David Hurst

Biographical Sketch - David A. Hurst

David A. Hurst
Director, West Coast Operations
WAMware Engineering Solutions LLC

Dave Hurst has been an active developer and consultant in the mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE industry for over 20 years. He is responsible for all aspects of the WAMware business in California and the Pacific Northwest, including leveraging and expanding his strong customer contacts as well as project management to assure the highest technical quality in our service deliverables.

During his tenure in the Bay Area, Dave has spearheaded WAMware's software development activities for all of North America. This includes overseeing development of customized software solutions for our customers (using Open I-DEAS, Java, and other web based programming tools) as well as our I-FIND product suite.

Prior to its acquisition by WAMware, Dave was founder and managing director of First Day, Inc and personally active for six years in the following areas:

	customized and oversaw data management tools for a large I-DEAS installation in Silicon Valley.
	primary developer and product manager of UG2MS, a CAD data translator with installations in Europe and across North America.
	developed the "Starter Course" for I-DEAS Master Series, and delivered the course to a total of more than one-hundred students.
	performed complete concept-to-tooling modeling and design using I-DEAS for plastic injection molded, cast and sheet metal parts.
	created customized drawing package template for derivative products using I-DEAS.

As a member of the early TESIS WAMware GmbH team in Germany (at that time, icom GmbH), Dave managed projects for:

	finite element modeling and analysis for several German automotive and aerospace companies.
	developing and conducting I-DEAS training for customers.
	developing the NBD program, a translator from NASTRAN to I-DEAS. Sold as a standard product by SDRC.

As a structural analyst at Craycir Advanced Technology of Le Locle, Switzerland, Dave:

	developed new designs for existing components using metal matrix composites.
	managed testing program for new materials.
	developed internal program for analyzing mold temperatures during the casting process.

During his six year tenure at SDRC offices in Cincinnati, San Diego, and Frankfurt, Dave was active in:

	developing plastic injection molding analysis software
	developing code portability utilities and procedures
	providing pre- and post-sales support for I-DEAS customers

Areas of expertise:

	Software languages -- C, Java, Fortran, Unix (ksh/csh), Visual Basic
	Applications -- SDRC I-DEAS Master Series (design, drafting, simulation)
	Fluent German; Conversational French

Dave holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Dave is well known in the I-DEAS community for providing the absolute highest quality deliverables to his clients and for helping those clients improve the CAD/CAM/CAE elements of their product development process.