Biography:

EDUCATION:

• Specialist Engineer Lightweight (VDI)
• Automotive Engineer (M.Sc.)
• Car Mechanic (certified)

EXPERIENCE:

• 3 years of Formula Student being responsible for chassis and full vehicle design
• Mechanical Engineer / Project Leader / Group Leader for italian Automotive OEM focusing on metal structures (03/2014-06/2017)
• Lightweight Designer / Project Leader / Group Leader for german Engineering Service focusing on composites and light alloys (07/2017-06/2022)
• started my own company "DeSde" (Denis Schmitz | Design + Development) and introduced label "creangineering" for engineering products "out-of-the-box" (since 07/2022)

About DeSde:

EXPERTISE:

• Layout of Mobility Structures (e.g. Car Body, Traction Battery, Bikeframe, etc.)
• Lightweight Engineering # Multi-Material-Assemblies # EcoDesign (i.e. balancing performance, costs and ecology) CAPABILITIES / TOOLS:
• Concept Generation with technology-specific Pre-Dimensioning (for evaluation of Lightweight and Cost)
• CAD-Modeling
• FEA-Support
• Lifecycle-Analysis
• Technological / Strategical Consulting DNA:
• Suggesting progressive solutions under consideration of application-/customer-specific challenges
• Collaborations with national and international partners (like "Strong by Form") # Transparent communication