Voting for the DMSC Board of Directors commenced on November 1st.
A list of nominees was sent to DMSC membership at the beginning of November, with a
request to return votes by the end of the month. Successful candidates will be announced
at the beginning of December and will start their term in January 2026.
2026-2028 Board of Director Candidates
Ryan Bounds
Ryan Bounds is a senior engineering designer and Subject-Matter Expert specializing in Model-Based Definition (MBD) transformation at Newport News Shipbuilding. With 12 years of tenure in shipbuilding, his expertise encompasses manufacturing, design engineering, manufacturing engineering, and digital engineering.
In his current role, Ryan utilizes his expertise to foster innovation, optimize processes, and maintain high standards throughout shipbuilding lifecycles. He focuses on both company and industry standards, training, and processes to help the shipbuilding industry achieve the Department of the Navy’s and HII-NNS’s digital engineering goals. Ryan has contributed to various ASME and DMSC standards, including ASME Y14, ASME MBE, and DMSC MBC. He holds multiple degrees and is a senior-level certified professional in accordance with the ASME Y14.5-2009 standard.
Daniel Campbell
Daniel Campbell is President of Rubypoint, which provides technology expertise and consulting services in the areas of QIF, Model-Based Definition (MBD), and characteristic management.
As Chair of the QIF Working Group, Daniel leads the development of QIF Version 4, guiding the standard’s technical direction and fostering industry collaboration. Daniel is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the DMSC and is looking to serve for another term.
With more than 20 years of experience in digital manufacturing, Daniel has contributed to the QIF standard since its inception. His career includes serving as lead software developer for Metrosage’s Pundit tool and as Vice President of Model-Based Definition at Capvidia.
Daniel is energized by the accelerating adoption of QIF and MBD across industry and looks forward to helping guide the next phase of digital manufacturing transformation.
Evan Kessick
Evan Kessick is the Director of Model-Based Initiatives at Elysium, specializing in 3D MBD CAD data interoperability including QIF. Evan has over 18 years of experience in engineering and design with experience leading and advising MBD and MBE implementations.
Evan is also actively involved in ASME Y14/MBE committees, including chairing the MBE Main Committee and co-chairing the Y14/MBE Harmonization Committee.
Key experience highlights: DMSC past non-member involvement with GE Appliances and Belcan, DMSC Member and Supporter of MBC 1.0, Implemented QIF on enterprise scale at GE Appliances. In his current role at Elysium, supported and advocated for ALL DMSC initiatives, Y14.5 GDTP Senior Certification, Dimensional Control and Quality Background. For more background, see his LinkedIn Page.
Frank Popielas
Frank is the current Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Capvidia. Prior to Capvidia, Frank was Managing Partner and Co-Founder of SMS_ThinkTankTM for 10 years, focusing on systems modeling and simulation. Prior to that, Frank held various engineering roles at Dana Corp, in the areas of R&D, materials development, testing and IP management, as well as leading model-based and systems engineering.
Frank was the 2024 Chair-Elect for the Americas chapter of NAFEMS (International Association for the Engineering Modeling Analysis, and Simulation) community, and a member of INCOSE (International Council on Systems Engineering). Frank was awarded the BJ Fries Award of Merit in 2022, an award by a Dassault PLM Systems users group. Frank currently holds over 35 patents globally and has been highly published in over 40 publications globally.
Election FAQ
DMSC BoD members are elected from the DMSC membership. By DMSC Policy, the DMSC
has the following constraints on the DMSC BoD:
The BoD shall maintain a minimum of:
- Two Directors from within the Hardware/Software (H/S) Provider’s categories
- Two Directors from within the User/General Interest/Consultants (U/GI/C) categories
- The BoD shall consist of a maximum of six elected persons serving on the BoD.
- Each elected director’s term shall be a service of three years. Note, by policy, the DMSC
- President is a voting member of the BoD and whose office is not subject to term limits.
- Only one person from the same member company can serve on the DMSC BoD at any given time.
- Nominees can only come from DMSC member companies of good standing, whereas “good standing” means that the nominee’s company has paid their DMSC membership dues prior to any nomination, the nominee’s company is an active participant in one or many DMSC working groups or committees in the past year or demonstrated their support of the DMSC or DMSC standards, and by any other previously announced criteria as deemed necessary by the BoD.
- Existing BoD members can be nominated and elected for consecutive terms.
- Only one vote is allowed per member company for each opening in the DMSC BoD.
Based on the constraints specified above, the election is now open for two 2026-2028 BoD members from either category.
