Marli STRYDOM is part of the SIMULIA Electromagnetics R&D Portfolio management team. She gained experience in the simulation of electromagnetics phenomena through many years of product planning, technical sales and global support of automotive, aerospace and defense, as well as the high tech industries. She received the MSc Engineering degree at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and joined the SIMULIA brand after the Dassault Systèmes acquisition of CST approximately four years ago.