I am a mechanical engineer with over 10 years of experience in academic research geared towards developing computational techniques to enable real-time biomechanical simulations with applications to virtual surgery simulators, planners and trainers. I have developed algorithms for interactive simulation of adhesive and frictional surface contacts. I am currently working as a Senior R&D Engineer in the medical computing team of Kitware Inc. where I am involved in the development of multiple surgical trainers and planners using biomechanical simulation techniques. I am also one of the main developers of the Interactive Medical Simulation Toolkit (iMSTK)-a open source toolkit for multimodal, interactive, physics-based medical simulations. I am currently co-investigator on four NIH projects (2R42HD081712-02, 1R43EB023121-01, 1R43DK115332-01, NIBIB R43DE027595) related to surgical planning and simulation in craniosynostosis, kidney biopsy, nasal and orthognathic surgery. Prior to joining Kitware, I did my Ph.D. at Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The focus of my dissertation research has been on developing efficient algorithms to simulate real-time biomechanics of soft tissue and their interaction with surgical tools. During my Ph.D., I have also contributed to various NIH funded projects primarily working on efficient computational methods to enhance interactive, multimodal, real-time biomechanical simulations. I have developed and validated peg transfer simulator for an NIH funded project (5R01EB010037-02, 1R44EB019802-01A1) that aims to develop virtual trainer for minimally invasive surgery. During my Ph.D. at RPI, I worked on the VEST R01 grant (1R01EB014305-01A1) where I was involved in the development of virtual electrosurgery simulation for real-time surgery.