About

Anand Raghavendra is a highly motivated and skilled Application Support Engineer with over 6 years of experience in the field of CFD and thermal sciences. Currently working at Siemens, Anand is responsible for providing application support for 1D (Systems)/3D CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) to automotive clients. He has served as a local expert for various electric and traditional vehicle customer applications and has aided customers using Amesim for controls-oriented dynamic system modeling in thermal, hydraulic, and NVH. Anand has also aided customers using STAR-CCM+ for CFD analysis on vehicle comfort, external aerodynamics, and CHT. Anand has identified opportunities for growth and aided the sales process of Siemens software for clients. He has also designed and delivered custom trainings for clients on topics ranging from CFD, 1D Thermal Management, Hydraulics to Transmission systems. Anand has developed relations with clients to ensure a 100% renewal rate and customer satisfaction from clients. He has collaborated with product management and industry-focused teams for the resolution of client’s problems. Anand has worked with Mentor Graphics as a Corporate Marketing Engineer for the Mechanical Analysis Division (MAD) in the past. He has provided excellent customer support for thermal analysis tools like FloEFD, FloMASTER, FloTHERM. Anand has also worked with the STAR-CCM+ training team to create and review technical content on CFD for On-Demand trainings which were released to all the customers using STAR-CCM+. He has also worked with the Global Support and Services team on service requests to resolve customer technical inquiries on Mentor Graphics CFD tools. Anand has a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. He has also worked as an Instructional Aide for the course MECHENG 487 - Welding at the University of Michigan. Anand is a CFD and thermal sciences enthusiast with a TechStack that includes product management and test. He is a highly skilled professional with a proven track record of delivering results and providing excellent customer support.