The Founders of MOSIMTEC met at The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. The team’s background in engineering, technology, finance, and business lends itself well to establishing MOSIMTEC as a leading advanced decision support solutions providing company.
Furthermore, our team brings invaluable international experience, having worked across four continents for organizations ranging from Fortune Global 500 multi-nationals to leading edge consumer technology start-ups.
The Founders are supported by a resource team of skilled technologists, engineers, academia, and industry specialists. People Matter!
Our core values are true, transparent, and transformative.
Jeffrey A. Brelsford
Jeff Brelsford specializes in the use of advanced simulation techniques and statistical analysis to provide insight into multifaceted problem situations. He has more than 20 years of consulting, industry, and military experience, with significant focus in the healthcare, manufacturing, supply chain and professional services industries.
Jeff holds a Masters of Science in Modeling and Simulation from Old Dominion University. He also holds an MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, and has a B. Science in Industrial and Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Martin M. Franklin, PMP
Martin Franklin has consulted internationally to both public and private sectors. He specializes in the application of advanced analytical tools to support informed decision making in complex environments. He has experience with multiple modeling packages and approaches and has leveraged dynamic simulation in a range of industries, including manufacturing, mining, retail and consumer, healthcare, supply chain and logistics, transportation, pharmaceutical, and professional services.
Martin earned a Masters in Business Administration from The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, graduating with Beta Gamma Sigma International Honors. He also earned both a B.Eng Industrial Engineering degree and a B.Eng (Hons) Technology Management degree from The University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).
Saurabh Parakh
Saurabh Parakh is a Partner with MOSIMTEC, with over 25 years of experience consulting for Fortune 500 companies, developing systems and tools that leverage predictive analytics and simulation technologies to solve complex problems across a range of industries. He has delivered value by providing insights and leave-behind solutions for companies in the mining, manufacturing, transportation, healthcare and services sectors to elevate their game. He believes in developing a deep understanding of business systems prior to applying any technological solution to problem solving.
Saurabh earned his MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, graduating with Beta Gamma Sigma International Honors. He also earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from George Mason University, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (Hons) from National Institute of Technology, India. He is a Certified ScrumMaster (SCM) and enjoys traveling and learning about different cultures.
Amy Brown Greer, P.E.
Amy Brown Greer has over 15 years of experience as a simulation and process improvement consultant. Amy has delivered solutions for the transportation, healthcare, distribution, manufacturing, and service industries. These solutions and recommendations are based on simulation model results, statistical analysis, mathematical modeling, and other traditional Industrial Engineering tools. Amy is a strong advocate for the use of friendly simulation user interfaces, and has delivered several presentations on the subject. She also believes simulation and modeling technology should contribute to improving an organization’s overall performance and a good consultant must take the time to understand the customers’ systems and objectives before diving into model development.
Prior to joining MOSIMTEC, Amy led the simulation efforts of the American Red Cross Biomedical Services. She was also a simulation consultant for 6 years at TranSystems, which included being the organization’s simulation practice area leader. Amy holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Tech, and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her research at Virginia Tech included operations research and simulation components. This research was recognized as the top research in the college of Engineering at Virginia Tech and the top Industrial Engineering master’s research in the country by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. She is a registered professional engineer and an active member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).
Peter G. Fordham
Pete Fordham has 30 years of consulting experience with focus on energy, natural resources, transportation, and a wide range of other industries. He has managed multiple projects leveraging advanced simulation techniques to help companies improve performance, and speaks at industry conferences about the use of dynamic simulation to help companies improve productivity and reduce cost. He is co-founder and co-chair of the International Industry Summit on Mining Performance, a biennial conference focused on performance improvement in the mining industry.
Pete was a Principal at Norbridge, Inc. and a Senior Associate at Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman). He also was Manager of Planning for Consolidated Rail Corporation and a Strategic Planning Associate for Standard Oil Company of Ohio (now British Petroleum).
Pete received his Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also has an A.B. degree from Harvard College with focus areas in economics and government.
Kevin R. Hanson
Kevin Hanson has over 30 years of engineering and technology management experience, having had the pleasure of growing with a small Calgary-based engineering software and consulting company into a 450 person global process simulation powerhouse. Kevin has a broad range of technology management experience ranging from R&D, Technical Support Services, Strategic Marketing, Technical Alliance Management and Business Development.
His industries of focus have included Upstream Oil & Gas production, gathering, processing and transportation, as well as Downstream Refining, Petrochemicals, and Chemicals. Recent experience has included a significant role in Engineering Management of 30-50 engineers and technologists implementing large global $5-$100 million process automation projects for Emerson Process Management. Kevin’s wide range of technical and general management experience and his keen life-long interest in modeling and simulation of complex systems is a formidable combination for synthesizing practical and impactful solutions for business and operational problems.
Kevin earned a Masters in Business Administration from the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, with a focus on technology management & entrepreneurship. He also earned a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary. He has been actively involved in various volunteer board memberships and directorships in the community.
George F. Miller
George Miller specializes in software and web development that has supported a multitude of different projects such as 3D modeling and visualization, data federation, enterprise architecture frameworks, web portals, web services, data transformation, and process modeling. The transition to engineering solutions for modeling and simulation projects has captured his enjoyment in adapting to new challenges and has allowed him to take advantage of his robust skill set. As a previous self-motivated entrepreneur, George has showcased end-to-end support to numerous customers throughout the project life cycle and actively maintained healthy communication channels even after the delivery of products.
George earned his Master of Science in Information Technology specializing in Software Engineering from the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) with a 4.0 and also a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Old Dominion University (ODU). He has a wealth of experience working in the DOD sector as a developer, both as a government official and as a contractor, along with running a successful small business that utilized his IT expertise to develop and distribute home theater personal computers (HTPC) to customers. As a software engineer, he is an advocate of applying best practices and focuses on Agile software development and project management methodologies.
Geoffrey P. Skipton
Geoffrey Skipton is a professional consultant with twenty (20) years of experience in simulation modeling, software engineering, and IT solutions. Mr. Skipton has consulted with and provided solutions for over a dozen companies in healthcare, supply chain, entertainment, quick service food, manufacturing, and government. Mr. Skipton also held positions as a Senior Software Engineer & Group Leader in commercial software for five (5) years and a Senior IT Professional Developer for two (2) years.
Mr. Skipton holds a Bachelor of Information Systems from Austin Peay State University, in addition to studies towards a Masters of Computer Science at Middle Tennessee State University. He also is a Certified Microsoft Professional (MCP) and Microsoft Office Users Specialist (MOUS).
Yusuke E. T. Legard
Yusuke Legard specializes in Economics (Finance), Behavioral Finance and Marketing. Yusuke worked as an intern during the summer of 2018 and is now a full-time Simulation Consultant. He has had experiences in many areas of the company, ranging from marketing, website development & sales, to delivering Simulation Projects from start to finish. He has consulted and delivered simulation projects in a variety of industries that include healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, logistics & distribution.
Yusuke graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics (Finance Concentration)(Distinction) as well as Certificates in Decision Science and Markets & Management from Duke University. Additionally, he wrote an Honors Thesis in Behavioral Finance, studying the presence of Overreaction in the London Stock Exchange, and how investors overvalue or undervalue assets based on the latest news. He is also a graduate of Eton College in the United Kingdom. Yusuke has transferred his leadership, communication, team development, analytical as well as time management skills to the workplace, following his time as a captain of the varsity swimming & diving team at Duke. He swam professionally for two years and placed 2nd & 6th in the 50m & 100m freestyle, respectively, at the 2021 British Olympic Trials.
Nelson Alfaro Rivas
Nelson Alfaro Rivas is a simulation consultant with experience in the aerospace, agrochemical, retail, and public health industries. Nelson graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Professional Masters in Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE) from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Nelson leverages his systems engineering knowledge to understand the interrelationships present in customer systems. As a consultant, Nelson asks deep questions that enable the delivery of solutions/recommendations that are based on accurate simulation results, statistical analysis, and mathematical modeling.
Prior to joining MOSIMTEC, Nelson worked as a manufacturing engineer for Northrop Grumman primarily in support of the Antares Launch Vehicle program. His support ranged from bench testing electrical components in Chandler, AZ to supporting launch pad operations at Wallops Island, VA. In his final role as an Operations Manager for Northrop Grumman, he was able to learn from and collaborate with different functional groups including Design Engineering, Quality Assurance, Planning & Scheduling, Logistics, etc. Nelson graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona.
Gerda Trollip, P.Eng.
Gerda Trollip is a Professional Industrial Engineer with practical experience in mining, metals, mineral processing, bulk material handling and rail logistics operations. Since 2009, she has been specializing in designing and developing discrete event simulation models used in all phases of capital expenditure projects, as well as operational and business improvement projects. This includes applying state of the art simulation modeling tools and techniques to analyze production environments, identifying, and analyzing system constraints, recommending alternative solutions, and consulting during the deployment thereof.
Gerda has spent a considerable part of her career working at a sizable mine site and has experience working at a large consulting engineering firm as well. She earned both a B.Eng Industrial Engineering degree and a B.Eng (Hons) Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, graduating with distinction. She is a licensed professional engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
Tae Ha
Tae Ha has been working in modeling and simulation for dynamic and continuous systems primarily in the transportation field. Tae previously worked as a Research Engineer for Hyundai Motor Company building the software toolset to perform large-scale design optimization for electric vertical takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Tae then took on the role of Simulation Engineer at skyTran, a personal rapid transit (PRT) system concept, where his primary role was to build and maintain simulations of the vehicle bogie and its dynamic components.
Tae graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and went on to earn a Master of Science in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering both from the University of California, San Diego, with some time spent in between as a high school physics and math teacher.