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Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany

Create and optimize post-processing methods to visualize memory intensive 3D-simulations of water flows to determine their impact in vehicle components.

Costa Rica

While working on Mechanical design in the Powertrain Department my responsibilities included: - Computer aided design of components and assemblies for heavy duty trucks. - Handling design control procedures.- On site support to clients in the US, for a variety of engineering challenges. - Holding regular meetings with external clients and vendors.- Coordinating among international teams with members from different disciplines and academical backgrounds. On-site support and problem solving issues ranging from Mechanical Design to Parts & Inventory.

Costa Rica

By being promoted into a new roll I got an opportunity to develop new skills and take on responsibilities with a larger scope:- Complete FEA to determine worst-case constructs for physical testing.- Propose design optimizations based on simulation data.- Write scripts to optimize the simulation process.- Management of documentation for design control procedures - Management of engineering change requests.- Handling of submissions for approval of medical devices under MDR (EU) and FDA (US).

Costa Rica

While maintaining the previous responsibilities in the Computer Aided Surgery department: - Assumed the maintenance and improvement of computer macros used in the development process and in purchase order requests.- Developed new computer macros to further automate the design and development process. - Migrated engineering systems from Windows 7 to Windows 10, coordinating continuously with external software development companies.- Developed and executed software validation procedures.

Costa Rica

Associate Product Development engineer in the department for computer aided surgery:- Pre-operative analysis for total knee replacement surgeries.- CAD design of surgical instruments.- Engineering review of cases completed by peers.

Santa Ana, Costa Rica.

Responsable for the mechanical design of an automation project for a rubber injection unit. Managed the communication with vendors and consultants during its manufacturing process and installation.

Master'S Degree, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Licentiate, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

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