David L Rodriguez

Current

• Senior Engineer at Desktop Aeronautics, Inc.

Past

• Engineer/Scientist at Eloret Corporation
• Engineer/Scientist at McDonnell Douglas

Education

• Stanford University
• Stanford University
• Georgia Institute of Technology

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Connections

14 connections

Industry

Aviation & Aerospace

Websites

• My Company

David L Rodriguez’s Summary

The bulk of my experience has been in CFD analysis of complex aircraft and in aerodynamic optimization. I also have experience in multidisciplinary optimization including propulsion/airframe integration. My current goal is to develop and market a powerful aircraft design optimization tool that incorporates a rapid parametric geometry engine, a powerful CFD analysis method, and a suite of optimization tools.

David L Rodriguez’s Specialties:

CFD, optimization, aircraft design, object-oriented programming, parametric geometry generation, wind tunnel testing

David L Rodriguez’s Experience

• Senior Engineer

  Desktop Aeronautics, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 2002 — Present (7 years 2 months)

  Desktop Aeronautics is a software and consulting company that specializes in aircraft conceptual design and optimization. We also provide significant expertise in aerodynamic detailed design and optimization using state-of-the-art CFD methods.

• Engineer/Scientist

  Eloret Corporation

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  November 1999 — December 2000 (1 year 2 months)

  Contractor to NASA Ames Research Center
  Worked in CFD and aeroelastic analysis

• Engineer/Scientist

  McDonnell Douglas

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  July 1992 — September 1994 (2 years 3 months)

  Advanced Concepts Division
  CFD, aerodynamic optimization, high speed aircraft

David L Rodriguez’s Education

• Stanford University

  Ph.D. , Aeronautics & Astronautics , 1994 — 2000

• Stanford University

  M.S. , Aeronautics & Astronautics , 1991 — 1992

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  B.S. , Aerospace Engineering , 1987 — 1991

Additional Information

David L Rodriguez’s Websites:

• My Company

David L Rodriguez’s Interests:

aircraft design, multidisciplinary design optimization, parametric geometry generation, softball, basketball, pool

David L Rodriguez’s Groups:

AIAA

David L Rodriguez’s Honors:

National Science Foundation Fellowship

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