nTop Computational Design Summit

Bradley Rothenberg is the CEO and founder of nTop, an engineering design software company based in New York City. Since its founding in 2015, nTop has served the aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer products industries with advanced engineering software that enables users to design, test, and iterate faster on highly complex parts for production with additive manufacturing. Bradley has been developing computational design tools for additive manufacturing for more than 15 years. He actively works to advance the industry, often speaking at industry events around the world including Develop3DLive, Talk3D and formnext. He is often quoted in trade publications, interviewed on industry podcasts, and has been included in Forbes Magazine. He studied architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

Blanca Aguado Sierra is the Chief Operating Officer at nTop, where she oversees Marketing, Sales, Customer Success as well as Business Operations and Strategy. Before nTop, Blanca worked at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Blanca holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a BA from McGill University. She currently calls New York City home.

George Allen has 47 years experience in developing computer-aided design (CAD) software and in helping major corporations use it to improve their productivity. He is recognized world-wide as a leading expert in the field both by academics and industry executives. He led the development of several new technologies in the NX CAD software, especially in the area of geometric design. His advice and guidance have served to improve productivity at some of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, including GM, Nissan, Honda, Boeing, and Canon. Since 2019, he has served as a Technical Fellow at nTop.

Chiara Ceccato, PhD, is a structural engineer with a doctorate in solid mechanics from the University of Padova, Italy. She has gained extensive international experience through her research at academic institutions across the globe, including Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, SAR), and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, SE).

Chiara's work has focused on material modeling, structural mechanics simulations, and industrial process optimization, with her contributions presented at international conferences and published in renowned academic journals.

Currently, she works as an FEA engineer at Ocado Technology, where she joined the first team of engineers designing the 600 Series Bot. Her role involves using computational methods for generative design, with a focus on additive manufacturing and topology optimization.

Udo Eberlein is an accomplished entrepreneur and tech executive, serving as the VP Software at Materialise, and Co-Founder of Goldn. Additionally, he holds the role of Entrepreneur in Residence at Chemovator, BASF’s Startup Incubator. With a diverse background, Udo has held global senior leadership positions, advising Fortune 100 companies and leading private equity and venture-backed firms across Europe, North America, and Asia. Prior to Materialise, he founded Goldn and Chemster, pioneering digital workflow platforms for the Chemicals and Personal Care industry, following his tenure as CEO of Nero, a German Multimedia Management Software company. Currently, Udo advises and invests in early-stage companies like Butterfly, Momentum Transfer, and Heartland. Raised in New York City suburbs, the UK, and Germany, Udo now commutes between Heidelberg, Leuven, and San Francisco. In his private time, he focusses on family and friends and enjoys motorless two-wheel adventures, especially on his venus orange F12.

Dr. Greg Hayes is the Senior Vice President of Global Additive Minds at EOS. With a strong background in high-end research and development, and a focus in materials science and engineering, Dr. Hayes began his career as a consulting materials scientist and technical program lead, working internationally in the health-tech, high-tech, and aerospace markets.

Currently, Dr. Hayes leads the Additive Minds group, the global technical consulting department of EOS. With Additive Minds, Dr. Hayes works to identify market needs and uses of additive manufacturing technology to develop products and fulfill business development opportunities. Previously, as ‌program manager and director of new partnerships for AM at TNO, Dr. Hayes concentrated on design and structure of research programs, acquisition of funding and partners, and general management. Dr. Hayes also co-founded Complex Materials, a bespoke bioresorbable materials company with a focus on magnesium alloy stent tubing.

Dr. Hayes holds an ME degree from the University of Delaware; a Ph.D. in Materials Science from The Pennsylvania State University; and Start-Up and Entrepreneurship certification from the Vlerick Business School in Belgium.

Francesco is one of the co-founders of the Puntozero project. He comes from a background that integrates mechanical engineering with materials science and nanotechnology. He has a strong inclination for investigating innovative themes and engineering concepts. His engineering focus in the world of additive manufacturing lies in material control and a design methodology where material and form are increasingly interconnected. He sees innovation as an advancement where artificial will become increasingly indistinguishable from natural. In the past, he has gained experience with various additive technologies, both in a prototypical and production capacity, primarily using polymer and metallic materials.

Dr. Anup Paul is a seasoned professional with a passion for advancing the adoption of innovative multiphysics simulation technologies. As Director in the Multiphysics Product Group at Hexagon, he plays a pivotal role in ensuring that cutting-edge simulation tools empower engineers to develop safe, effective, reliable, and sustainable products. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Paul applies CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering) techniques across diverse industries, including Energy, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences. His expertise spans Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), design optimization, failure analysis, and lab testing. Dr. Paul holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ohio.

Ryan Roach is Director of Innovation for Cobra Puma Golf. His mission is to develop new designs, materials, and processes that will enhance performance of Cobra Golf products. Over his 25+ year career in the golf industry, Ryan has held positions in product testing, product development, and product design for Acushnet Company (parent of Cobra Golf), Spalding Sports Worldwide, and Cobra Puma Golf. He has played critical roles in bringing over 35 products from idea to production and has authored or co-authored over 100 patents. Ryan holds a BS in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego.

Chris Robinson is the Senior Manager of Additive Manufacturing (AM) at Ansys. He started his research related to AM while designing satellite components in 2004. He has been involved in AM research for 17 years at Sandia National Laboratories, Utah State University, NAVAIR, Boeing, 3DSIM and Ansys. Chris has worked on AM product, process, material, equipment, and software development projects at every stage of development from fundamental ideation to commercial flight qualification.

Matthew is a visionary leader in the computational design of advanced 3D-printed medical implants, with close to 15 years of experience in engineering, research, and innovation. As an inventor, creator, and passionate leader, he has been a part of founding businesses focused on additive manufacturing and is an internationally recognized speaker on biomimicry, computational modeling, and additive manufacturing — lecturing at conferences and prestigious universities including MIT and Harvard. Matthew's work is driven by his passion for exploring the macro and micro of biological forms, turning algorithms into functional structures for physical devices. He has pioneered the idea of a “biologically advantageous implant,” and has also spearheaded multiple public initiatives to synthesize biological structures as computational models for use in engineered products. He currently is the founder and principal consultant of Not a Robot Engineering, a co-founder of LatticeRobot, and is involved in several other stealth startups.

Mike is a seasoned professional with 19 years of experience in the CAD and CAE industry, currently serving as a Sr. Product Manager on the Fusion team at Autodesk. He has dedicated nearly half of his career to working on Fusion and is presently responsible for the generative design technologies and application resiliency within the Fusion Industry Cloud. Throughout his career, Mike has excelled in understanding customer needs and helping them leverage technology to address business challenges, while also successfully productizing new technology offerings. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in the same field from the University of Pittsburgh. Further, he has broadened his knowledge by completing a certification in Machine Learning in Business from the MIT Sloan School of Management.