Tim Shinbara is Chief Strategy Officer for BlueForge Alliance the Navy’s neutral partner for enabling the Maritime Industrial Base. Mr. Shinbara is responsible for BFA’s Alliance network, Government Affairs, Ventures, and enterprise strategy. Prior to BlueForge, he served the manufacturing technology sector for 12 years as VP, Chief Technology Officer for AMT and prior to AMT he supported several DOD programs of record as a manufacturing engineer at Northrop Grumman. Tim has served in multiple roles and levels advancing the state of U.S. manufacturing technology in both public and private sectors; including boards like the MTConnect Institute, county commissions, and as an ASME Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate for then-Senator Marco Rubio.