nTop Computational Design Summit

Bradley Rothenberg is the CEO and founder of nTop, an engineering design software company based in New York City. Since its founding in 2015, nTop has served the aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer products industries with advanced engineering software that enables users to design, test, and iterate faster on highly complex parts for production with additive manufacturing. Bradley has been developing computational design tools for additive manufacturing for more than 15 years. He actively works to advance the industry, often speaking at industry events around the world including Develop3DLive, Talk3D and formnext. He is often quoted in trade publications, interviewed on industry podcasts, and has been included in Forbes Magazine. He studied architecture at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

Chiara Ceccato, PhD, is a structural engineer with a doctorate in solid mechanics from the University of Padova, Italy. She has gained extensive international experience through her research at academic institutions across the globe, including Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, SAR), and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, SE).

Chiara's work has focused on material modeling, structural mechanics simulations, and industrial process optimization, with her contributions presented at international conferences and published in renowned academic journals.

Currently, she works as an FEA engineer at Ocado Technology, where she joined the first team of engineers designing the 600 Series Bot. Her role involves using computational methods for generative design, with a focus on additive manufacturing and topology optimization.

Udo Eberlein is an accomplished entrepreneur and tech executive, serving as the VP Software at Materialise, and Co-Founder of Goldn. Additionally, he holds the role of Entrepreneur in Residence at Chemovator, BASF’s Startup Incubator. With a diverse background, Udo has held global senior leadership positions, advising Fortune 100 companies and leading private equity and venture-backed firms across Europe, North America, and Asia. Prior to Materialise, he founded Goldn and Chemster, pioneering digital workflow platforms for the Chemicals and Personal Care industry, following his tenure as CEO of Nero, a German Multimedia Management Software company. Currently, Udo advises and invests in early-stage companies like Butterfly, Momentum Transfer, and Heartland. Raised in New York City suburbs, the UK, and Germany, Udo now commutes between Heidelberg, Leuven, and San Francisco. In his private time, he focusses on family and friends and enjoys motorless two-wheel adventures, especially on his venus orange F12.

Dr. Greg Hayes is the Senior Vice President of Global Additive Minds at EOS. With a strong background in high-end research and development, and a focus in materials science and engineering, Dr. Hayes began his career as a consulting materials scientist and technical program lead, working internationally in the health-tech, high-tech, and aerospace markets.

Currently, Dr. Hayes leads the Additive Minds group, the global technical consulting department of EOS. With Additive Minds, Dr. Hayes works to identify market needs and uses of additive manufacturing technology to develop products and fulfill business development opportunities. Previously, as ‌program manager and director of new partnerships for AM at TNO, Dr. Hayes concentrated on design and structure of research programs, acquisition of funding and partners, and general management. Dr. Hayes also co-founded Complex Materials, a bespoke bioresorbable materials company with a focus on magnesium alloy stent tubing.

Dr. Hayes holds an ME degree from the University of Delaware; a Ph.D. in Materials Science from The Pennsylvania State University; and Start-Up and Entrepreneurship certification from the Vlerick Business School in Belgium.

SJ Jones is a Principal Manufacturing Engineer with “Big Print Energy” – powered by their drive to unlock the capabilities of the next generation of L-PBF large-format machines. Experienced in a wide array of disciplines, SJ’s technical specialties include print simulation, in situ monitoring, support design, topology optimization, generative design, and lattice work.

Ryan Roach is Director of Innovation for Cobra Puma Golf. His mission is to develop new designs, materials, and processes that will enhance performance of Cobra Golf products. Over his 25+ year career in the golf industry, Ryan has held positions in product testing, product development, and product design for Acushnet Company (parent of Cobra Golf), Spalding Sports Worldwide, and Cobra Puma Golf. He has played critical roles in bringing over 35 products from idea to production and has authored or co-authored over 100 patents. Ryan holds a BS in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego.