Summary
Francisco Pérez is a mechanical engineer with eight years of experience applying precision design, structural analysis, and optomechanical integration in research-grade astronomy and national lab environments. He holds a Ph.D. in Computational Engineering with a focus on structural dynamics and has led design, meshing, and dynamic analyses for instruments such as the GRIS spectrograph and prototypes for the European Solar Telescope. At SLAC and IAC he combined hands-on CAD simplification, metrology, and alignment strategies with manufacturing oversight to deliver cryogenic- and vacuum-capable mounts and complex adaptive-optics testbeds. His academic work modeling nonlinear soil–structure interaction and developing lumped parameter substitutes for time-domain simulations shows a strong blend of theoretical rigor and practical simulation skills. Based in Palo Alto and studying IT systems administration, he pairs research-level mechanical expertise with a growing interest in systems and tooling, and a personal curiosity for disassembly and continuous learning.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at Politechnika Opolska
Ph.D. in Computational Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Cum Laude, International Mention, Ph.D. in Computational Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Cum Laude, International Mention at University Institute of Intelligent Systems and Numeric Applications in Engineering
Industrial Engineering, Mechanics, 8.47/10, Industrial Engineering, Mechanics, 8.47/10 at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Spanish, English