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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Graham Tromans, Loughborough University
Graham is currently Manager of the Rapid Manufacturing Consortium which is part of the Rapid Manufacturing Research Group at Loughborough University. His role is to form the link between research and industry, disseminating and developing research results into industrial applications. He has been involved in Rapid Prototyping/Rapid Manufacturing since 1990. The majority of that time he was Manager of the Rapid Prototyping and Tooling facility at Land Rover. He spent a considerable amount of time developing the use of Rapid Casting during this time. Graham has been on Overseas Science and Technology Missions for the UK government's Department of Trade and Industry to both USA and Japan, looking at the developments in RP/RM technology and applications. He has presented numerous papers in USA, Japan and Europe. He is currently Chairman of the Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Association in the UK. Graham is also the editor of the book "Developments In Rapid Casting" which is published by The Institute of Mechanical Engineers in London. He is a conference advisor to the TCT conference in the UK and he serves on the Advisory Committee of SME's annual RAPID Conference. Graham holds the SME RTAM Master Level certificate, the first person in the UK to achieve this. In 2007, Graham was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in RPD&M by Time-Compression Technologies, European edition. He is currently a member of the RTAM Steering Committee. |
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John Hamilton, ProMech Inc.
John R. Hamilton PE, is president of ProMech Inc. Hamilton brings broad and diverse engineering and management expertise in the design and evaluation of energy systems and equipment. He is a member of SME Chapter 421 (North Mississippi), as well as a member of SME's Member Council. In 2007, he will serve as the member council liaison to the RTAM Community.
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Terry Hoppe, Stratasys, Inc.
Terry Hoppe is an applications engineering manager for Stratasys Inc. He currently manages 12 people in Stratasys' Applications Department. This department specializes in creating applications for future customers and prospects, and is interested in progressing FDM into the rapid manufacturing environment. Hoppe has been a SME member for more than 16 years. |
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Mary E. Kinsella, Air Force Research Laboratory
PhD, is a senior materials research engineer in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Currently she is acting section chief in the Metals Processing Section. She also manages the Metals Affordability Initiative, a multimillion dollar program involving DoD system integrators and the majority of companies in the aerospace metals supply chain. Her research interests are focused on RP and rapid manufacturing processes for aerospace applications. Kinsella completed her dissertation in 2004 on the topic of rapid tooling for injection molding. She also has 12 years government experience in electronics manufacturing technology and three years prior industry experience in microelectronics production supervision. Kinsella is a senior life member of the Society of Women Engineers. She is also the current chair of the Materials & Process Standards Tech Group. Kinsella received a BS in manufacturing technology from Miami University in 1983, a MS in materials engineering from the University of Dayton in 1991 and a PhD in industrial and systems engineering from The Ohio State University in 2004. |
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Ryan Larson, Burton Snowboards
Ryan Larson
is a product developer for Burton Snowboards. As a member of the engineering – R&D team he is responsible for managing the Rapid Prototyping Lab, an internal development resource that produces functional prototypes for lab testing and in-the-field development for 8 Action Sports brands. Larson has been active in the rapid prototyping field since 2000 when he was studying industrial technology at Bemidji State University. His background and experiences are in traditional modelmaking, rapid prototyping, RTV molding & urethane casting, CNC machining and new materials/processes development. He is a recipient of the Selective Laser Sintering User's Group "SLS Excellence Award" and has achieved the RTAM's Professional Level Certificate. Larson has given several presentations on the subject of functional prototyping at RP-related events, including RAPID Conference & Exposition, 3DSUG and the 3D Systems World Conference. |
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Stephen M Schmit, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
Steven
received his DDS degree from the University of Minnesota and his MS degree from the University of Texas. He is the former chairman of the Department of Prosthodontics and program director for the Graduate Prosthodontics Program at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. Schmitt is a diplomat of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontics and the International College of Prosthodontics. He is actively involved in the commercialization of additive manufacturing technologies in the treatment of dental and medical patients. |
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Michael Siemer, Mydea Technologies
Michael Siemer
is the founder and president of Mydea Technologies. His company provides product development services in the Central Florida area with an emphasis on rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing technology. From 1995 to 2003, Siemer worked at the Walt Disney World Co. in several areas of design and production where he helped engineer new rides and shows. |
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Brent Stucker, PhD, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at Utah State University.
Prior to joining USU, Stucker was an assistant professor of industrial & manufacturing engineering at the University of Rhode Island and the founder and director of the Rapid Manufacturing Center (an industry/university collaborative research organization). While at URI he received the 2000 University of Rhode Island Outstanding Research Award and the 2001 Albert E. Carlotti Faculty Excellence Award for his research in rapid manufacturing. Stucker is known internationally for his work in the areas of RP and advanced material fabrication, as evidenced by being awarded the 2005 SLSUG "SLS Dinosaur Award," recognizing his long-term contributions to SLS technology. He holds several patents, has authored dozens of articles, presented more than 50 speeches at conferences around the world and has performed more than $2,000,000 of sponsored research in the areas of RP, manufacturing and materials science. Stucker received his PhD from Texas A&M University in 1997 and his BS from the University of Idaho in 1993, both in mechanical engineering. |
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