Masoud Harooni
Dr. Masoud Harooni received both a bachelor’s and master’s in Mechanical Engineering in his home country where he also worked for a few years before moving to the United States in 2010. After moving, he obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Laser Materials Processing at the Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Following graduation in May 2014, Dr. Harooni joined a tier 1 original equipment manufacturer (OEM) owned by Honda of America to serve as a laser welding engineer. He also worked as part-time faculty for Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) where he developed and taught a Modern Manufacturing Processes course. He then began his career with the TRUMPF Smart Factory, Chicago, Illinois, in 2017. He served as the head of the welding product group at TRUMPF for 6 years. He is currently Head of Sales in the West at IPG Photonics. Dr. Harooni is also studying for his MBA.