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Lucas Stahl
Additive Manufacturing Engineering Specialist
Eaton Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence
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Glenn Daehn, PhD
Mars G. Fontana Professor of Metallurgical Engineering
The Ohio State University
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Shane Groves
WR-ALC Robotics and Automation Subject Matter Expert, Air Force
Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex
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Michael Edelen
A&D Production Operations Evangelist, SAP Aerospace and Defense Industry Business Unit
SAP
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Isaac Nault, PhD
Physical Scientist, DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory
FCDD-RLW-MD Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, Manufacturing Science & Technology Branch (MSTB)
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Matthew Siopis
Cold Spray Technical Lead, Solid-State Additive Manufacturing
Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
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Frederick Lancaster
NAWCAD Materials Engineering S&T Lead/ NAVAIR Cold Spray Metallization IPT Lead
NAVAIR
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Bill Baker
Engineer - Commodity Support Branch
Maintenance Management Center, Marine Corps Logistics Command
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Keith DeVries
Program Manager
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Manufacturing Science and Technology Program (MSTP)
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Katie Arrington
Chief Information Security Officer for Acquisition
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, OUSD (A&S)
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Anoush Poursartip, PhD, P.Eng.
FCAE Director, Composites Research Network Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, The University of British Columbia and Director of Research
Convergent Manufacturing Technologies
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Dean Bartles, PhD, FSME, FASME
Chief Executive Officer & President
MTDG - Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group
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Dean Hilgenberg
Director, Manufacturing Engineering & Tooling Operations
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
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Ralph Resnick, FSME
NCDMM Fellow and Founding Director, America Makes – the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute
National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
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Todd Szallay
Director, Advanced Manufacturing & Technology, Aerospace System Sector
Northrop Grumman Corporation
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John Vickers
Principal Technologist, Space Technology Mission Directorate
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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Bill Saathoff
Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technology & Development
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
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Nicholas Melillo
Technical Director, Composites Manufacturing Technology Center
Advanced Technology International
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Jeffrey Miller, PhD
Senior Technical Fellow, Production Engineering Commercial Airplanes
The Boeing Company
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Andrew “Drew” Mallow
Executive Director
National Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Louisiana State University
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Dianne Chong, PhD
VP of Assembly, Factory and Support Technologies, Engineering, Operations & Technology
The Boeing Company (retired)
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Jason Bither
Manager, Advanced Manufacturing & Technology, Aerospace System Sector
Northrop Grumman Corporation
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Vernon Benson
Tech Fellow, Composites Automation
Northrop Grumman – Aerospace Structures Division
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Robert Pickell Jr.
Senior Manufacturing & Process Engineer, Materials & Manufacturing Technology Group
Boeing Research & Technology (Retired)
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Jim Fisher
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)
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James “Luke” McHale
Senior Manager, Manufacturing Technology
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
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Dan Sanders
University of Washington Affiliate Professor Mechanical Engineering
Boeing Senior Technical Fellow (Retired)
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Dan Braley, CAM-T
Associate Technical Fellow – Additive Manufacturing Technical Focal & Initiatives Lead
Boeing Global Services
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Robert Harper
Director of Market Development & Applications
Fives Composites & Automated Solutions
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