Charles is the VECTIS 3D CFD Product Manager at Realis Simulation, formerly Ricardo Software and is responsible for developing the product strategy and for the delivery of our state of the art CFD suite.

Charles joined Ricardo Software in 2019 as a Senior Software Developer in the VECTIS development team with a focus on combustion modelling. He holds a MSc in Aerospace Engineering from ESTACA (France) and a MSc in CFD from Cranfield University (UK) and a PhD in CFD from Cranfield University. He has almost 10 years of CFD experience in a wide range of applications ranging from flows in medical devices to ice ingestion in gas turbines through ICE simulations.

His focus is on bringing cutting edge CFD features to Realis customers, by embedding Realis and Ricardo’s analysis expertise in Fluid Dynamics and providing user-friendly tailored solutions to meet the challenge of solving complex problems faced by our customers on their transition to net zero.