Nicolas Verzeni
About
Nicolas Verzeni is from Palo Alto, California, United States. Nicolas works in the following industries: "Sports", "Computer Software", and "Automotive". Nicolas is currently Sr. Manager, Drive Systems at Tesla, located in Palo Alto, California, United States. In Nicolas's previous role as a Manager, Drivetrain Integration at Tesla Motors, Nicolas worked in until Dec 2018. Prior to joining Tesla Motors, Nicolas was a Engineer II at Honda Performance Development and held the position of Engineer II. Prior to that, Nicolas was a Engineer at Honda Racing F1 from Mar 2005 to Jan 2007. Nicolas started working as Consultant at Dassault Systemes in Mar 2004.
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Nicolas Verzeni's current jobs
Responsible for design, engineering and test of Tesla's Drive Units
Nicolas Verzeni's past jobs
Project Leader for the CAE group, worked on improving the engineering department’s CAE skill levels and handling all critical analysis. Conducted the investigations leading to new software choice and maintained current tools. Developed and programmed many custom functions and established best practices for CATIA V5, providing large time savings for designers. Created custom applications for CAD file, BOM and ECN management. Working initially as a designer, involved from concept to detail design of various engine parts: procurement, customs, quality assurance and physical testing. Achievements: - Provided accurate life and failure mode predictions on numerous engine parts such engine blocks and pistons. - Working with the chassis department, provided stiffness predictions for the engine as a structural chassis member.
R&D Engineer at Honda F1 Tochigi center. Integrated quickly to a very different environment and proved to be a valuable asset to the team by providing a constant flow of new ideas and methods. Managed to maintain efficient technical communication notwithstanding the language barrier. Principal role was to provide FEA support to engineers and designers as well as showcasing potential improvements to current processes. Catia V5 and NASTRAN were used for linear analysis and ABAQUS for non-linear. Achievements: - Automated CAD-FE Analysis for fatigue life prediction of gears, gearbox casings and internal components using CATIA V5. - Transient contact analysis of clutch springs using ABAQUS. - Modeling, Strength and Manufacturability analysis of carbon fiber components such as wings, roll hoop and impact structures using NASTRAN and PATRAN.