Idel Perez Email & Phone Number

Greater Seattle Area

Group lead of Structural Stress Analysis team.Supporting multiple projects STC modifications as well as experimental aircrafts. Some programs include:Universal Hydrogen Demonstrator:Modify a De Havilland Dash 8 aircraft by replacing a baseline turbo prop engine with a hydrogen powered electric motor.Rolls-Royce's Flying Testbed:Built on a 747-400 airframe, this state-of-the-art flying testbed is equipped with extensive instrumentation and systems to take sophisticated measurements of engine performance in flight.The modification will allow to test engines that power both commercial and business aircraft.Eviation:Structural and Finite Element Analysis of flights test instrumentation installation for the world's first all-electric commuter aircraft.Flexsys:Performance improvement modification of Air Force KC-135 wing.Create Internal Loads FEM of modified wing with new composite winglet.Assess effectiveness of morphing control surface used to alleviate loads on existing wing.Developed expertise using Siemens product suite like NX, Teamcenter and mainly Simcenter and NX Nastran.

Seattle, Wa

- 3DExperience implementation consultant within the simulation domain- Expertise on analysis procedures: Static Nonlinear Analysis, Linear Dynamics, Non-linear Implicit and Explicit Dynamics, Heat Transfer Analysis- Simulation based trade off studies using Design of Experiment and parametric optimization- Additive Manufacturing Simulation to predict residual stresses, fatigue life, spring back and shape compensation- Computational Fluid Dynamics using Reynolds Average Navier-Stokes. Multidisciplinary Analysis with Fluid Structure Interaction and Conjugate Heat Transfer - Serve as subject matter expert conducting public training classes as a certified Abaqus Instructor, custom mentoring, and online seminars- Established global relationships with clients and familiarize with simulation across industries- Pre-sales technical support of all Dassault Systemes SIMULIA brand product. Supported products include: Abaqus, Tosca, Isight, fe-safe, CATIA V5 Analysis and 3DExperience Platform- Post-sales support including licensing, installation, and performance workbenchesSIMULIA Products Summary:Abaqus: Unified FEA Pre/Post processor with solver capable of simulating full vehicle loads, dynamic vibrations, multibody systems, impact/crash, nonlinear static, thermal coupling.Isight: Process automation and optimization which drastically reduces design cycle time through integrating workflow processes in an automated environment.Fe-safe: Durability/Fatigue Analysis Software for Finite Element Models. Directly interfacing to all major FEA suites (Abaqus, ANSYS, Nastran (MSC, NEi , NX), Pro/Mechanica).Tosca: Optimization Suite. Performs structural optimization and flow optimization, both Tosca Structure and Tosca Fluid offer efficient optimization based on industry standard FEA (Abaqus, ANSYS, MSC Nastran) and CFD software (STAR-CCM+ and ANSYS Fluent).3DExperience Platform: Multidisciplinary simulation on a truly integrated collaboration platform.

Everett, Wa

Bombardier Dash 8-300 Large Door Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Programwww.dash8freighter.comBombardier Dash 8-300 Large Door Passenger-to-Freighter Conversion Program, 2017- Developed stress analysis methods for structural cargo door and door surround structure- Performed load survey using global FEM for closed door, open door and Failsafe load conditions- Analysis and sizing of structural components, intercostal, skin and frames

Everett, Wa

Boeing and ShinMaywa Industries – Joint Development and Production777-9X Section 49 Wing to Body Fairing - Structures- Sizing and Optimization of the composite honeycomb core panels of the AFT Fairing. - Analysis and sizing of multiple metal parts on cage structure and body attachment. For example Intercostal, Tie Rods, Clevis, Lugs, Fittings, etc.- FEM analysis to perform multiple sizing optimization studies to obtain an efficient load distribution and achieve weight savings.- Coordinated assignments with SMIC home site (Kobe, Japan) engineers.

Everett, Wa

Boeing and Kawasaki Heavy Industries – Joint Development and Production787-9/-10 Section 45 Mid-body Fuselage Group - Structures- Sizing and Optimization of the composite Pressure Deck Panel which carries shear loading transferred from wing and cabin pressure. - Build fine grid non-linear Abaqus FEM for fastened I-stiffened composite panel. Select critical load scenarios and perform all stress checks to meet Boeing and FAA requirements. Acreage strength analysis, buckling analysis, damage tolerance, validation, etc.- VCCT Analysis for Cobonded Stiffened composite panels and find margins for pull-off and bondline stress checks. Stiffener run-out detail analysis. Flaw propagation analysis.- Document and release all analysis for production and certification purposes.- 787-8 sustaining engineering.- Coordinated assignments with KHI home site (Gifu, Japan) engineers.

Everett, Wa

Boeing Commercial Airplanes – Core EngineeringNew Airplane Product Development Group - Structures787-10 and 777X Product Development Programs.- Composite main wing box sizing for (Skin, stringers and spars) for Boeing New Airplane Product Development Structures Organization using Boeing stress methods. Also experienced in metal wing box sizing.- Build Wing FEM for new airplane product development. Run FE model with provided external static and dynamic flight load cases and calculate internal loads which are used for wing box sizing. - Perform wing bending and torsional stiffness checks to determine loads and sizing convergence. - Main landing gear loads and stress analysis to support landing gear sizing and integration. Determined MLG punch loads to be accounted into rear spar and skin sizing.- Development of new CFRP composite materials to be used in new Boeing commercial airplanes. Programmed the new material allowables into the Boeing PD wing sizing tool to estimate weight savings due to the improved material. Modeled new commercial airplane wing box FEM’s for 777X product development studies.- Provide stress support for the development of new and efficient optimization tools capable of rapidly performing loads and sizing of wing box structures, to be implemented on new commercial airplane programs.

Seattle, Wa

Boeing Commercial Airplanes – 787 Development ProgramAdvanced Structures Technology Group- Multidisciplinary Structural/Thermal FE Analysis to support 787 Program and Certification Tests.- Nonlinear Finite Element Structural Analysis, composite bolted joint, ABAQUS.- 787 Airplane level (fuselage, wing and empennage) steady state and transient 2D FE heat transfer analysis using NASTRAN Thermal. 787 Assembly level (Cargo Door, Passenger Door, Nose Wheel Well, Cabin Window) 3D FE thermal fatigue analysis.- Analysis of bonded composite structures, wing bonded box and horizontal stabilizer.- FE analysis and modeling to support new textile materials development.- Analysis, development and benefits evaluation of nontraditional composite laminates.

Seattle, Wa

Boeing Commercial Airplanes – 787 Development Program, Seattle WAAdvanced Structures Technology Group- Modify and improve detailed assembly designs of composite panel.- Analyze designs by building and running Finite Element Models.- Development of new composites materials; worked on specimen preparation.- Performed FE analysis to support 787 main cabin window developments

Red Lion, Pa

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Master’S Degree, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering, Area Of Concentration: Structures.

Bachelor’S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

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