Maria Puente

I’m a Structural Analyst with ample experience supporting mission-critical systems, specializing in finite element modeling, structural integrity analysis, and certification of spaceflight hardware. I analyze designs, uncover insights, and deliver data-driven recommendations that influence high-stake design decisions.

I’ve worked across multidisciplinary design reviews by extracting and transforming data from FEA models and design drawings to support simulation and visualization. I authored Structural Integrity Reports documenting methods, assumptions, load cases, and results for certification, while investigating data discrepancies and providing clear, actionable insights.

My technical depth includes developing finite element models (FEMAP/NASTRAN), performing static and nonlinear analysis, and running fracture mechanics analysis (NASGRO) to assess hardware durability and failure risk. I also built Mathcad calculation templates to improve analysis efficiency and standardization across projects.

Recently, I re-engaged following a career break and completed focused upskilling in SQL, Power BI, and AWS Cloud Fundamentals. I now focus on bridging engineering data with modern analytics tools to improve efficiency, strengthen data storytelling, and support complex system decision-making.