Dr. Mahesh Turaga, Technical Lead, Aerospace & Defense Industry, Dassault Systèmes 

Mahesh Turaga is the Technical Lead for the Aerospace & Defense Industry sales team for the SIMULIA brand and is responsible for technical sales for SIMULIA's North American aerospace customers. He also manages the SIMULIA on-site consulting team at Boeing. Prior to his current role, Mahesh managed a global on-site team at Procter & Gamble and his team was involved in methodology development, collaborative development and the simulation of various manufacturing processes. Mahesh has been with Dassault Systèmes for the last 11 years and has worked with customers in solving various simulation challenges involving Abaqus, Isight and SLM in the aerospace and consumer products industries. Mahesh holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Purdue University and is pursuing an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.