2024 ? 2026: Led CAD design (SolidWorks) and CFD optimization (ANSYS Fluent)

Role: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Customer: So.Cool ? Vienna, Austria

Tasks:

• Led CAD design (SolidWorks) and CFD optimization (ANSYS Fluent) for split-less AC systems with phase-change material (PCM) thermal storage.
• Built the Vienna Seestadt workshop from scratch; performed CNC laser cutting, structural welding, machining, and hands-on assembly of functional prototypes.

2022 ? 2026: 150MW CSP Power Plant Project

Role: Founder & Senior Engineering Consultant

Tasks:

• 150MW CSP Power Plant Project: Directed mechanical engineering, steam generator sizing, condenser design, and molten-salt piping networks for a 150MW solar thermal power plant.
• Conducted OEM technical audits and vendor evaluation for heavy steam turbines and high-pressure receivers.
• Delivered technical and financial studies for green hydrogen, bio-fuel production, and CO? capture infrastructure.

2021 ? 2024: Executed automotive paint-line CFD simulations

Role: Co-Owner & Technical Director

Tasks:

• Secured ~?800k TÜB?TAK/CelticNext R&D funding for rotary bell atomizer development.
• Executed automotive paint-line CFD simulations for TOGG (EV OEM) and designed automated washing/deburring systems.

2018 ? 2024: Directed 20+ simulation engineers and CAD designers

Role: Head of Mechanical Engineering & Simulation

Customer: Engineering Software Steyr (ESS) ? Steyr, Austria

Tasks:

• Directed 20+ simulation engineers and CAD designers; increased technical software/project sales from ?800k to ?2.7M.
• OEM Digital Twins: Built high-fidelity CFD models in ANSYS Fluent for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and VW Group, optimizing automotive paint shops, KTL dip coating, PVC seam sealing, and drying ovens.
• Designed structural solutions for EV underfloor battery pack constraints and skid framing.
• Led technical execution for Austrian FFG and EU Horizon 2020 projects; co-invented 16 patents.

2018 ? 2024: Co-invented a micro-cyclonic particle filter utilizing SolidWorks and ANSYS Fluent

Role: Technical Advisory Director

Customer: Filter System Steyr (FSS) & ETS GmbH ? Steyr, Austria

Tasks:

• Co-invented a micro-cyclonic particle filter utilizing SolidWorks and ANSYS Fluent; achieved ISO 16890 ePM10 60% certification for laser-cutting smoke extraction.

2012 ? 2018: Managed a 65-person heavy machinery design and manufacturing enterprise

Role: Managing Director & Chief Engineering Officer

Tasks:

• Managed a 65-person heavy machinery design and manufacturing enterprise ($1.2M+ revenue).
• Executed structural calculation, CAD modeling, casting, and manufacturing for wet ball mills (500 kW to 1.2 MW), 5 MW SAG mills, thickeners, and heavy cranes.
• Designed slurry and process piping networks using SolidWorks Routing, including pipe bridges, flanges, and high-wear pump selections.

2003 ? 2012: Engineered 24 kV and 36 kV vacuum interrupters

Role: Senior R&D Mechanical Designer

Customer: Pars Switch (ex-ABB) & Iran Transfo (ex-Siemens)

Tasks:

• Engineered 24 kV and 36 kV vacuum interrupters, electromagnetic actuators, and dry-type transformer structures in SolidWorks and ANSYS Maxwell. Certified by CESI Laboratory (Italy).