Experience

St. Mary's University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at St. Mary's University

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Juan Ocampo, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the St. Mary’s University Engineering Department. He joined St. Mary’s in August 2016.Ocampo received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in 2013. He also received his M.S in Mechanical Engineering from UTSA in 2009. He came to the United States from Medellin, Colombia, where he received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from EAFIT University.Ocampo’s main research area is Holistic Structural Integrity Process (HOLSIP) with an emphasis on structural integrity (probabilistic fatigue and damage tolerance analysis). He has active research grants with the Federal Aviation Administration in structural integrity and with the National Nuclear Security Administration Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program (NNSA MSIPP) to build a pipeline between the Department of Energy’s sites and labs and minority-serving institutions in STEM disciplines and bring a heightened awareness of NNSA plants and laboratories to institutions with a common interest in STEM research fields. Ocampo is also leading a NSF-HSI-IUSE grant that aims to increase the number of Latinx students who obtain baccalaureate degrees in STEM fieldsOcampo also performs consulting activities for the industry, where for example he supported the development of the Pilatus PC-24 business jet. Ocampo is very active in the structural integrity and aging aircraft community where he frequently presents and publishes his work at different national and international conferences. Show less

• Assistant Department Chair, Engineering

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Co Director Community for Teaching and Learning

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  The Community for Teaching and Learning fosters a supportive community for faculty to strengthen teaching and learning at St. Mary’s University. As such, we aim to build the collective knowledge of teaching and learning among all faculty including tenure, untenured, visiting, adjunct and lecturers.

• Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2020



AeroMatter LLC

• San Antonio, Texas

• President

  • Jun 2017 - Present

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The University of Texas at San Antonio

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Research Associate

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2020

  Probabilistic Fatigue & Damage Tolerance expert developing a Probabilistic Fatigue Management Program for General Aviation for the Federal Aviation Administration Probabilistic Fatigue & Damage Tolerance expert developing a Probabilistic Fatigue Management Program for General Aviation for the Federal Aviation Administration



Pilatus Aircraft Ltd

• Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

  Fatigue & Damage Tolerance off-shore consultant developing, expanding, and maintaining Fatigue and Damage Tolerance tools. Review codes to comply with certification requirements for coding and documentation (User manuals and developer manuals). Fatigue & Damage Tolerance off-shore consultant developing, expanding, and maintaining Fatigue and Damage Tolerance tools. Review codes to comply with certification requirements for coding and documentation (User manuals and developer manuals).



The University of Texas at San Antonio

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - Dec 2013

  Main developer of SMARTLD, a linear fatigue damage software to conduct risk assessment and risk management for small airplanes. Development of a probabilistic damage tolerance-based maintenance plan for small airplanes (SMARTDTA). Main developer of SMARTLD, a linear fatigue damage software to conduct risk assessment and risk management for small airplanes. Development of a probabilistic damage tolerance-based maintenance plan for small airplanes (SMARTDTA).



National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada

• Canada
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Aerospace Research

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2012

  Implementation of a method for computing stress intensity factors and beta factor of collinear interacting cracks and Probabilistic risk assessment of aerospace Structures (Validation and Verification of SMARTDTA). Implementation of a method for computing stress intensity factors and beta factor of collinear interacting cracks and Probabilistic risk assessment of aerospace Structures (Validation and Verification of SMARTDTA).



National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada

• Canada
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Aerospace Research

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2011

  Implementation of a method for computing stress intensity factors and beta factor of collinear interacting cracks and Probabilistic risk assessment of aerospace Structures (Validation and Verification of SMARTDTA). Implementation of a method for computing stress intensity factors and beta factor of collinear interacting cracks and Probabilistic risk assessment of aerospace Structures (Validation and Verification of SMARTDTA).



Philip Morris International

• Switzerland
• Tobacco Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

  Design, modeling, and implementation of different packing and transport systems for the tobacco production Design, modeling, and implementation of different packing and transport systems for the tobacco production