Dany R.

Aeronautical engineer with 19 years of experience in mechanical design and 14+ years on Upwork (Top Rated Plus, 100% Job Success, 8,600+ hours). I help hardware companies take products from concept to manufacturing-ready: parametric CAD in SolidWorks and CATIA V5, DFM validation, FEA reporting, technical documentation, and reverse engineering from 3D scans. Long-term engagements include multi-year fan-engineering work for a global axial-fan manufacturer (design iterations, FEA reports, CE documentation, wind-tunnel test support), retained technical visualization and specification work for a Swiss X-ray detector manufacturer (2024–present), full product design of a rugged tablet/laptop case line across dozens of production SKUs for a US accessories brand, and a reverse-engineering program converting scanned industrial spare parts into clean, editable, production-ready CAD. I don't just model parts — I validate them, document them, and leave them ready to build. When a product needs visualization or animation, you get it from the same engineer who designed the part, so what marketing shows is exactly what manufacturing builds. Tools: CATIA V5 (incl. Digitized Shape Editor & Quick Surface Reconstruction), SolidWorks, Geomagic Design X, SolidWorks Composer, Simcenter Simsolid, KeyShot, Adobe suite. Based in Bogotá (UTC-5), working with clients across the US, Europe, and Australia.