on the subject of smoothed particle hydrodynamics.

He is also a regular, but not overly quick, Formula Ford hillclimb driver.

•Degree and PhD in Aeronautical Engineering

•Joined Hibbitt, Karlsson & Sorensen (developers of Abaqus) in 1996, and worked in various roles, primarily focusing on helping customers develop new methods and automate their current methods

•Prior to joining HKS worked for 3 years as aerodynamicist/hydrodynamicist for an America’s Cup team (we lost) before becoming a government scientist working at a nuclear physics lab for 5 years. Focusing on the then emerging technology of parallel computing and its application to FEA and CFD algorithms.

Jamie graduated from Coventry University where he studied Automotive Engineering Design before joining Perkins Engines in 2004.

Jamie then joined the Red Bull F1 team within the structures department working on composite and metallic components and assemblies. He went on to create and lead the FEA tools and process development group ultimately looking after the strategic decisions for the structural teams across the entire Red Bull Campus Group.

He is driven by a philosophy of efficiency and maximising technologically innovative solutions and was heavily involved in best practice creation, optimisation and workflow management with HPC and specifically targeting optimal job submission profiles to maximise operational efficiency.

Jamie joined Dassault in January 2023 and works within the global Industry Process Success Transportation & Mobility group, developing, enabling & deploying structural workflows for the automotive sector.

•Degree and PhD in Mechanical Engineering

•Joined Abaqus in 2003, and worked in various support, presales and project roles

•Expert in Finite Element Analysis using traditional Abaqus software and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

•Keen follower of football and F1

Eric joined Dassault Systèmes in 2017, initially as a Research Engineer, and has since transitioned into the role of Industry Process Consultant. Prior to his tenure at Dassault Systèmes, he amassed valuable experience in the naval, nuclear energy, space, and oil & gas sectors. Eric has 15 years of simulation-related experience in computational solid mechanics, Fluid-Structure Interaction, and co-simulation-based multi-physics modeling. He holds both a Master of Science and a Doctoral degree in Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering.

Dr. Alistair Wingfield completed his PhD in the field of electromagnetics in 2003 specialising in miniaturised antennas for Hi Tech applications. He spent 16 years in the Hi Tech and A&D industry working on Electromagnetic related topics. He has around 25 international publications and won 2 major international awards for his work in the High tech industry, as well as high national recognition within the A&D industry. He joined DASSAULT SYSTEMES 8 years ago through the acquisition of CST and is now the Northern Europe Sales Director for the Direct Channel of SIMULIA.