Who We Are
Miguel Cerrolaza
M.Sc. in Offshore Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain). Postdoctoral research at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris, France). Professor and Research Engineer at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain) and the International University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain). Invited Senior Engineer at the Colorado School of Mines (USA). He has over 30 years of professional experience, advising and collaborating with companies and engineers in advanced numerical simulation applied to engineering, biomedical engineering, mathematics and applied physics using the finite element method. He has provided specialized consulting services to many engineering companies worldwide in various countries (such as Italy, Spain, Brazil, France, Colombia, Thailand, Poland, USA, Argentina, Venezuela, Australia, etc.) in advanced computer modeling and FEA simulation. He has published more than 20 books, 130 scientific articles in indexed journals, and has delivered over 40 international invited lectures on Finite Element Analysis.
Manuel Martín
Architect by the University of Sevilla (Spain), specialist in building and industrial structures analysis and design, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Earthquake ultimate capacity resistance on concrete rib slabs at the University of Girona (Spain). He is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Construction of the same university. He is also a Judicial Technical Expert, member of the College of Architects of Catalonia (COAC), member of the Association of Structural Consultants (ACE, Spain) and member of the Association of Expert Architects, Forensics and Mediators (AAEPFMC, Spain). He has a long professional career with more than 26 years of experience in analysis and design of civil building structures. Specialist in 3D parametric modeling and analysis and design of mechanical parts using the Finite Element method. He has provided consultancy services to companies in Spain located in Girona, Barcelona, Madrid, on finite element modeling and analysis of structures and structural parts.