Stelios Avraam is the co-founder and Design Strategist at Simlead. He holds a B.Sc. (2011) from Frederick University of Technology (FUC), in the area of mechanical engineering. He specialised in the fields of product design, design for manufacturing, computational modelling (finite element analysis, mould flow simulations), injection moulding processes, additive manufacturing methods (SLA, SLS, FDM, SLM) and R&D’s consulting and mentoring. His extensive portfolio includes several products that are long time in use and are competing well in the worldwide market. He is the main designer of several patents that have been already applied and approved. His research interests are: manufacturing and process technology, introduction of technological innovations (new devices and apparatuses) to production processes, lean manufacturing both in operations and product development, rapid prototyping and tooling, materials mechanical properties and reverse engineering. Up to now he has participated in more than 5 national and 2 European research projects (Horizon2020), leading the product design procedures, manufacturability, production processes and assembly optimisations. His research efforts to date have led to publication of 2 Scopus indexed refereed papers and 3 international conference publications.