Introduce Yourself

[Peter Knifton]

Hi, just heard Mark Enzer at the Future Digital Twin online conference – and hit join!  So my answers are:

• Who are you?  Solutions Architect working for KBR in the UK.  KBR is best known as an EPC but I’m working on taking the good projects work into the Operations environment.
• What is your industry and profession?  KBR works in the Oil and Gas and Petrochemical industries with licensed technology in ammonia production etc.  However, I have a wide industry background from utilities to FMCG manufacturing
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  Am i the only one that has a digital twin for home automation?  Seriously, predominately professional use.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  To network and find out new hints, tips and tricks that can deliver my customers real tangible value
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?  Not yet
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  Currently working on a 3D digital twin with a global Oil and Gas production company -great 3D views but finding the operations benefit?

[Muthukrishnan Srinivasan]

Who are you?  What is your industry and Profession ? Manufacturing Engineer working for Caterpillar.

Where do you plan to use Digital Twin?  Planning to use Digital Twin for Assembly of Heavy Machinery

Why have you joined Digital Twin Hub?  To learn and network 

Not joined any meetings yet

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[Kevin Martin]

Who are you?
I am Kevin Martin, a BIM (Building Information Modeling) Manager at MaRS Trans USA LLC.

What is your industry and profession?
I work in the construction industry as a BIM Manager, specializing in Digital Twin projects.

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin knowledge? Personally/professionally?
I plan to use my new Digital Twin knowledge professionally at MaRS Trans USA LLC to enhance our construction projects and improve our understanding and application of Digital Twins in the industry.

Why have you decided to join the DTHub?
I have decided to join the DTHub to connect with leading experts in the field of Digital Twins, share experiences, learn from others, and stay updated with the latest advancements and best practices in the field.

Have you participated in any of our meetups or events?
I have not yet participated in any meetups or events organized by the DTHub, but I am looking forward to actively participating in the future.

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?
As a BIM Manager at MaRS Trans USA LLC, I have been involved in several Digital Twin projects for construction sites, where we have created virtual replicas of the physical assets and utilized them for monitoring, simulation, and analysis to optimize construction processes, enhance communication, and improve decision-making. You can check out our portfolio at https://marsbiminternational.com/projects.html

[Likhithsagar Gujjalapati]

I am an MBA student at University of Strathclyde with an experience of four years in the downstream Indian Oil industry. I am looking forward to learn, interact and contribute to the Digital Twin technology related to the district heating networks. 

[GIOVANI BERNARDO]

Who are you?
 I am an entrepreneur in business related to the theme of Smart Cities and I also work in the public sector as Municipal Secretary of Economic Development, Technology and Innovation in the city of Tubarão/Brazil.

 What is your industry and profession?
 Innovation consultant for governments, advisor and entrepreneur.

 Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twins Knowledge?
 Personally/professionally?
 In the development of solutions for smart territories.

 Why did you decide to join DTHub?
 To better understand the theme, technologies and applications in real cases.

 Have you participated in any of our meetings or events?
 I haven’t had the opportunity yet.

 Do you have any examples of work you’ve done using Digital Twins?
 Not yet, I’m still in the study phase on the subject.

[Sanghee Shin]

• Who are you?  I’m Sanghee Shin, CEO & President of Gaia3D based in South Korea. 
• What is your industry and profession?  I’m currently working in geospatial industry focusing on urban digital twin and space/satellites related business. 
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  I’m planning to use digital twin in urban planning/management, defense, and environment conservation. 
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  I’d like to connect with other digital twin experts and share experiences with them. 
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?  Not yet. Look forward to joining! 
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  I and my company have been involved in many digital twin projects in Korea. You can see many outcome of our works here. https://www.youtube.com/@mago3d890/videos
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[Jithin Mathew]

• Who are you?  I am Jithin Mathew. An experienced postgraduate with a strong background in Engineering designs, project management, and Supply chain. Completed a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and is pursuing a master’s in Engineering Management at the University of Leicester.
• What is your industry and profession? Led the execution, project planning, and coordination of 100+ engineering projects focusing on Health, Safety, and Environmental standards in the Sultanate of Oman. Skilled in forecasting, and stakeholder management, and worked in small-medium enterprises with 1.5 years of experience in the Manufacturing Industry and 8+ years of handling Mechanical and Construction projects
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?  My knowledge of Digital Twins can be helpful for professionals in the HVAC and manufacturing industries interested in implementing or optimizing their processes using Digital Twin technology. HVAC and manufacturing are among the many industries that can benefit from using Digital Twins to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance operations. My knowledge of Digital Twins can help professionals in these industries better understand the technology, identify its potential applications, and learn about the best practices for implementing Digital Twins in their operations.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? Joining the DTHub can provide me access to a community of experts, peers, and partners who can offer guidance, support, and collaboration opportunities related to digital twin technology. This can help me to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in digital twin technology and accelerate my digital transformation journey.
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? No
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? No. But for my master’s program project, I’ve chosen to explore the application of Digital Twins in optimizing the energy management of HVAC systems in non-domestic building types. My research aims to investigate how Digital Twins can be used to simulate and analyze the performance of HVAC systems under different conditions and to identify opportunities for improving their energy efficiency.

[Boris Grivic]

On 20/04/2020 at 11:29, Samuel A Chorlton said:

Welcome to the Digital Twin Hub. The Digital Twin Hub will provide an essential mechanism to progress our understanding and application of Digital Twins. We are extremely fortunate to have amongst our members some of leading experts in this field and a safe space in which to discuss our success and failures.

It would be great know a little more about our members so here are some questions to get us going:

• Who are you?
• What is your industry and profession?
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?

We are a company that has developed our own platform for digital twins, brand name GreenTwin.

We aim at all types of industry, recently more energy intensive ones and industries that want to have a CO² footprint of their products and business.

New knowledge is to be implemented in our application as new features.

We’ve decided to join to give/get knowledge about DT.

We have few cases to show, ine in UK.

[OMAR CHAUDHRY]

• Who are you? I’m global Director of services for implementing Digital Twin solution for the big industry players mostly the major O&G operators.
• What is your industry and profession? Working for the leading industrial software provider, responsible for delivery management of customer strategy & vision to workable & usable solution.
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally to understand and find knowledge gaps and learn DT into more details to help my customers achieving better results.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? Be part of the DT community, share and learn more.
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? No, but looking forward for an active engagement and participation.
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? As company, we are one of the leading DT solutions for transforming customer imagination into reality. Currently involved as leader for several Digital twin delivery programs and initiatives for major O&G operators.

[Matthew Longman]

Who are you? Head of Transformation Services, Digital Solutions at DNV. My role is to support our customers on their digital journey, to provide insight and strategic direction to securing better business outcomes.

What is your industry and profession? We support the Energy industry, Maritime sectors, and National Governments with digital transformation. My background is a Chartered Geographer with GIS as my specialism.

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Supporting our customers with the design, build, deployment and assurance of digital twin enabled technologies.

Why have you decided to join the DTHub? Be part of the DT community, share and learn more.

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Not yet, but I have heard good reports from other colleagues within DNV.

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  Digital twins are powerful tools for optimising the safety and efficiency of systems throughout their lifespan. But the decisions that digital twins empower depend on complete trust in the technology, the data and data processes. DNV provide Assurance of Digital Twins. Website Link

Digital Twin Buyers Guide is a useful resource for understanding how to assure your digital assets.

[Rick Garner]

• Who are you? Rick Garner, strategist at Razor Limited and Microsoft MVP award holder. I have a background is data management and application development but now I’m working with our clients on their digital roadmaps, data consolidation and innovation adoption.
• What is your industry and profession? Razor are a software innovation company with strong skills in data processing, warehousing, analytics and cloud application development. Our main client focus is in industrial IoT, rail, utilities and logistics, but we are adept at solving all kinds of problems our clients bring to us. We are based in Sheffield in the UK where have strong links with the University’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, and we are a Microsoft Gold Partner.
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Professionally – I lead the IoT strategy at Razor which includes our approach on Digital Twins.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?  I want to get a wide view of the DT ecosystem and see how companies are using the technology as part of their Digital Transformation. I also want to meet potential partners and clients with interesting problems for our talented engineers to work on.
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? Yes
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?  We have built a reference implementation alongside an industrial performance management system for a client as a proof-of-concept

[James Kirkman]

• Who are you?
• I’m the UK sales account manager for CIMPA – a digital services company
• What is your industry and profession?
• We have been primarily in the A&D vertical although we are now branching out into other business areas
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?
• CIMPA is a major player in PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) services and a subsidiary of Sopra Steria providing end-to-end services in consulting, information systems integration, business processes, and support. In this vertical alone we have over 5,300 professionals across 7 countries, including a center of services in India and Poland. With a 560M€ turnover.
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub?
• As mentioned above, we are now looking to utilise our skills and experience into new markets and new business verticals
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events?
• Not yet although we are keen to start
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins?
• Yes, multiple different examples that can be viewed and discussed

[Danny Mckeown]

Who are you? Operational Director of AIM Housing, I am passionate about driving efficiency through effective solutions and prioritizing the user’s perspective. Technology plays a crucial role in our approach, optimizing our survey process and digitizing housing. By leveraging advanced tools and software, we enhance accuracy, reduce costs, and minimize disruptions to residents.

What is your industry and profession? We support energy companies through a digital survey approach to meet their ECO requirements, we do this by undertaking a whole house survey utilising mobile laser scanning and digital models. We also help councils and housing providers by leveraging innovative approaches and advanced technologies, AIM Housing is reshaping the industry and empowering housing providers with efficient and effective solutions, with digital models at its core. 

Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally?

Professionally to understand and improve my knowledge. I want to learn more detail and continue to grow my knowledge to help achieve better results for our clients.

Why have you decided to join the DTHub? To widen my network, share and learn more, with a goal to continue to grow my knowledge. 

Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? I would love to take part, but I have not yet. We have a stand at Housing 2023 in Manchester 27-29th June if anybody is around, it would be good to talk all things digital. 

Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? over 1500 domestic properties scanned and modelled into Revit. 

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[Rollo Home]

A previous member, I’ve had to reset my account. However:

• Who are you? – Rollo Home, Head of Product for Ordnance Survey, the National Mapping Agency for GB.
• What is your industry and profession? – Government / Geospatial data management
• Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge?  Personally/professionally? – Professionally – what changes does OS need to make to it’s data offer to support DT use?
• Why have you decided to join the DTHub? – was a previous member and part of the BIM Level 3 ‘client steering group’ (BEIS) and subsequently the CDBB. 
• Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? – not since launch (apologies).
• Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? – Internal R&D projects to OS (and project partners) designed to assist with forward product roadmap.

[Visal Valsan]

Hi,

My name is Visal Valsan I’m a student at the University of Leicester. I’m planning to do a dissertation regarding Digital Twin cubing with EV car batteries. I have decided to join her because of my dissertation and I need to conduct interviews and questionnaires so I thought it would help full. No, I have not participated in any of those but I wish I could have. No really any work this is my first work.  

Thank you.

Visal Valsan.