Kim Parnell

Kim Parnell

at MSC Software Corporation

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Senior Manager, User Experience at MSC Software
  • Chair at IEEE-CNSV - Consultants' Network of Silicon Valley
  • Principal & Founder at PEC-Parnell Engineering & Consulting
Past

11 more...

Education
  • Stanford University
  • Stanford University
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • State of California
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Medical Devices
Websites

Kim Parnell’s Summary

I focus strongly in the field of medical device and biotechnology applications. In addition to this depth, one of my strengths is a breadth of experience in a wide range of engineering and technology applications. There are several areas that I am qualified in as an expert, either for expert witness/litigation support or in consulting. These applications include finite element simulation, medical device design, patent issues, and vehicle crashworthiness. I am a member of ASME, IEEE, ASM, and CASPA. I am active in the IEEE Consultants Network of Silicon Valley (IEEE-CNSV, www.californiaconsultants.com) and currently serve as the IEEE-CNSV Chair.
Also see:
http://www.parnell-eng.com
for additional information, links, and resources.

Kim Parnell’s Specialties:

Stents, stent-grafts, Nitinol, catheters, guidewires, tissue, medical device, biotech, design, prototype, simulation, spine, mechanical, fatigue, nanotech, MEMs, forensic engineering, FEA, finite element analysis, reliability, nanobiotech, intellectual property, patents, Bluetooth, WiFi, wireless network, consumer electronics, telecommunications, fiber optics, product development & manufacture in China/Asia Pacific, solar energy and alternative energy, electric vehicles, battery shock vibration


Kim Parnell’s Education

  • Stanford University

    Ph.D. , ME - Mechanical Engineering , September 1980June 1984

    Activities and Societies:
    Thesis Advisor: Professor Charles R. Steele (now Professor Emeritus). Thesis Research: Nonlinear shell mechanics, snap-through buckling, and numerical improvement of asymptotic solutions.
  • Stanford University

    MSME , ME - Mechanical Engineering , September 1978June 1979

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    BES , ESM-Engineering Science & Mechanics , 19741978

    Georgia Tech was a great place to go for college and Beta Theta Pi has been the 1st Place Fraternity on campus for something like 29 of the 30 years since 1976!! This is an amazing record for the Gamma Eta chapter!

    Activities and Societies:
    Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, Gamma Eta Chapter,
    Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma Honorary Societies, General Motors Scholarship Recipient in the 1st year of the program, Beta Theta Pi Founders Fund Scholarship Recipient, Winner of the Bell Laboratories Award for the ESM Senior with the highest GPA
  • State of California

    PE , Mechanical Engineer , September 1986

    Activities and Societies:
    Licensed Mechanical Engineer (PE), State of California, License M25550

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Kim Parnell’s Honors:

Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) in 2005 for my work with IVS/Abbott Vascular on the StarClose device. This was done through my consulting company PEC - Parnell Engineering & Consulting. I was extremely happy for IVS and the success of the StarClose product which led to the September 2003 acquisition by Abbott Vascular in Redwood City. I started consulting with IVS (Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc.) shortly after the company was founded in 2000 and maintained a consulting relationship throughout their product development cycle. IVS was a highly successful company, focused with a well-qualified and experienced management and technical team.
[Full Disclosure: T.Kim Parnell was a shareholder in Integrated Vascular Systems, Inc.]


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