Mat Cappel, Exact Metrology
Mat Cappel graduated from the College of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology and the College of Mount St. Joseph with a degree in Elementary Education. He started working in machine shops in the late 1980s and early 1990s then moved into product formulation at Procter & Gamble. For the past 7 years, Mat has been involved with both long and short range laser scanning with the creation of Berding 3D Scanning and the merger of B3D and Exact Metrology. He currently investigates new scanning technologies, prepares proposals, develops marketing strategies and provides management related to the operations of Exact Metrology.

Vesna Cota, Tyco Electronics Canada
Vesna is a CAD/CAM/RPM specialist, product development, in the Global Automotive Division of Tyco Electronics Canada. Cota launched her personal endeavor of teaching RP technologies as a feature speaker at NRC-IRAP in the industrial design and technology forum in 1998, and continued sharing through speaking, writing, presentations and workshops. Among others, she taught RP courses for the Magna Inc. Management Training Program and the Industrial Research Development Institute Product Development program. Cota is passionate about propagating the awareness of RP technologies and their proper applications. As an executive officer of SME Toronto Chapter 26, she organized a year-long RP program in 1998-1999, for which the Society honored her with the President's Award. She received her degree in architecture from the University of Zagreb, Croatia. Vesna holds the SME RTAM Master Level certificate and is a member of the RTAM Steering Committee.

Carl K. Dekker, Met-L-Flo
Carl serves as the president of Met-L-Flo, Inc., a growing Service Center for Additive Manufacturing located in Sugar Grove, IL. For more than a dozen years, he has been actively involved in research and product development using current technologies and innovative methods. Mr. Dekker has presented his work at various conferences, including those sponsored by ANTEC, National Mfg Week, 3DSNASUG, RAPDASA, RP&M, and SME. He has also provided training and installations at Motorola, Abbott Laboratories, Delphi and numerous other locations. Mr. Dekker's work has been published in industry journals including Wohlers Report (2003-7), Prototyping Technology, Time Compression Technologies, and the Rapid Prototyping Report, to mention a few. A Past Chairperson of the SME's Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing (RTAM) Community (formerly the RPA), he currently serves as a steering committee member and Chair of the Direct Digital Manufacturing Tech Group of the RTAM. Being actively involved in fostering education he currently teaches the Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing Technologies Certificate Programs and also remains active in the Bright Minds Program as a member and Past Co-Chair. Additional positions held include: RAPID Advisory Committee member (2002-8); National Design and Manufacturing Conference Advisor 2005; National Plastics Exposition Conference advisor 2006 and Chair of many specialty programs and conference sessions. Most recently he has joined the Editorial Advisory Board for Time Compression Technologies Magazine. Carl holds the SME RTAM Master Level Certificate.

Boris Fritz, Northrop Grumman
Boris is an engineer senior technical specialist in the Materials & Processes Laboratory at Northrop Grumman Corp. He has been involved in aerospace for the last 25 years and has three patents in that field. Fritz is founder and past chairman of SME's Nanomanufacturing Technical Group. He was an RTAM/SME Steering Committee member from 2000-2007 and a RAPID conference advisor since 2002; he was also the the chair of the RTAM Community in 2003. He is part-time faculty at the College of Science and Engineering of Loyola Marymount University for the last eight years involved in research and teaching. He has also been a consultant to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Boris holds the SME RTAM Master Level Certificate.

Giles Gaskell, NVision, Inc.
A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Aston University in Birmingham, England, Giles Gaskell has been working in the field of non-contact scanning for reverse engineering and inspection since 1995. He was the founder of 3D Scanners UK Ltd in England and 3D Scanners Italia Srl. in Italy dedicated to the prvision of non-contact reverse engineering hardware, software and expertise. In that time Giles has worked with many of Europe's most prestigious design, engineering and manufacturing companies on reverse engineering and non-contact projects. In 2004 Giles moved to the USA to join NVision Inc, a leading company in the field of non-contact measurement as Director of Business Development with responsibility for promoting and expanding the company's systems sales and services divisions.

Timothy J. Gornet, University of Louisville
Timothy is the manager of Rapid Prototyping Center Operations at the University of Louisville, Ky. Prior to joining the University of Louisville, he was employed at General Electric in the Plastics Applications Center as a computer-aided engineering and manufacturing specialist. At GE he was responsible for the purchase, installation and operation of a stereolithography system. He founded the Selective Laser Sintering User's Group and served as president for three years. Tim holds the SME RTAM Master Level Certificate. In 2007, Tim was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in RPD&M by Time-Compression Technologies, European edition.

Todd A. Grimm, T.A. Grimm & Associates
Todd is president of T. A. Grimm & Associates, which offers rapid prototyping consulting and marketing services. In the 17 years that he has been involved with rapid prototyping, he has established himself as one of the leading experts on the technology and the industry. Todd is an author, speaker and industry advisor. He is the author of "User's Guide to Rapid Prototyping," and is a frequent contributor to trade magazines. For the past eight years, he has served as an advisor for the Society of Manufacturing Engineer's RAPID conference. He is also Vice Chairman for the Society's Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing technical community and a member of its 3D Data Capture/Reverse Engineering technical group. He is a graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Todd holds the SME RTAM Master Level Certificate. In 2007, Todd was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in RPD&M by Time-Compression Technologies, European edition.

Sheku Kamara, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Sheku has been involved in the rapid prototyping industry since 1996, initially as a graduate research assistant. He assists over 60 companies within the rapid prototyping consortium in meeting their rapid prototyping, manufacturing and new product development needs. He works on several proprietary projects a year, some of which, after product release, have been presented at various conferences. Sheku is currently the chairperson of the 2008 3DS Users Group Conference, a group consisting of 3D Systems equipment owners and operators. Sheku holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering with Honors from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone and a Master of Science in Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Sheku holds the SME RTAM Master Level Certificate.

Doublas B. Mitchell, Ford Motor Company
Douglas is a development engineer at Ford Motor Co. specializing in RP. Doug has been a champion of RP in corporate design since 1990 and has been working in rapid technologies since 1987. He is a member of SME and SAE. He has been an RTAM/SME Steering Committee member since 2001 and a RAPID conference advisor since 2002; he is also the current chair of the RTAM Community. Doug holds the SME RTAM Master Level Certificate.

Michael Raphael, Direct Dimensions
Michael Raphael founded Direct Dimensions, Inc. (DDI) in 1995 as an engineering company to provide a "one-stop shop." Michael started in the field of 3D metrology in 1985 as an engineer responsible for solving aerospace manufacturing problems at what became Lockheed Martin Corporation. While there, Michael helped develop a revolutionary new portable three-dimensional industrial measurement technology, called the FaroArm, used today throughout the world. Following several years of in-plant development, Michael left to form DDI in 1995. Michael graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics in1985, followed by a Masters of Engineering Administration from George Washington University in 1992.

Scott Schermer, SC Johnson & Sons
Scott is a senior rapid prototyping specialist at SC Johnson & Sons, Racine, Wisconsin and has contributed to numerous articles in engineering publications. He is also a frequent speaker on subjects such as an evaluation of rapid tooling technologies, the development of medium-to-long-run tooling and plastic tooling applications utilizing emerging rapid tooling technologies. Scott teaches college-level night courses in plastic injection mold design, materials and processing, as well as a class in rapid prototyping. He is also an instructor for SME's RTAM Certificate program. In 2005, he was chair of the RTAM Community and is a member of the RTAM Steering Committee. Scott holds the SME RTAM Master Level Certificate.

Thomas A. Sorovetz, Chrysler LLC
Thomas has been with Chrysler for more than 20 years and his current position is Supervisor - Vehicle Engineering Development, Rapid Prototyping Development, Wood, Plastic, CNC and Carbon Fiber Shops. He has over 20 years of experience in automotive design and engineering and more than 17 years of experience in rapid prototyping. Along with publishing numerous articles in the field of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, and photoelastic stress analysis using stereolithography, he has been a presenter/speaker at several technical conferences. He currently serves as an Executive Board Member for the 2008 3DS Users Group Conference. Tom's affiliation with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers includes: RAPID Conference Advisory Committee for more than 15 years; Co-chair of the Bright Minds Mentor Program; Board of Advisors, Rapid Prototyping Association of SME; and AUTOFACT Advisory Committee. Tom holds the SME RTAM Master Level certificate. In 2007, Tom was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in RPD&M by Time-Compression Technologies, European edition.