Alistair brings with him over 30 years of industry experience in computational analysis across a range of industries including oil & 气体, renewables 和 offshore wind, 和 defence. He holds a Professional Engineering license.
Experience
After graduating with his bachelor’s degree, Alistair initially entered the defence industry with the UK Ministry of Defence, progressing to Senior Professional Technology Officer involved in aircraft 气体 turbines 和 guided anti-armor weapon projects.
Alistair then joined the energy industry, based in Aberdeen, Scotl和. He worked in an advanced computational analysis role for a prime contractor performing non-linear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) 和 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) on a wide range of structural integrity 和 fluid flow projects 和 designing foundation structures for offshore wind turbines. Remaining in the energy 部门 he then joined a fledgling engineering consultancy business specializing in digital engineering 和 an early adopter of a wider use of CFD in the oil 和 气体 部门. This business grew to the point where Alistair emigrated to the US to open an 办公室 in 休斯顿德克萨斯州. Where he has resided since 2006.
Alistair joined Element Digital Engineering in 2022 和 is responsible for developing the business 和 technical capability in North America. He works closely with his UK colleagues 和 remains technically engaged in a variety of projects.