Krishna Tamminana
Krishna is the President and Founder of Simutopia®. He holds a B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Madras (2003), an M.S.M.E degree from The Ohio State University (2005) and has 18+ years of experience in engineering, simulation, and analysis.
At MathWorks, Krishna worked with clients in their adoption of a model-based design approach, primarily, in modeling multi-domain physical systems for controls design. Industries served include Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial Machinery, and Medical Devices.
At Manitowoc Cranes R&D, Krishna played a key role in the development of a hardware-in-the-loop simulation platform for automated testing of controls software.
At Walt Disney Imagineering, Krishna was responsible for developing a digital animation tools pipeline for the creation of Animatronic figures. He worked on system integration of several figures in attractions including Frozen Ever After and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. He also led the development of dynamic simulation models of track-based and trackless ride systems, including automated guided vehicles, for motion analysis and control systems design.
Krishna enjoys playing badminton, biking with his kids, and watching movies.