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David Gross

David Gross

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Director at K-Epsilon

  • Education

    • University of Southampton

      2010 - 2011
      Master’s Degree Maritime Engineering Sciences: Marine CFD with Distinction

      My masters thesis was: Flexible Multihull Daggerboard Fluid-structure InteractionI was awarded the SNAME John V. Wehausen Graduate Scholarship for ship hydrodynamics and the Lanchester postgraduate scholarship.I attended 11 additional courses beyond the 12 normally done so as to learn as much as I could in my time there and further my knowledge in topics related to CFD, structures and naval architecture.

    • Université Nice Sophia Antipolis

      2014 - 2019
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Fluid-structure interaction (Physics)

      Title: Nage sous marine générée par boucle de rétroaction de courbure avec modélisation de muscles locomoteurs.I obtained my PhD at the Institute de Physique de Nice (INPHYNI) while still remaining a full time engineer at K-Epsilon. I studied how fish actively modify their stiffness while swimming with the application towards adaptive structures for performance enhancement of marine devices.

    • Webb Institute

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor’s Degree Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 4.0

      Activities and Societies: Sailing team, Yacht club rear commodore.

  • Experience

    • Derecktor Shipyards

      Jan 2007 - Feb 2007
      Engineering intern, yard worker

      Created the welding schedule, superstructure plate nesting, and deck plate arrangement for an 86-meter motor yacht and gained familiarity with aluminium construction techniques.

    • Hiltveit Associates

      Dec 2007 - Feb 2008
      Cadet

      Cadet aboard a chemical tanker.

    • Trinity Yachts, LLC

      Jan 2009 - Feb 2009
      Naval architect intern

      Performed structural and freeing port calculations to address ABS comments, and the intact and damage stability calculations for trim and stability manuals.

    • Bath Iron Works

      Jun 2009 - Aug 2009
      Naval Architect intern

      Participated in the conceptual design of a cruiser by performing structural calculations, resistance & propulsion calculations and weights & centers studies.

    • Morrelli and Melvin Design and Engineering

      Jan 2010 - Feb 2010
      Naval architect intern

      Performed composite structural calculations for racing multihulls and designed the hull anddeck form of a 14 foot racing standup paddleboard.

    • ST Yachts

      Jun 2010 - Sept 2010
      Naval architect, CFD engineer

      Implementing OpenFOAM for ship resistance applications, composite structure design and CAD work.

    • Independent CFD consultant

      Dec 2010 - May 2012
      CFD engineer

      I performed a number of studies both during and after my studies. I also developed a VPP and continued to develop in OpenFOAM.

    • K-Epsilon

      Jun 2012 - now

      I manage the technical aspects of the numerous commercial and long term R&D projects. Included in this is the planning, work prioritization and direction of the engineering resources to meet project goals. Likewise, I participate in the decision making of internal software development and R&D project objectives. In addition to these responsibilities, I continue my role as a technical lead in both production and development projects as well as business development. I also apply my expertise as a naval architect in performing stability studies and incline tests for vessels. Show less

      • Technical director, senior naval architect

        Mar 2018 - now

      • Naval architect, CFD engineer, Project lead

        Jun 2012 - Mar 2018

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Approved HazMat Expert

      DNV GL
      Jan 2020