David Manosalvas-kjono is a PhD-trained aeronautics and astronautics engineer and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience translating advanced aerospace research into commercial products as Co-Founder and CEO of Aeromutable in San Diego. He blends hands-on aerodynamic and structural design expertise—from internships at SpaceX and NASA Ames to research at Stanford—with leadership in heavy vehicle aerodynamics and startup commercialization via NSF I-Corps. A practical computational developer, he has contributed numerical schemes to the well-known SU2 open-source CFD suite, demonstrating depth in back-end numerical methods integration. David’s background spans national lab fellowship work at Argonne and innovation programs at Stanford, signaling an ability to move breakthroughs from lab prototypes to market-facing systems. He pairs rigorous technical depth with entrepreneurial fluency, often focusing on the underappreciated interface between numerical methods and product-ready simulation tools.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Stanford Ignite Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Stanford Ignite Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Associate of Science - AS Integrate Engineering Technology, Associate of Science - AS Integrate Engineering Technology at College of DuPage
BS Mechanical engineering, BS Mechanical engineering at Bradley University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Aeronautics and Astronautics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University
SU2: An Open-Source Suite for Multiphysics Simulation and Design
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:91 commits, 11 PRs, 99 pushes in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:David contributed to the implementation of a new JST_KE scheme, which involved changes to the `numerics_direct_mean.cpp` file. They also made modifications to the `numerics_structure.hpp` and `config_structure.cpp` files, indicating work on the numerical schemes and configuration settings. The user's contributions focused on the development and integration of numerical methods within the SU2 framework.
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David Manosalvas-kjono - Co-Founder & CEO at Aeromutable Corporation