About Us
Optumatics addresses the increasing demand for skilled high quality CFD and technical services, while meeting industry’s pressing need for continued control of structural cost. The company is dedicated to supply its customers with quality responsive technical support.
The business strategy of Optumatics is formulated around experience, highly-honed skills, and a significantly lower cost base than its competitors. Simply stated Optumatics provides its customers with value difficult for others to duplicate.
The company works with customers to develop and optimize engineering and technical solutions and offers dedicated engineering skills that may be needed to extend our customers’ internal capability. The company also offers CAD services and support on a variety of software platforms in harmony with the customers’ installed base. Optumatics’ proprietary CFD software integrates high-fidelity models of many physical phenomena resulting in customer-valued engineering solutions.
As we strive to be recognized globally for providing customers with superior value and distinct competitive advantage, we are focused on developing a highly skilled and responsive workforce. Furthermore, we continuously sense the evolution of customer needs and technology trends and respond in a timely manner, thus always leading our competitors in the value of the services we offer.
The Management Team
The Optumatics management team has over 90 years of combined experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), product development, and project/program management.
Dr. Hazem Ezzat, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, has 40 years of experience in industrial R&D and math-based engineering and product development. Previously, he was Director of Powertrain Systems Research at the General Motors R&D Center in the US; he also served as Chief Scientist of several of GM’s operating groups including GM Europe.
Dr. Sherif ElTahry is Chief Operating Officer of Optumatics. Dr. ElTahry spent 30 years at General Motors R&D Center and General Motors Powertrain. As Group Manager in charge of thermosciences at GM R&D, he was in charge of building GM’s competency in thermofluid modeling and CFD. At GM Powertrain he led the advanced Diesel Combustion and Engine Development Group contributing to several engine development programs and emission control initiatives.
Mr. Mark Huebler is a co-founder of Optumatics and serves as its Technical Director. Mr. Huebler spent 25 years at General Motors R&D Center and GM Powertrain. He has extensive experience in CFD analysis and in the development of the various CFD tools including grid generation, solvers, and data mining and visualization. Mr. Huebler was also intimately involved in advanced concept and product design and development.