The 3D Printing Industry Expert Committee, in conjunction with readers, helps select winners of the annual 3D Printing Industry Awards.
Members are appointed for their expertise across additive manufacturing and specific fields of interest, for example, industry verticals such as aerospace, space and defense, material science knowledge, engineering, or design skills. The unifying factor across all experts is the depth of experience in the 3D printing industry.
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2024 3D Printing Industry Expert Committee Members
Ralph Resnick, Retired
Now retired, Ralph Resnick has served as CTO of ExOne and, in 2012, established America Makes.
Dr. Adrian Bowyer MBE, Director, RepRap Ltd
Dr. Bowyer is the originator of the worldwide RepRap Project – a project that has created humanity’s first general purpose self-replicating manufacturing machine. It works using 3D printing and is widely credited with starting the low-cost 3D printer revolution. He is also a founder and director of RepRap Ltd – a company formed to do research and development in self-replicating open-source 3D Printing.
Andrew Graves, Business Development Manager, Stratasys
Andrew Graves has been working in RP/AM/3D-Printing since 1990 starting with 3D Systems in the UK and moving to 3D Systems Corporate in Valencia, CA in 1996. He was part of the development teams for the SLA5000, SLA7000 and Viper Si2 systems as well as the 3D Lightyear software. After 3DS, he ran a 3rd party AM maintenance & support company for 7 years, followed by 5 years with Solid Concepts in Valencia, CA – now Stratasys Direct Manufacturing. Most recently he was the Equipment Partnership Manager with DSM (subsequently, Covestro) Additive Manufacturing, and moved back to the UK in 2018. Since Stratasys acquired the Covestro AM business in 2023, he now holds the position of Business Development Manager for the Stratasys Neo line of Stereolithography printers.
Candice Majewski, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
Candice is a senior lecturer with over 20 years of experience in the field of AM. She manages the University’s Advanced Polymer Sintering Laboratory and has built up a large network of academic and industrial collaborators, focusing much of her research towards improving powdered polymer AM materials and processes to increase their potential for widespread industrial usage. In 2011 she received the International Outstanding Young Researcher in Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Award. In 2022 she was shortlisted as one of five finalists in the 2022 TCT Women in 3D Printing Innovator Award, and placed within the 100 Highly Commended Finalists of the Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) 2022: Inventors and Innovators.
Lauralyn McDaniel, Chief Geek, MfgGeek, LLC
Lauralyn McDaniel is an industry and application facilitator, strategist, market developer, convener, connector, researcher, and technology translator supporting the manufacturing community. A recognized leader with over 20 years of experience in additive manufacturing, micromanufacturing, and nanotechnology, she is active in the industry and serves as Vice Chair of the America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standards Collaborative (AMSC) and as co-chair of the Medical Workgroup. McDaniel has also participated in the DICOM WG-17 3D Manufacturing, RSNA 3D Printing SIG, and ASTM F42 Executive Committee. She received the America Makes Ambassador designation in 2018, was named the 3D Printing Industry Community Advocate of the Year in 2019, and received an ASTM Distinguished Service Award in 2023. McDaniel is a regular speaker at 3D printing events and written several articles on challenges to expanding the application of AM/3DP, workforce and standards needed to support the technology, and trends in the community. She has also served as editor of the ASME Medical AM/3DP Year in Review and the Aerospace AM/3DP Year in Review as well as AdditiveManufacturing.com She holds a BA from Oakland University and an MBA from Notre Dame.
Chaw Sing Ho, CEO, NAMIC (A*STAR)
Chaw Sing is the CEO of NAMIC, a national accelerator he co-founded that focuses on translational research to catalyze and scale industrial adoption of digital additive manufacturing technologies. In this role, he oversees Singapore’s development and implementation of additive manufacturing (AM) Research Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) strategies.
Before joining the public sector, he spent 16 years at HP and Globalfoundries. Chaw Sing is an ASTM International board member and serves as an Adjunct Professor at NUS College of Design and Engineering. Active in the global AM community, he oversees the Chair’s Advisory Group in ISO’s AM standards committee as well as Singapore’s AM Technical Committee. He is an advisor to startups and public R&D organizations including the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise under the National Research Foundation and Singapore Maritime Institute, among others. He earned his doctorate and undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NUS.
Tuan TranPham, Principal, TranPham InSights
A 3D Printing Evangelist for the past 20+ years working for eight 3DP manufacturers such as ZCorp, 3D Systems, Objet, Stratasys, Arcam/GE, Desktop Metal, Arevo & Azul3D.
Chris Robinson, Senior Product Manager, Ansys
Chris Robinson is the Senior Product Manager of Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Sheet Metal Stamping at Ansys. He started his career in manufacturing as a 16-year-old at an aerospace machine shop and began his research related to AM while designing satellite components in 2004. He has been involved in AM research for 20 years at Sandia National Laboratories, Utah State University, NAVAIR, Boeing, 3DSIM and Ansys. Chris has worked on AM product, process, material, equipment, and software development projects at every stage of development from fundamental ideation to commercial flight qualification.
Dave Gaylord, VP, MatterHackers
Dave from MatterHackers!
Gregor Reischle, Director, Qualified AM GmbH
A standard Setter for industrial scale AM and the founder of Qualified AM GmbH, AM Qualification Expert.
Bruce Bradshaw, Chief Marketing Officer, 6K Additive
Bruce Bradshaw leads 6K’s marketing and sustainability efforts globally. His experience in strategy, product marketing, communication, and messaging helped to position 6K as a leading producer of sustainable materials in the additive manufacturing and battery markets using their proprietary UniMelt technology. UniMelt plasma creates a path for true sustainability, reducing carbon emissions, lowering energy use, and utilizing recycled content to create a circular economy—all while reducing conversion costs and providing a secure, domestic supply chain. Bradshaw comes to 6K from Evolve Additive Solutions, where he was Chief Marketing Officer, helping found and position the company from its inception. He brings more than 20 years of experience and expertise in technology and marketing and over 15 years in additive manufacturing for organizations like Evolve, Arcam, a GE Additive Company, and Stratasys.
Paul Bullock, Director, 3D 360
Paul is one of the founders, co-owner, and Managing Director of 3D 360 and brings a wealth of technical knowledge and industry experience to the company. Prior to forming 3D 360, Paul spent over 30 years within the nuclear sector, most of which were in either senior or lead consultant roles, managing engineering teams on some of the most complex nuclear decommissioning projects in Europe.
Paul is responsible for driving strategy as well as driving and maintaining sustainability, maximizing 3D 360’s Socio-economic Impact, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity, and minimizing the company’s environmental impact. He is also a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, sits on the committee of the Construction Industry Council NW, is Co-Chair of the Northern Nuclear Alliance’s (NNA) Social Value Special Interest Group, is part of the NNA’s Skills and Capabilities Special Interest Group and the Nuclear Institute’s (NI) Digital Special Interest Group amongst others.
Andrew Sink, Staff Applications Engineer, Carbon
Andrew Sink is a Staff Applications Engineer at Carbon and is currently focused on enabling companies to create the next generation of production 3D printed parts at scale. An enthusiastic voice in the additive manufacturing industry, Andrew is always excited to talk about what the future holds for this technology. In addition to his work at Carbon, Andrew has written and published software tools that are designed for home and hobbyist 3D printing as well as various technical guides and videos related to additive manufacturing. Andrew has had features published in traditional print media and has also created a YouTube channel focused on 3D printing that currently has a view count of over 10 million.
Len Pannett, CEO, Supercharg3d
Len helps organisations to achieve their operational transformations. A Board Member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Len is a renowned expert in the use of additive manufacturing in supply chains and author of the bestselling book, “Supercharg3d: How 3D Printing Will Drive Your Supply Chains”.
Nick Allen, CEO, 3DPRINTUK
CEO and founder of 3DPRINTUK. Nick started the company from a garden shed in 2011 and slowly built it up to be one of the largest 3D print bureaus in Europe. 3DPRINTUK prints over 1,000,000 parts annually, specialising in MJF, SLS and SAF. 3DPRINTUK became the first carbon neutral and plastic neutral 3D printing service in the world in 2023.
Chris Prue, Applications Development Manager, UPM Additive Solutions
Chris Prue has 14 years of experience in additive manufacturing across plastics, ceramics, and metals. He has worked in part design, fabrication, machine building, and materials development. A strong background in innovation and working with companies getting started to incubate new ideas and accelerate growth.
Michael Wohlfart, Business Development Manager, EOS GmbH
Michael Wohlfart is Business Development Manager for Additive Minds at EOS, with a strong background in high-end product development and a focus in aerospace, space, and energy. He also oversees the Additive Minds Academy and strategic educational collaborations in the EMEA region. Michael began his career as an additive manufacturing engineer at Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery, supporting the transition from conventional gas turbine component manufacturing to additive serial production. Since joining EOS in 2017, Michael has held various roles, from optimizing process parameters to assessing business cases within Additive Minds and serving as a Key Account Manager. Before returning to Germany, he spent two and a half years in Los Angeles, supporting strategic U.S. customers particularly in space and aerospace to implement AM technologies by identifying market needs and driving business development.
Justin Michaud, CEO, REM Surface Engineering
Mr. Michaud is President and CEO of REM Surface Engineering where he works closely with the Research, Sales, and Marketing teams, supports REM’s government projects and awards, and focuses heavily on the development and commercialization of REM’s surface finishing solutions for gear and metal additive manufacturing applications. Mr. Michaud is an author of multiple technical papers on topics including additive manufacturing, isotropic superfinishing, gear failure modes, surface texture and measurement, high-value gear repair, and the superfinishing of high-hardness steels. Mr. Michaud has overseen REM’s successful entrance into the public-private partnership space where REM has won multiple SBIR contracts with NASA, the Air Force, and the Department of Energy since 2018. Mr. Michaud is serves on the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) Board of Directors and is the former Chair of their Emerging Technology, 3D Printing Sub-Committee.
Carl Diver, Director of PrintCity, PrintCity MMU
Dr. Carl Diver, is a Professor of Innovative Manufacturing, the Director of PrintCity at Manchester Metropolitan University (ManchesterMet), a state-of-the-art 3D printing facility with over 80 printers across 7 different technologies. He is the Faculty of Science and Engineering theme Lead for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. He has an industrial background having worked in the automotive sector for over 12 years in manufacturing. His PhD students and MSc students work on additive manufacturing and digital connectivity-related projects with Industry sponsorship in many cases. He is one of the main investigators in the newly funded £4M Centre for Digital Innovation in Manchester supporting companies in the adoption of Additive Manufacturing Technology. He sits on the Board of Directors at Gambica and is the Deputy Chair of the Gambica University Industry Council. He was heavily involved in activities at ManchesterMet in agreeing on the collaboration with Siemens on the Connected Curriculum program. His work in manufacturing has also been published in highly regarded journals.
Andre Wegner, CEO, Authentise
Andre Wegner is the founder and CEO of Authentise, a leader in flexible, AI-powered workflows in the most agile manufacturing and engineering settings. He is also the Chair of Digital Manufacturing at Singularity University in Silicon Valley. Andre has spoken at over 200 events on additive manufacturing and the digital thread, and has been quoted in publications such as BBC News, MIT Tech Review, Chicago Tribune, and Bloomberg. Prior to Authentise Andre invested in and supported capital raises of companies in Nigeria and India. Andre is a graduate of St. Andrews University (M.A. – UK), ESSEC (M.Sc. – France) and Singularity University (California).
Ian Falconer, Founder, Fishy Filaments
Fishy Filaments’ proprietary recycling solution takes end-of-life fishing nets and provides an ultra-low carbon supply of engineering grade Nylon 6.
Shashi Jain, Founder, Portland 3D Printing Lab
Shashi Jain is a Portland-based entrepreneur, innovation leader, and strategic thinker. He most recently served at Intel Corporation as a Senior Strategic Innovation Manager, pathfinding new applications in Healthcare, AI for Space applications and Blockchain. Shashi is an experienced corporate entrepreneur with a track record of incubating ideas that go to production, using Lean Startup, Customer Development, and Rapid prototyping methodologies. He builds frameworks such as the KPI Compass, Decision Quality Canvas, and the Startup Ladder for building and measuring innovation programs. Outside of work, he organizes the Portland 3D Printing Lab community, 3D prints prosthetic hands for kids via the eNABLE community, teaches innovation and entrepreneurship to high school students through TYE Oregon, and actively mentors early stage startups. He is the co-Founder of Makerforce, a non-profit that brings together Makers and Manufacturers to respond to emergencies like the COVID19 pandemic. Makerforce made and delivered 68,000 pieces of PPE during the height of the pandemic.
Thiago Medeiros Araujo, Global Product Manager, LEHVOSS Group
Thiago is truly passionate about Additive Manufacturing; since his arrival at LEHVOSS Group he has worked with a select group of partners in order to develop customized polymeric and composite materials for extrusion-based 3D printing, the LUVOCOM 3F.
Before joining Lehmann&Voss he worked as a consultant for Airbus Group Innovations leading the research and development on AM of polymeric and composite materials, having successfully developed new materials and AM processes to fulfill high-end applications in the aerospace industry. He has a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Trento and a Materials engineer degree from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. He is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
Howard Marotto, Additive Manufacturing Business Director, EWI
Howard “Howie” Marotto, is currently the Additive Manufacturing Business Director for EWI and focused on expanding the Additive Manufacturing team and portfolio for the Federal Government and commercial sectors. He is also a Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserves, and assigned to the Office of Naval Research. Prior to these roles, he was the Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Lead for the Marine Corps and the Deputy Director of Headquarters, Marine Corps, Installation and Logistics Next Generation Logistics (NexLog) team from 2015 to 2018. Before that, he attended the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, graduating in June 2015 with a Masters in National Resource Strategy and commanded Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49 (MALS-49). During his career as a Marine, he has deployed in support of operations in Albania, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pawel Slusarczyk, CEO / president of the board, GREENFILL3D
AM Writer. 3D Printing Historian. Straight Edge Analyst. Founder of Centrum Druku 3D (PL), GREENFILL3D (sustainable AM), and author of “The Three Market Laws of Additive Manufacturing”.
Philipp Kohlwes, Head of L-PBF, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Manufacturing Technologies IAPT
Dr. Philipp Kohlwes studied mechanical engineering with a focus on product engineering and logistics as well as energy technology components at Leibniz Universität Hannover. From August 2016 to December 2017, he worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Laser and Systems Engineering (iLAS) at Hamburg University of Technology, which was largely incorporated into the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Additive Production Technologies IAPT from January 2018. Since then, he has headed the L-PBF team at Fraunhofer IAPT. Among many other topics, the team focuses on an increase of productivity and process stability, innovative process solutions as well as the development of monitoring systems for L-PBF machines.
Ankush Venkatesh, Intrapreneur, Additive Manufacturing, Glidewell
Ankush Venkatesh is the Intrapreneur, Additive Manufacturing at Glidewell Dental Laboratories. In addition to writing for publications including Harvard Business Review and Forbes, Ankush also speaks at the largest 3D printing events in the world including Formnext, Rapid+ TCT, and Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS). At Glidewell, Ankush drives innovation through new product development, streamlining additive manufacturing workflows, business strategy, and commercialization of digital manufacturing technologies. Ankush also serves on the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Standards Consensus Bodies to develop and improve industry standards for additive manufacturing in dental applications.
Ravi Toor, Managing Director, Filamentive
Ravi Toor is Managing Director at Filamentive, a UK-leading 3D Printing Materials brand committed to environmental sustainability. Filamentive materials are used by thousands of users globally, helping to reduce the environmental impact of FFF 3D printing. With a BA in Environment & Business and over a decade’s worth of experience in 3D printing, Ravi is a leading voice within the space – focussing on the nexus between sustainability and additive manufacturing. Ravi has provided keynotes for organisations such as JP Morgan, shared his insights at several international conferences, as well as delivered guest lectures for the likes of University of Oxford, University College London, and University of Leeds.
Daniel Barousse, CEO & Co-founder, Slice Engineering
Dan is a mechanical engineer who turned to the Dark Side of Business, i.e., sales and marketing, when he started Slice Engineering. He is passionate about using 3D printing as a tool to help people bring their ideas to life.
Maximilian Strixner, Additive Manufacturing Senior Engineer, The Exploration Company
AM for space propulsion systems – New Space Europe.
Stefanie Brickwede, Managing Director, Mobility goes Additive e. V.
As Managing Director, Stefanie Brickwede passionately set up the international leading network “Mobility goes Additive”. 2019 a 2nd branch „Medical goes Additive“ was launched. Since 2015, she also heads the corporate project 3D Printing at DB AG, responsible for the successful introduction of AM throughout the Group. After graduating as an economist at the TU Hanover, she started her career in the mobility sector and has since held various management and project management positions at DB AG.
Emily Fehrman Cory, CEO, Airship Consulting LLC
As Principal Consultant at Airship Consulting LLC, Emily empowers startup-to-small technology businesses during critical phases of growth and change. She has successfully facilitated collaborations across academia, government, and industry, ensuring clients are well-positioned to commercialize their dual-use technologies. Her approach integrates cross-functional problem-solving, innovation methodology, and executive coaching, ensuring that the organizations we partner with are equipped to meet the challenges of rapid expansion and change. During her early career at AFRL, she served as the chief technology advisor for the America Makes Institute and a program manager in tech transfer and commercialization. Emily spearheaded the creation of the AFRL Maker Hub, the first public-private makerspace for collaborative prototyping for the Air Force, providing small businesses with a physical space to co-create with AF researchers. Later, she joined the University of Dayton School of Engineering as the Faculty of Practice for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Currently Emily is an Executive in Residence for the Entrepreneurs’ Center, where she mentors scalable tech companies. She is the CEO and co-founder of Dayton Photonics LLC.
Glenn Ström, Product & Marketplace Manager, 3D Prima / Prima Nordic
Glenn has a long background in consumer electronics. He has been with 3D Prima and Prima Nordic since 2018, when the company employed only six full-time staff. He has since then helped the company grow in to being one of Europe’s largest distributors and resellers of both consumer and professional grade 3D-printers. Today, Prima has offices in three countries, cooperates with more than 50 different suppliers and manufacturers, and has a network of hundreds of resellers all over Europe. Close cooperation with manufacturers, suppliers, resellers, partners and end-users offers Prima a unique insight in today’s 3D-printing market.
Kris Binon, Managing Director, AMIS
Kris Binon graduated with a Master’s in Nautical Sciences and continued while his studies on international and intercultural management and Disaster Studies while employed. His professional career has been diverse so far: sales engineer in the technical textile industry, disaster management consultant, representative for the Red Cross in Nepal, and developing SME’s in Africa for the organization Exchange. For 8 years, he was the director of the AM association Flam3D, and since last year is Managing Director of AM software company AMIS. Kris is also an expert for ISO, through SBS.
Shrenik Jain, Operation engineer – 3D printing, iOrthotics USA
A 3D printing specialist and mechanical engineer.
Max Funkner, Founder, 3DWithUs
Max is the editor-in-chief of 3DWithUs—testing software and technologies for design and 3D printing-related guides and reviews.
Daniel Moreno Sánchez, R&D and Lecturer, University of Cadiz (Spain)
Materials Engineer, MSc in Manufacturing Engineer and PhD in the Development and Implementation of Materials for Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) fed by pellets. Currently lecturer in the area of Graphic Expression at the University of Cadiz and a member of the INNANOMAT research group.
Kevin Hanley, Regional Sales Manager, GoEngineer
Kevin Hanley has 30 years of industry experience with core competencies around Product Development, Manufacturing Improvement, and Quality Assurance products. Very familiar with the market and landscape for 3D solid modeling, analysis and enterprise-wide data management, 3D printing, and 3D scanning tools (for both Reverse Engineering and Metrology).
Patrick Pradel, Senior Lecturer in Digital Design and Manufacturing, Loughborough University
After receiving his BA in Product Design from Politecnico di Milano in 2002 and MSc. in Design & Engineering in 2008, Patrick worked as a product designer at Whirlpool Co. Ltd.’s R&D department and as a research assistant at Politecnico di Milano Reverse Modelling Lab. He then pursued a PhD scholarship focused on tubular laser cutting in product design. Subsequently, he joined the University of Nottingham Ningbo China as an assistant professor, contributing to the development of the product design and manufacturing program.
In 2016, he transitioned to focus on research, joining the Design for Digital Fabrication Research Group at the Loughborough School of Design and Creative Arts, where he worked on various projects on Design for Additive Manufacturing in collaboration with other institutions. Currently, he holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Digital Design and Manufacturing and Program Lead for the MSc Integrated Industrial Design. Patrick remains actively involved in research, particularly in Computational Design and Digital Manufacturing.
Milos Stankovic, Founder, Pyron Technology
Milos Stankovic is a renowned expert in digital transformation and Industry 4.0, blending business strategy with technology and change management. As an International Advisor for EBRD in Serbia, he guides digitalization and business transformation initiatives. He also serves as a Certified Digital Transformation Expert in Serbian and Austrian Chambers of Commerce, driving Serbia’s digital transition. Milos is a Board Member at the EU Tech Chamber’s Digital Transformation Alliance, Germany, advocating for global digital standards and innovative solutions. As Founder and CEO of Pyron Technology, he leads clients through strategic digital transformation aligned with Industry 4.0. Previously in the UAE, Milos played pivotal roles in substantial digital transformation projects across Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Milos holds a Master’s in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Belgrade and is a certified Project Manager Professional (PMP) and Digital Maturity Index Practitioner.
Sarah Karmel, Chief Science Officer (CSO), RHEON Labs
Sarah holds a PhD in chemistry from the Technion, Israel. She has previously held the Blavatnik Fellowship at Cambridge University, the role of Head of Chemistry at Photocentric Ltd, and CTO of Polyfos 3D, showcasing her commitment to cutting-edge innovation. In her current role as Chief Science Officer at RHEON Labs, Sarah oversees the Technology function at RHEON, focusing on new application fields, novel materials and formats for highly strain-rate-sensitive polymers.
Mark Chester, Product Development Specialist, MMU Printcity
Mark is the Product Development Specialist and operational lead on the Industrial Digitalisation strand in the Centre for Digital Innovation Programme at Manchester Metropolitan University. Within his role at PrintCity, he is responsible for helping organizations in and around the Greater Manchester area to create new products, processes, and services utilizing digital manufacturing technologies such as additive manufacturing. Mark previously studied a BA in Product Design before transitioning across to the MSc in Digital Design and Manufacturing at PrintCity. He now specialises in consulting and applying new digital technologies into organisations of all sizes to enable innovation.
Gene Eidelman, Cofounder, Azure Printed Homes, Inc.
Pioneering sustainable and affordable 3D Printing of homes Gene’s journey in construction has been marked by innovation and impact, from developing globally to revolutionizing construction with 3D-printed tiny homes. A refugee from Ukraine, Gene quickly made his mark in real estate, later co-founding Azure Printed Homes in 2022. At Azure, Gene and his team lead with a patented 3D printing process using recycled polymers and fiberglass to construct eco-friendly homes 70% faster and 30% cheaper than traditional methods. Since 2023, Azure has delivered a range of sustainable and affordable units, including tiny homes, backyard studios, and ADUs. A sought-after speaker and thought leader, Gene has delivered a TED talk on the future of housing, streaming at TED Talks.
Sherri Monroe, Executive Director, Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA)
Sherri Monroe is the Executive Director of the Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global nonprofit trade group founded to understand and promote the environmental benefits of additive design, manufacture, and strategy throughout the global supply chain ecosystem. She brings leadership experience from both the for-profit and non-profit sectors driving innovation and technology development and innovative re-imagining in both legacy organizations and start-ups. Sherri has provided independent consulting services to top-level organizations as well as serving in leadership at large national and global humanitarian NGOs to drive stakeholder engagement around a common cause. Sherri holds a Master of Business Administration.
Dieter Schwarze, Chief Engineer, Nikon SLM Solutions AG
Dr. Dieter Schwarze is a true pioneer in additive manufacturing (AM). He started his career in AM in 1989 with the foundation of the company Fockele & Schwarze (F&S) working on R&D and the commercialisation of Rapid Prototyping. He is a cofounder (1996) of the worldwide known Selective Laser Melting (SLM®️) technology and holds many patents in this field. He is Chief Engineer at Nikon SLM Solutions AG located near the baltic sea in Luebeck. Dr. Dieter Schwarze studied physics at the University of Paderborn (UPB), Germany, and is a member of the board of directors of the Direct Manufacturing Research Center (DMRC) at the UPB. On May 8, 2017, he was honored with the SME Additive Manufacturing Industry Achievement Award at the RAPID + TCT in Pittsburgh.
Giles Gaskell, Additive Industry Specialist, Pinnacle X-ray Solutions
Giles Gaskell has been working in the field of non-contact scanning for industrial inspection since 1997 and worked with many of Europe’s most prestigious design, engineering, and manufacturing companies before moving to the USA in 2004. Giles is a recognized thought leader on the subject of 3D Scanning and Metrology, Event Advisor to the Rapid + TCT conference, and an AMUG Dino. Giles is now Additive Industry Specialist at Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions LLC.
Adam Penna, Business Development and Marketing Leader, All Digital Additive Manufacturing
Adam J. Penna is an experienced 3D manufacturing professional focused on B2B technology markets, most notably, CAD/CAM, Metrology, Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) hardware, software, material, and solution providers. He is also deeply involved in marketing, sales, and media consulting projects, championing the cause of continuous manufacturing education. As a host of the All Digital Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) video podcast, he shares valuable insights from prominent figures in advanced manufacturing. Adam’s dedication has earned him recognition as an active servant leader and influential figure in digital advanced manufacturing.
Jeremy Haight, Chief Principal Engineer, Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Fervent explorer of all things advanced manufacturing technologies and Ind 4.0. 25 years in the manufacturing sector, with ~18 of those in additive across aerospace, mining, and energy. An avid lover of the outdoors and mountain biking.
Grant Posner, President, 3D Musketeers
President of 3D Musketeers, specializing in Additive Manufacturing, 3D Scanning, 3D Printing, CAD, Rapid Prototyping and more! Chief content creator for the 3D Musketeers Youtube channel, and all around professional maker. From 3D scanning professional sports teams, to making life size 3d printed copies of people, Grant has worked on a wide variety of projects across numerous industries. Over 15 years of industry experience running machines from full on industrial grade down to very affordable consumer grade 3d printers, Grant presents a multi-modal skillset able to assist in almost any situation.
Amos Breyfogle, Founder, Pivot Innovation
Amos is an accomplished leader in the 3D printing industry with deep expertise in mechanical and manufacturing engineering. He brings his passion for innovation and technology to everything he does. He consults established and scaling additive companies around global expansion, technical sales training, and product market fit. While not doing international consulting Amos is focused on fostering growth and collaboration within the advanced manufacturing and outdoor product sectors in Queenstown Lakes, New Zealand.
Adam Meadows, Director, Vector 3D
Engineer, Youtuber, Designer, Maker, Creator, Nerd.
Michael Tucker, Senior Scientist, ETH Zurich, Advanced Manufacturing Lab
Dr. Michael Tucker leads a research group in the field of advanced process development for laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Current research themes include closed-loop process control, multi-material processing, and the development of new machine architectures for high-throughput production, all with a particular focus on propulsion applications. He was previously with GE Research, where he led the development of new large-format additive manufacturing machines and processes in support of GE’s business units. He is an inventor on 10 patents and has published his work in peer-reviewed journals.
Laura Ely, Managing Director, The Barnes Global Advisors
Laura Ely (Missouri S&T B.S. MetE ‘04), operates at the intersection of people, technology, and strategy. As Managing Director of The Barnes Global Advisors, she leads a team of industry-recognized experts with 300+ years of combined experience on the mission to drive the industrialization of additive manufacturing. Laura specializes in promoting technological change via collaboration across the industrial supply chain. As Head of Technology, Laura was the driving force to create a new technology team for GKN Aerospace’s North America division focused on Laser/Wire Directed Energy Deposition of multi-meter titanium aerostructures and an $18M CRADA with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. For 20 years, she has focused on optimizing metallic alloys and processes, specifically for laser/wire deposition, friction stir welding, spin forming, machining, and various wrought processes with application to titanium aerostructures, aluminum wing skins, and inlet lip skins, and copper electrical connectors, coinage, and ammunition. Her passion for advanced manufacturing and promoting diversity in the workplace is contagious; she mentors young engineers and supports STEM activities at her children’s schools.
Fabio Sant’Ana, Director, Farcco Tecnologia Industrial
Additive Manufacturing Sales and Applications Specialist , Additive Manufacturing Standards Specialist for ABNT , ISO and ASTM.
Nick Loth, Project Manager Industrial and Resilient Manufacturing, TUM Venture Lab Additive Manufacturing
Nick has previously worked as a consultant and editor in the Industrial AM sector. At the TUM Venture Lab Additive Manufacturing, he now focuses on helping young scientists and entrepreneurs accelerate deep-tech innovation to unlock sustainability and resilience through AM in the manufacturing sector.
Sarah Jordan, CEO, Skuld LLC
Cofounded Skuld a company focused on AMEC a new additive casting process. We are also launching the Lightning Metal system which allows non-foundries to use the process. Previously worked at Fabrisonic. Have #METALLURGYMONDAY on LinkedIn.
Alan Puccinelli, Owner, Repkord LLC
Based in Auburn, California, Alan has been providing product, accessories, parts, and consulting services to the 3D printing industry since 2015.
Varun Babu, Senior Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan
I have a solid foundation of 14+ years in the industry, with 8+ years specifically at F&S. My areas of expertise lie in semiconductors, microelectronics, sensors, manufacturing, and automation.
David Maass, President, Flightware
Dave has worked in Aerospace and Defense structures, materials and processes for many decades. Within AM he has focused on metal LPBF and specifically in insitu inspection.
Matthew Bailey, Lead Technologist – Structures, Manufacturing & Materials, Aerospace Technology Institute
Matthew Bailey is a Lead Technologist at the ATI in the Structures, Materials & Manufacturing team. Matthew is primarily focused on supporting metallic and assembly technologies in the ATI portfolio. Matthew coordinates the ATI’s Advisory Network and formerly chaired the CC-TAG. Before joining the ATI, Matthew worked at Airbus for nearly 10 years in various roles including Lead Engineer in R&T and latterly in cost engineering as Composite Manufacturing Cost Architect. Matthew has MEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Loughborough University and is a Chartered Engineer and member of the IMechE.
Clare Difazio, Head of Product Strategy & Marketing, E3D
Clare joined the AM industry in 2012, working with key players across the industry and building the E3D brand into the global aftermarket leader for FDM printers. Clare is also UK and Ireland area manager for WI3DP and a board advisor for the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation.
Martin Jewell, Group R&D Director, Rapid Fusion
Martin Jewell, Group R&D Director and Co-Founder of Rapid Fusion and Evo 3D, focuses on additive manufacturing (AM) innovation. He leads efforts in identifying AM trends and solving industry challenges. His team designed the Rapid Fusion PE320 pellet extruder ecosystem, a TCT Hardware Award (Polymer System) finalist. His work also secured an IUK Smart Grant for developing a large-format industrial AM system, aiming to contribute significantly to advancing AM technologies.
Jaco Beckmann, AM Designer, and Engineer
Lightweight Designer and Engineer for Mobility Applications.
Aydin Yagmur, Lead Additive Manufacturing Consultant, EOS
Aydin’s passion is exploring the mechanisms of laser-material interaction, inspired during his study in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering at METU, Ankara. After an early career of 6 years specializing in conventional manufacturing processes and materials, he completed his thesis on advanced materials characterization at MPI for Intelligent Systems in 2016 and received an M.Sc. degree in Materials Science from the University of Stuttgart. In the Additive Minds team, he focuses on materials behavior before, during, and after the DMLS process to develop customer-specific approaches for industrial AM.
Stefan Bindl, Director Engineering, AM Global Holding GmbH
Stefan Bindl is an accomplished engineer specializing in advanced manufacturing and 3D printing. Currently serving as the Director of Engineering at AM Global Holding GmbH, he has over a decade of experience in the aerospace and additive manufacturing sectors. Stefan’s previous roles include positions at Mynaric, AM Ventures Holding GmbH, and EOS, where he focused on engineering, prototyping, and innovation in manufacturing technologies. He holds a Diploma in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Technical University of Munich. He has a strong research background in aircraft engine dynamics from his tenure at the Bundeswehr University Munich.
Alex Hussain, CEO, 3DChimera
Co-Founder & CEO at 3DChimera. Based in Miami, FL, USA.
Youping Gao, Founder & Chief Scientist, Castheon Inc
Dr. Gao is an expert in materials and process development, particularly in additive manufacturing for hypersonics, rocket propulsion, and high-performance extreme environment materials. He is a Fellow of the Laser Institute and FSM. Dr. Gao was is the first in the nation to receive NASA production certification of additively manufactured mission-critical components for manned spaceflight. He has over 35 years working experience in rocket engine and space propulsion and materials processing and manufacturing.
Richard Grant, Artist, Son.im
A life long innovator and founder of Son.im – a studio that bridges concepts (art) and technology (show craft). Primarily a maker of incredible things (from a very young age), he combines strategy and experience with deep perspective.
Working and collaborating with NASA, HRH, Disney, RCA, and Abbey Road Studios (An invited Mentor at the first ever RED Hackathon 2018), among many others, for incredible projects and is delighted to be part of the Hackoustic.org artist roster.
His sculpture work combines simple powerful ideas involving acoustics and immersion and engages primal senses such as hearing, touch, sight and smell. Intentionally encouraging audience participation through novel technical inventions in traditional, digital, and additive manufacturing arenas through collaboration with brilliant individuals and organizations.
Jason Lopes, Chief Technical Officer, Gentle Giant Studios
Jason Lopes is the Chief Technical Officer for Gentle Giant Studios. Jason has helped create some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of all time utilizing Additive Manufacturing. Jason’s credits include Avatar, Terminator Genisys & Salvation, 2012, Thor, Iron Man 1,2, & 3, Cowboys & Aliens, Real Steel, Life of Pi, Captain America 2, Robocop, and Pacific Rim; amongst other successful TV and film productions. After leaving Legacy Effects Jason helped companies leverage Additive Manufacturing and educates all spaces of 3D Printing. Jason is a strong advocate of 3D printing, which has proven to be an invaluable tool in his production workflow, along with 3D scanning, 3D design and 3D modeling. He has been operating numerous 3D printing technologies for several years to assist in the production of stunning visual effects and products and was awarded 3D Printing Industry’s Maker of The Year 2017 the DINO (Distinguished Innovative Operators Award) in 2012 by the Additive Manufacturing Users Group. Most recently, Jason was the Keynote speaker for AMUG 2024 in Chicago.
Ed Graham, Director of Additive Manufacturing, Prototek
Additive Manufacturing Industry leader with a true passion for the future of manufacturing. AMUG 2020 DINO Award recipient and 27 years working in the Additive Industry. Develop and lead new strategies and technology to move additive manufacturing toward end-use production. Emphasis on operational efficiency initiatives in post-processing, quality, and automation. Support and empower staff to help establish an energizing and rewarding company culture.
Vince Anewenter, Director – Rapid Prototyping Consortium, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Vince Anewenter is currently the Director of the Rapid Prototyping Consortium at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. As Director, Mr. Anewenter is responsible for providing strategic additive manufacturing guidance and new product development expertise to a non-compete consortium of over 47 companies located throughout the world. Areas of expertise include additive manufacturing, 3D scanning, injection molding, stamping, castings and product design. Additionally he currently serves on the Executive Advisory Boards of St Louis University Center for Additive Manufacturing, Axtra3D, Stratasys Customer Advisory Board, and the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA).
Kristin Mulherin, Director, Additive Manufacturing Technology, Hubbell
Kristin is the Director of Additive Manufacturing Technology at Hubbell, where she leads the Center of Excellence for AM, driving AM development and adoption for end-used parts enterprise-wide. Kristin is also President of Women in 3D Printing, a global non-profit with over 100 local chapters within 40 countries. Before joining Hubbell, Kristin held leadership roles across the entire AM ecosystem, having worked with machine OEMs, contract manufacturers, software providers, materials suppliers, and end-users. Kristin received her M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from UCLA and an MBA from the University of Southern California (USC).
Olga Ivanova, Director of Applications & Technology, Mechnano
Olga is the Director of Applications & Technology at Mechnano, leading the development of novel formulations and driving applications discovery for AM materials. With a background of over 10 years in AM, Olga’s expertise has been honed through her experiences in academia, industry, and government sectors across multiple countries. Throughout her career, Olga has delved into a wide range of projects, including the development of textiles for uniforms, silicones for medical devices, and pyrotechnics for decoy flares, all within the realm of AM.
Elkin Atwell, 3D printing technology activist, Afro3dprinter
Elkin holds a Masters from Ravensbourne University, which is renowned for its strong links with industries. He teaches and lectures about 3D printing. He has had work exhibited in China and the U.K. He is currently involved in 3D printing environmental projects within the U.K. & Europe.
David Hartmann, CEO, Helio Additive
Founder and CEO of Helio Additive.
Henri de Chassey, AM Expert, WABTEC
With a mechanical engineering background and working in the railway industry since 2011, Henri started in methods and operations, and dealing with additive manufacturing projects for 8 years now. Since 2021, Henri is following all 3D printing projects (OE & CS) for Wabtec Transit, supporting their customers and production sites, from their requests to the drawing’s validation, production, and parts validation steps.
Sona Dadhania, Senior Technology Analyst, IDTechEx
Sona Dadhania is a Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, leading research on 3D printing markets, materials, and technologies. At IDTechEx, Sona has authored reports spanning numerous additive manufacturing specialties such as metal additive manufacturing, polymer additive manufacturing, and ceramic 3D printing. She provides clients with specialized analysis into dynamic technology fields and regularly presents at high impact conferences and trade shows to share her insights with broader audiences. Her more recent speaking engagements have included RAPID + TCT, TCT 3Sixty, and Formnext Forum Austin, presenting on a variety of topics such as mergers & acquisitions in 3D printing, technology trends in 3D printing materials, and the emerging ceramic additive manufacturing landscape. Prior to arriving at IDTechEx, Sona studied 3D printing materials while pursuing her degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and Imperial College London.
Gil Lavi, Founder & CEO, 3D Alliances
Founder & CEO of 3D Alliances, a 3D printing consultancy company.
Oleg Khalip, CEO, Sprybuild
Oleg is inspired by the idea of Industry 5.0 and with his team is building the most productive fully automatic additive manufacturing system. A completely new continuous 3D printing system with automatic post-processing, multiplied by the power of artificial intelligence. Oleg has built businesses based on technology: engineering, polymer chemistry, composites, precision instruments and electronics. He has designed and built plants, and created new technologies and products. Oleg has written more than a dozen inventions and patents in the fields of industrial technology and additive manufacturing. He is an enthusiast and a romantic, convinced that technology makes the world a better place.
Robert Higham, Director & CEO, Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd.
Robert launched Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (AMS) in 2017. He is a Chartered Engineer and has experience across academia, motorsport, space and aerospace. Robert was responsible for qualification of materials, processes and parts produced by additive manufacturing most recently for Airbus before creating AMS. Robert is also a PhD candidate where he is investigating multi laser effects on the metallurgy of AM products.
Mason Kress, Engineer, 3D Printing, Becton Dickinson
Technical lead for Plastic Powderbed Fusion and Micro DLP/LCD 3D printing at BD.
Neil Sewell, Managing Director, Solid Print3D
Managing Director of Solid Print3D and 3DVerkstan operating in the UK, Ireland, Sweden & Denmark.
Ralf Anderhofstadt, Head of Additive Manufacturing, Daimler Truck AG – Daimler Buses GmbH
Ralf Anderhofstadt is Head of Additive Manufacturing and the consulting unit “AMS – Additive Manufacturing Solutions Daimler Truck” and project manager of the cross-functional 3D printing project within Daimler Truck AG. In parallel, he is active in the VDI expert committee “Legal Framework of Additive Manufacturing,” works as a lecturer with a focus on 3D printing, is active as a trainer for numerous training courses within the business field of additive manufacturing and is member of the advisory board of Verband 3D-Druck e. V. In August 2022 his first book “Disruptive 3D Printing” was published by Hanser Verlag, in which the great potentials and opportunities of additive manufacturing for the various industries are presented using practical examples. It also explicitly addresses the change in value chains and the emergence of new, disruptive business models through 3D printing. The English version “Disruptive 3D Printing” was published by Hanser Verlag in May 2023.
David Martinez Reygaza, PR & corporate communications manager, MELTIO
David has 10+ years of award-winning corporate communications and public relations experience. His specialisms include corporate communications, building relationships with worldwide journalists, event management with tech and media relations.
Chris Pelesky, President & Co-Founder, 3DP Events LLC, DBA 3DPrintopia
Chris is a long-time sales and marketing professional who became involved with 3DPrinting in 2016, when he got his first 3D printer, a Robo3D R1+. After attending the 2017 Mid-West RepRap Festival, Chris was amazed by the 3D printing community and industry members he met there and was inspired to become part of the team that created the East Coast RepRap Festival or ERRF, which was renamed to 3DPrintopia in 2023. Chris also works as the CSMO at Printed Solid Inc.
Marco Schmid, AM Medtech & Industrial Expert
Inventor of several AM technologies and applications.
Stefan Ritt, Owner and founder, AM/3-D Printing concepts & market integration
Stefan Ritt is one of the best-known faces in the German-speaking and international AM scene. After completing his master’s degree in technical physics at the University of Lübeck, he worked on the technical development of devices and the management of quality assurance at a manufacturer of professional beverage and vending machines and in EU-wide product management at an electronics manufacturer. He built up international sales and marketing for SLM Solutions Group AG (now Nikon SLM Solutions) over 20 years and was also involved in the very successful IPO in 2014. He is head of the International Committee of AMUG, member of the EPMA-AM Board for Powder Metallurgy in Paris and actively involved in technical standardization in this field. In this function, he was also DIN’s contact person for aerospace standardization in China for several years. He presently consults for various international companies and associations in the international field of Additive manufacturing.
Cody Burke, Director of Business Enablement, Hexagon
Cody has been in the AM business for over 15 years, ranging from successful startups to leadership roles at large public companies. He co-founded his own startup in 2020, which was selected to help lead NYC’s COVID response for testing with 3D printed Nasal Swabs, and won numerous technology awards. He currently serves as the Director Business Enablement at Hexagon, where he oversees the production software division’s AM strategy.
Ben Arnold, President, Additive Advocates
A 20 Year AM Industry veteran specializing in go-to-market strategy for new technology. Wide range of experience across polymers, metals, and composites.
Richard Hirst, Owner, Hirsty3D
Richard provides 3D fff printer & laser engraving machine reviews and tech help.
Rob Lent, COO, Vision Miner
Focused on performance thermoplastics in FDM since 2017, Rob is a co-founder at Vision Miner, focusing on Enterprise-grade FDM, Reverse-Engineering 3D Scanning technologies, and evangelizing the industry – with over 10 Million views across social media platforms, Vision Miner can be found demystifying the latest tech and innovations in the Additive industry on a weekly basis. As a company, Vision Miner focuses on finding the latest and greatest tech, using it in their own facilities, and providing that equipment to customers. On top of that, they also develop their own machines, products, and tools, like Nano Polymer Adhesive. Rob, with Vision Miner, is dedicated to helping companies get the right tools and training to harness the power of 3D technologies across the board.
Stephan Beyer, CEO
Founder and Entrepreneur in AM. 15 yrs in Venture Capital.
Craig Monk, Owner, 3D PRINT MONKEY/Liquid Models 3D
Craig is a specialist in Resin 3D printing.
Johan Versteegh, Research Fellow, Ultimaker EU
AM veteran, Hands-on problem solver, builder, and dreamer.
Timothy Ruffner, Founder, 3D Printing and Production LLC
Tim Ruffner is currently the director of business development for Caracol Inc (main HQ Italy) out of Austin, Tx. Tim has had the privilege to have his tenor in AM for over 15 years working for such companies as BigRep, Dynamism, Star Prototype as well as helped to take some companies public such as Desktop Metal (DM), Concept Laser (GE) and GPI Prototype (FATH). Tim has knowledge in both metals AM equipment and polymers along with traditional manufacturing methods such as injection molding, cnc machining and castings (urethane, investment, die). Tim has spoken at hundreds of events about how to design additive and traditional manufacturing and educating the industry on applications that suit well for them.
Loxley Graham, Business Manager Europe & Head of Delivery, AD Global
Loxley has nearly a decade of experience in identifying and introducing talent into the AM industry on a global basis. In this time AD Global has worked with the leading names in AM ranging from machine OEM’s and service bureau’s, through to materials, software and end user adopters. He is a true advocate for AM and believes this process is the future of manufacturing.
Daniel Landgraf, Global Business Development Manager AM, KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH
Daniel has over 11 years of experience in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry, working in various roles across software and hardware. He holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Sales and Marketing Management and currently serves as the Global Business Development Manager at KraussMaffei Technologies, where he leads the go-to-market strategy for the company’s large-scale additive manufacturing technology. After three years on the international committee of the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), he joined the AMUG Board as Director of Sponsors and Exhibitors in July 2024.
Grant Michel, Sales Engineer, Wurth Additive Group
Grant Michel started with a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic and has since worked with industrial 3D printers like the EOS M280 and Stratasys Fortus 400mc. Through hands-on learning and tackling challenges, he’s built a strong foundation in 3D scanning and additive manufacturing. Focused on metal printing and the value of networking, Grant emphasizes starting small, staying curious, and continually improving in the ever-evolving world of 3D printing.
Ahmed El Desouky, Director of Additive Manufacturing, Veeco
Ahmed El Desouky is the Director of Additive Manufacturing at Veeco, where he spearheads the integration of additive technologies into the design and production of cutting-edge semiconductor processing equipment. Throughout his career in innovation in the design and manufacturing sectors, Ahmed has played instrumental roles in establishing additive manufacturing programs at renowned companies such as Carpenter Technology and Eaton Corporation.
Matt Stultz, Head of Community, Cocoa Press
Working in the 3D printing industry for many years now, from being a developer on Thingiverse to reporting on the industry at Make: Magazine, then Head of Community at Prusa Research, and now Cocoa Press.
Luke Smoothy, Director, Get It Made Ltd
Luke Smoothy, founder and director of Get It Made Ltd, started the company in 2011 with £200, aiming to simplify manufacturing for designers and engineers. Initially a side hustle alongside his furniture design career, Luke sought to create a service focused on communication, quality, and competitive pricing. Now, Get It Made is a multi-million-pound, ISO 9001-accredited manufacturer in London, offering services like CNC machining, 3D printing, molding, and aluminum extrusion. In 2024, it was recognized in the FT1000 list as one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies and the most productive manufacturing business based on turnover per employee in the UK. Luke has worked on thousands of projects, building strong relationships with clients across industries, including Airbus, Hitachi, and Imperial College London. His approach to manufacturing as a “one-stop solution” has set Get It Made apart in an increasingly automated market.
Andrew Allshorn, CTO / Owner, At 3d-Squared Ltd
Andrew’s passion for the industry goes back to the day he first heard about the technology and 29 years on, continues to grow. Andrew started out, studying Art and Design at Wolverhampton University. He then went to work in a traditional hands-on model makers for 15 years, to working at Liverpool University’s PIDC. running a 3D Systems, SLA250 which he now owns and is still working. Within two years, he was Senior Applications Engineer with 3D Systems introducing Rapid Prototyping into the Formula 1, Automotive, Aerospace and numerous customers Worldwide. Andrew then went on to work for various companies in the industry, until in 2007 he set up his own business At 3D-Squared Ltd. Which offers machine maintenance, consultancy, and 3D printing advice. Andrew was the proud recipient of a AMUG DINO in 2016 and was Vice President of AMUG from 2019 to 2022. He also sits on TCT Expert Advisory Board, AMUK Steering Committee, Women in 3DPrinting Advisory Board and is a Create Education Ambassador.
Peter Savas, He who does it all, re:printed 3D
A native New Yorker living in Salt Lake City, UT. Bitten by the 3D printing bug in March of 2014.
Kevin Wang, Co-founder and VP, Elegoo
Kevin Wang brought his 14 years of professional experience to Elegoo in 2016 as Co-Founder and VP, with his bachelor’s degree in International Trade from China’s Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. At Elegoo, he oversees marketing and global e-commerce strategies and possesses in-depth insights into the ever-changing consumer-grade 3D printing market.
Kevin is an experienced leader in operations and marketing with a demonstrated professional history in the consumer electronics industry. Earlier at Elegoo, Kevin strategized marketing plans for STEM kits and discovered a market gap as he realized 3D printing is necessary for STEM education and the maker community. With a vision to create the future with smart manufacturing, Kevin leads a young and vibrant team to democratize 3D printers and enable further exploration of the creative universe.
At Elegoo, where marketing and research and development work hand-in-hand to deliver success, Kevin’s agile sense of marketing and seasoned experience in consumer electronics provide invaluable feedback to the R&D department and thus keep Elegoo on top of the game with rapid product upgrades.
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