AltaSim Technologies is a team of talented and creative scientists and engineers dedicated to applying advanced technology for the benefit of our customers. Our people come from diverse but complimentary backgrounds, which allows us to develop high performance teams united by a common purpose - to help our customers realize the benefits of tomorrow’s technology. The 2 Principals of AltaSim Technologies, LLC are:
JEFFREY S. CROMPTONPrincipal
AltaSim Technologies
Dr. Crompton, known to all as Jeff, has a background in the development of technologies for use in a variety of industries. He has developed new technologies for the in vivo assessment of the integrity of implanted medical devices; led the development of surface treatments for use in the automotive, aerospace and consumer goods industries; developed innovative materials technology widely used in the automotive industry; and implemented advanced materials processing technology in Europe, North America, and Japan.
Jeff has extensive expertise in a broad range of engineering and materials technologies including:
• Structure-property relationships of engineering materials
• Adhesive bonding technology
• Materials processing technology
• Surface treatment technology
• Organic/inorganic interactions
• Acoustics
Jeff obtained his M.A. and D.Phil. in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Oxford. Jeff and his wife share their home with many 4 legged friends.
KYLE C. KOPPENHOEFERPrincipal
AltaSim Technologies
Dr. Koppenhoefer, who prefers to be called Kyle, has extensive experience in a wide range of computational mechanics applied to the medical products, automotive, petrochemical and defense industries. He has considerable expertise in advanced finite element procedures and their application to the analysis of large structures. His specialties include:
• Structural finite element analysis
• Coupled thermo-mechanical FEA
• Multiphysics FEA
• Influence of residual stresses on structural behavior
• Lifetime assessment of damaged components
• Fatigue and fracture behavior of engineering materials and structures
Kyle has initiated and led industrial technology development programs focused on applying advanced computational analysis procedures to complex multi-physics analyses of real-world problems.
Kyle obtained his B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and his M.S. and PhD. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. He currently resides in Columbus with his wife Beth and their 3 children.