Staff

A.J. Barber is President, Founder, and Principal Engineer at Neosimulation Engineering.  He has over 20 years of engineering experience in mechanical system simulation, with broad expertise in computer modeling, laboratory simulation testing, and field testing.   

Most recently, he served as a Research Fellow at the University of Minnesota Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, responsible for lab administration and development of advanced test methods for orthopaedic surgery studies (knees & spinal segments).

Previously, he served as a Principal Staff Engineer at MTS Systems Corporation, the world leader in mechanical laboratory simulation testing.  At MTS, he provided the technical expertise and visionary force behind the introduction of Empirical Dynamics Modeling, and was principal designer of MTS' Component EDM software and the ADAMS/EDM interface.  He is also the inventor of patented 'Neural RPC' methods,  which leverage the power of neural networks to improve laboratory testing speed and accuracy.  Earlier positions at MTS included work as a Research Engineer, responsible for developing new laboratory simulation technologies, and as a Simulation Test Consultant,  responsible for top level commissioning of advanced road simulation test systems.  

He served earlier as a Mechanical Systems Engineer for Earth Energy Systems (a.k.a., Jacobs Wind Electric), a leader in alternative energy systems.  Primary responsibilities included aerodynamic modeling, remote field data acquisition, and environmental laboratory testing. 

Mr. Barber has an MS in Mechanics from the University of Minnesota. He keeps abreast of the latest simulation technologies by active pursuit a Ph.D. at the U of M, focusing on applications of nonlinear system identification in Biomedical Engineering.   

Lori LeCount is the Chief Operations Officer at Neosimulation.  She brings 18 years of professional expertise as attorney, mediator, realtor (and entertainer!) to provide a solid backbone for our business.  She currently serves as attorney for Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala of Minneapolis, in the areas of employment law and worker's compensation.   She has worked previously for the firms Larry J. Peterson & Associates, of St. Paul, and Meshbesher & Spence, of Minneapolis.