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External Advisory Board


The SIMCenter External Advisory Board is a group of volunteers that meets bi-annually to help guide SIMCenter initiatives. Members represent a variety of industries that benefit from or support computer-aided engineering, specifically simulation and modeling.

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Ronald Burton
Executive Vice President, Services
Transportation Research Center

Shawn Freeman
R&D Applications Director
Dassault Systèmes

Rodrigo Formas
Virtual Design and Verification Manager
John Deere

Tara Hemami
Director of System Performance Analysis
Cummins

Hamid Keshtkar
Vehicle Safety Computer Simulation Lead
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Matt Ladzinski
Vice President
NAFEMS

Andrew Wood
Regional Manager
NAFEMS

Raymond E. Leto
President
TotalSim 

Naethan Eagles
Technical Director
TotalSim  

Patrick Majors
Manager Tire and Material Mechanics
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Gil Morris
Project Manager
Siemens Software

Melanie Spare
Academic Enablement Director
Siemens Software

Senthil Nathan
CAE and Applied Technology Manager
GE Appliances, a Haier Company

Praveen K Poojary
Engineering Director
Whirlpool Corporation

Todd Rook
Senior Staff Engineer
GE Aviation

Scott Sheaf
Software Engineering Manager
Path Robotics

Steve Walters
Senior Engineer, Engine Research (CAE) at Honda R&D
Honda R&D Americas

Valerie Wiest
Division Manager
Caterpillar

Rollie Dutton
Director of Materials & Manufacturing
Universal Technology Corporation

Darin Everett
Engineering Manager
Whirlpool

Natalie Remisoski
Supervisor, Driveline Transient NVH CAE
Ford

Jason Stammen
Biomechanics Research Engineer 
NHTS

Devin Elsasser
Mechanical Engineer
NHTS

Serdar Tufekci
Chief Executive Officer  
Ohio State Energy Partners

Caitlin Holley
Project Manager, Capital Projects
Engie

Fred Murrell
Site Leader at UC Simulation Center
Proctor & Gamble

Dave Dryden
Competitive Intelligence Analyst
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Rick DeVos
Technical Director
GE Appliances

Gen Sasaki
Principal Customer Success Engineer
MathWorks

Hoda Sharifi
Principal Customer Success Engineer
MathWorks