John Coster

Mr. Coster holds PhD and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering with a background in computational mechanics and optimization research. After a career in academia, he joined HKS (later renamed Abaqus and Dassault Systemes Simulia) to work on the development of the Abaqus product line. In 2012, he joined MSC Software where he led development of the Apex products up until 2019 when he was appointed VP, Product Development.