ABSTRACT: In total Duane has almost 20 years of experience in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer analysis, nuclear thermal-hydraulics, energy system analysis and design. Duane is a mechanical engineer with Masters’degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, both from University of Waterloo. After graduation Duane started his career in CFD modeling in Waterloo working for CFX, which later was later acquired by Ansys, supporting CFX users, giving training courses, and doing multi-phase, turbulence and combustion validations. Duane then moved to work for Fluent in New Hampshire where he worked with top clients in the power, heating and ventilation, turbomachinery and aero clients. Duane also worked in the Canadian Nuclear Industry for AECL in Chalk River.
Duane is currently a specialist in the Specialized Engineering Analysis and Design (SEAD) group of Hatch Mississauga.