SimOps Ambassadors
Drive Adoption, Lead Your Community,
Shape the Future of Simulation Operations
The Value of Being a SimOps Ambassador
SimOps Ambassadors are certified professionals and passionate community members who turn SimOps from a framework into real-world impact. As community leaders, advocates, and change agents, they bridge strategic vision and operational reality, championing best practices, mentoring practitioners, and connecting professionals across industries. Ambassadors are not just representatives of SimOps; they are its primary enablers.
For Your Organization
Accelerated adoption of structured simulation practices, improved operational efficiency, better alignment between simulation workflows and business goals, and faster innovation cycles.
For the Ecosystem
A stronger global SimOps network, cross-industry collaboration, and feedback loops that keep SimOps a dynamic, continuously improving methodology.
For You
Recognition as a thought leader in simulation operations, an expanded professional network, exposure to cutting-edge HPC and simulation practices, and growth in leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
How It Works
Step 1
Get Certified
Step 2
Implement Best Practices
Step 3
Start Participating
Step 4
Become an Ambassador
Complete the SimOps Fundamentals, Practitioner and Expert Trainings and Certifications.
Apply SimOps best practices within your organization and demonstrate their impact in real engineering and HPC environments.
Contribute your insights to the SimOps community through the Ambassador section of the Practitioner Club, webinars, and peer discussions.
Once you've completed all training levels, applied best practices, and started sharing your experience, you're ready to step into the Ambassador role.
Become a SimOps Ambassador
Be part of a community of leaders who value lifelong learning, collaboration, and the shared goal of advancing simulation operations. As simulation grows in strategic importance across industries, the Ambassador role becomes increasingly critical.
01
Complete the SimOps Fundamentals, Practitioner and Expert Trainings and Certifications to qualify for Ambassador.
02
Join the SimOps Practitioner Club and publish a personal statement on why SimOps matters to you and define your focus area and contribute your experience to the Practitioner Club.
03
Invite colleagues and peers to become SimOps Practitioners
04
Organize internal meetings showing how SimOps best practices improve company efficiency
05
Post on LinkedIn about your Ambassador role and insights
06
Participate in SimOps webinars and share your real-world experience
SimOps Ambassadors
SimOps Ambassadors are certified end-user practitioners who are passionate about the SimOps community, recognized for their expertise and real-world contributions, and committed to helping others learn and succeed. As community leaders, advocates, and change agents, they turn SimOps from a framework into real-world impact, championing best practices, mentoring practitioners, and connecting professionals across industries.
Alain van Hoof
HPC Consultant, Netherlands
HPC Consultant at the Supercomputing Center of Eindhoven University of Technology, helping researchers and students with their HPC workflows, building software with EasyBuild and offering services like OpenOnDemand. With 30+ years across system administration, DevOps/GitOps, CI/CD, cloud and container technology, I adopted SimOps principles into my daily work almost naturally.
HPC, System Administration, DevOps/GitOps, CI/CD, Container Technology
Finnbarr Mitchell-de Vesey
Simulation Engineer, United Kingdom
Simulation Engineer at Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions, focusing on high-fidelity modelling of rail, battery and hydrogen systems using MATLAB, Simulink and Simscape. My work involves building simulation tools, analysing vehicle performance, modelling energy use and emissions, and turning technical results into clear evidence for engineering decisions, bids and stakeholder discussions. I have completed the SimOps Fundamentals, Practitioner, Expert and AI certifications, and I'm keen to help simulation move from being a technical tool to a structured operational capability within organisations.
Simulation, Rail & Transport Modelling, Battery & Hydrogen Systems, Energy & Emissions Modelling, MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape
Ricardo Gil
R&D Software Engineer, Netherlands
R&D Software Engineer at Canon with 10+ years of experience across Banking, Government, Military and Research & Development. He currently works on Robotics, HPC and AI, bridging the gap from simulation to real-world implementations, with a deep focus on automation and performance optimization strategies to bring value to business-critical processes. His work sits at the intersection of AI, Robotics, High-Performance Computing, Embedded and AR/VR.
Robotics, HPC, AI, Automation, Performance Optimization
Bruno Silva de Lima
Consultant Engineer, Germany
Engineering Consultant at Pixida GmbH, working within BMW Group's telematics validation ecosystem. A Mechanical Engineer with a PhD in fluid dynamics specialising in multiphase flow simulation, numerical modelling of liquid film dynamics using Volume of Fluid (VOF) and Eulerian Wall Film (EWF) methods, with experience spanning combustion CFD research and automotive product development at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Skilled in C++, Python and MATLAB, numerical model implementation, mesh generation, and post-processing with ParaView.
CFD, Multiphase Flow Simulation, Numerical Modelling, Mesh Generation, Post-processing
Manuel Jimenez Diaz
Simulation Engineer, Netherlands
Physicist (PhD) and simulation engineer with 20 years of experience across industry and academia, now working as a consultant through his own company, Deep Why, founded to apply his plasma physics knowledge to research and simulation workflows. He specialises in (microwave) plasma simulations and thrives on gathering data from simulation tools and other sources, evaluating possibilities and exploring creative strategies with a pragmatic focus. Curious by nature, he is leveling up into quantum computing and data-driven physical models to explore how they can scale up simulations.
Plasma Simulation, Simulation Engineering, MLOps/SimOps, Data-Driven Models, Quantum Computing
Sergi Muñoz Moreno
Senior Aerodynamics CFD Engineer, Spain
Senior CFD Engineer driving aerodynamic optimization of wind-assisted propulsion systems (eSAIL) at bound4blue, with prior experience in automotive aerodynamics at SEAT/CUPRA. I bridge simulation engineering, Python-based automation pipelines, and HPC infrastructure to bring cloud-native, cross-functional practices into maritime decarbonization.
CFD, Aerodynamics, Workflow Automation, Maritime/Wind Propulsion