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Athens Metropolitan Area

Athens Metropolitan Area

‣ Responsible for stress analysis and sizing optimization of aerospace structures (primary, secondary, and tertiary) and support equipment according to ECSS structural design requirements.‣ Developed and verified high-fidelity global and local finite element models to derive internal loads and perform detailed static stress analysis.‣ Performed various types of finite element analysis to ensure structural integrity for the above structures under the most critical load events throughout their lifetime:• Linear Static• Linear Buckling & Modal Analysis• Nonlinear Static & Buckling Analysis• Transient & Frequency Response• Random Vibration• Nonlinear Implicit & Explicit Analysis• Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Analysis‣ Compiled deliverables and official stress reports explaining part sizing and analysis methodology.‣ Developed in-house computational tools to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks in finite element modeling using MCS Patran/Nastran.

Greater Volos Area

‣ Designed and sized a metallic MGSE (Mechanical Ground Support Equipment) dedicated to the maintenance of the AH-64 Apache main transmission system.‣ Analyzed and interpreted official engineering drawings, assisting military helicopter mechanics with the assembly and disassembly of critical components (tail rotor dampers) on Bell UH-1 helicopters.

Patras, Western Greece, Greece

‣ Performed thermo-mechanical analysis on a morphing airfoil using Abaqus/CAE, demonstrating the capability of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators on large-scale wind turbine blades.‣ Developed a Matlab tool to define the optimal mounting positions for SMA actuators on the morphing mechanism, improving its kinematic and structural response.

Master Of Science - Ms, Computational Mechanics

Specialization in the division of Computational Structural Mechanics. ‣Focus Areas: Mechanics of Materials, Computational Techniques.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Mechanical Engineering And Aeronautics

Specialization in the division of Applied Mechanics, Technology of Materials and Biomechanics. ‣Focus Areas: Structural Analysis.