Mihai Pruna

Developing software for clients in Computer Aided Engineering fields:

• Developed manufacturing, CAD design and FEA analysis software.
• Developed CAD/BIM interoperability software.
• Developed training materials for software development and introductory CAD.
• Developed project management software.
• Developed CFD visualization apps.
• Developed manufacturing software for the aerospace and medical industries.

Taught graduate courses in Computer Simulation and Modeling

• Developed parametric and iterative CAD automation software based on the CAPRI middleware.
• Developed software that simplifies OpenFOAM® CFD case generation, launching and post processing.
• Developed cloud based distributed simulation solutions using CAPRI for unified CAD access, Amazon Cloud for hosting, PHP and MySQL for scalability management and usage tracking.
• Created pre-sales marketing materials such as web pages, presentations and videos.
•  Wrote and reviewed papers on the Engineering design-simulation-optimization cycle.

• Developed add-on applications for CAD software packages such as AutoCAD and Revit in C# and Visual Basic under Microsoft .NET.
• Automated Engineering spreadsheets, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and Word Documents through Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros.
• Automated the generation of structural and CAD models in CATIA using VBA and computational geometry techniques.
• Integrated between various CAD, fabrication and structural modeling software packages by developing custom translator programs.
• Programmatically data-mined static and dynamic structural analysis results from text and binary files.
• Developed .NET applications to transfer data between databases using Microsoft SQL Server.
• Evaluated CFD software packages for potential use in the AEC industry.

• Assisted with structural repairs and maintenance of business jets
• Collected damage data by inspecting aircraft or coordinating with maintenance facilities
• Coordinated with structural engineers and technicians to issue repair documents and perform the work

• Wrote software to predict aircraft performance
• Participated in test flights as a flight test engineer

• Taught Experimental Aerodynamics
• Operated the university’s wind tunnels

• Reviewed and presented papers in Multi-Phase Flow.
• Wrote numerical methods codes.
• Developed boiling simulation software based on Microsoft Excel and OpenFOAM to investigate rocket propulsion through solar heating.

Areas of Concentration: Aerodynamics and Propulsion:

• Preliminary and detailed design of jet engines

• Tested airfoils and aircraft models in wind tunnels in the Experimental Aerodynamics Lab course.
• Tested various specimens for yield, failure, cracks and hardness in the Materials and Structures & Instrumentation labs.
• Participated in the preliminary design of a light aircraft and lead a team designing the fuselage of a business jet, using Catia for design and FEA.

Computer Science focused program with four hours of programming theory and four hours of computer lab work every week.