Arjun Shanker: Design and Analysis Engineer in San Diego, CA

Lead engineer/Product developer – Aztek Stand-up Paddles • Designed and developed state of the art carbon fiber paddle for stand-up paddle boarding • Invented two patent pending designs namely ‘variable shaft technology’ and ‘trade blade mechanism’ for the paddle • Created the lightest strongest paddle in world using CFD/FEA analysis, structural testing, field testing • http://azteksup.com/ Lead engineer/Product developer – Grandura Golf • Engineered high performance carbon fiber tour golf shafts, wedges and irons using an in house FEA solver followed by static and dynamic structural testing • http://granduragolf.com/ CFD analysis bike wheel – Ellsworth Bikes • Performing CFD analysis on mountain bike wheels using Altair Virtual Wind Tunnel and Acusolve • Optimizing mountain bike rims using LES and DES simulations with zonal mesh refinement. • http://ellsworthbikes.com/ Other Roles • Product development and business planning • Discover new materials and process/product development with new composite materials • Product life cycle testing and control • ASTM material testing for composites and plastics • Product line installation and process support • Fixture designs