Mohammad Reza Danesh, Ph.D., P.E. has a strong background in software engineering and development. Mohammad Reza is currently serving as the Director of Software Engineering at Corsair since March 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Software Development Manager at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence from March 2017 to March 2022. Mohammad Reza also served as a Software Development Manager at MSC Software Corporation from August 2010 to March 2017 and as a Senior Software Developer from July 2006 to July 2010. Before their time at MSC Software Corporation, they held the position of Staff Scientist at The MacNeal Group, LLC from July 2002 to July 2006. Mohammad Reza started their career as a Research Assistant at the University of Southern California in January 1996 and later worked as a Lecturer from January 2002 to June 2002.
Mohammad Reza Danesh, Ph.D., P.E. has an extensive education history. Mohammad Reza obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, where they studied from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that, they earned their Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Manufacturing Engineering from the same institution, completing their studies from 1996 to 1998.
Before attending the University of Southern California, Mohammad Reza Danesh completed their Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Mohammad Reza attended this institution from 1986 to 1991. Prior to their bachelor's degree, they obtained their high school diploma in Mathematics from IranZamin in 1986.
In addition to their academic accomplishments, Mohammad Reza Danesh has acquired several certifications. Mohammad Reza holds a certification in Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) from LinkedIn, obtained in November 2022. Mohammad Reza also completed The Six Biases of Decision-Making certification from LinkedIn in the same month and year.
In 2021, Mohammad Reza Danesh obtained the SAFe Agilist Certification from Scaled Agile, Inc. Furthermore, they hold a Professional Engineer (Mechanical) certification from the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which they obtained in October 2012. In August 2012, they completed the Agile Project Management with Scrum certification from Learning Tree International.
March, 2022 - present