Adriano GAGLIARDI leads the cloud initiative for Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA within the Strategy team where he has been collaborating with diverse teams across the SIMULIA brand to drive transformation on cloud for over 5 years. Adriano joined Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA from the Exa Corporation acquisition in 2018, and he has over 17 years’ experience in CAE within the T&M, A&D, and Motorsport industries. Adriano has both an MEng in Aeronautical Engineering and a PhD in Computational Aerodynamics from the University of Glasgow.
Ross MCLENDON has worked with Dassault Systems for over 11 years working in support and development, and currently serves in R&D as the Abaqus Product Manager where he works with the development and field teams as well as customers to guide the development of Abaqus FEA to ensure it continues providing the premiere nonlinear mechanics simulation capabilities that DS customers rely on to solve their most challenging engineering problems.
As a Roles Portfolio Director at Dassault Systèmes, Brett CONARD leads the continuous improvement of our structures simulation products to meet our customer needs, target markets and applications. He supports the internal and external communication of our Structures portfolio and plans. Brett holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil/Structural Engineering from Iowa State University. He has over 25 years of experience in the structural engineering simulation software industry in the areas of technical support, sales, consulting services and product management.