Committee Members

AMUG relies on the support of volunteers, and active participation in committees is one way to contribute. Below are the committees and the members that make them work.

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OPERATIONS COMMITTEES

Executive

Chairperson

Shannon VanDeren
Layered Manufacturing & Consulting

Members:

  • Heather Natal, GoEngineer
  • Nate Schumacher, NDS Consulting
  • Robin Van Bragt, Eagle Plastics Plus

Contact: President@amug.com

Finance

Chairperson

Robin Van Bragt,
Eagle Plastics Plus LLC

Members:

  • Vince Anewenter, MSOE
  • Bruce LeMaster, Obsidian Solutions Group

Contact: Treasurer@amug.com

Governance

Chairperson

Heather Natal,
GoEngineer

Members:

  • Shannon VanDeren, Layered Manufacturing and Consulting
  • Robin Van Bragt, Eagle Plastics Plus
  • Jordan Weston, AMUG

Contact: Secretary@amug.com

Collaboration

Chairperson

Shannon VanDeren,
Layered Manufacturing & Consulting

Members:

  • Heather Natal, GoEngineer
  • Nate Schumacher, NDS Consulting
  • Robin Van Bragt, Eagle Plastics Plus

Contact: Collaboration@amug.com

Event Strategy

Chairperson

Kim Killoran,
Stratasys

Members:

Contact: DMarketingEvents@amug.com

International

Chairpersons

Andrew Graves, Stratasys
Daniel Landgraf (3D Spark)

Members:

  • Johannes Gartner. 3Druck.com
  • Sarah Jordan, Skuld LLC
  • Moritz Kolter, ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing
  • Ulf Lindhe, Microbay
  • Tuan TranPham, Anisoprint

Contact: International@amug.com

Marketing

Chairperson

Kim Killoran,
Stratasys

Members:

  • Todd Grimm, T. A. Grimm & Associates
  • Sarah Jordan, Skuld LLC
  • Elizabeth Schmittou, Continuous Composites
  • Joseph Workman, Honeywell

Contact: Collaboration@amug.com

Membership

Chairperson

Chris Prue,
IperionX

Members:

  • Mikhail Gladkikh, Würth Additive Group
  • Rachel Levine, Additive Consulting & Engineering
  • Todd McInally, ABCorp3D

Contact: Membership@amug.com

New Member

Chairperson

Nick Licari,
GoEngineer

Members:

  • Lester Hitch, DyeMansion
  • Felix Kochbeck, trinckle 3D GmbH
  • Justin Levy, The Ohio State University
  • Tim Ruffner, AdvancedTek

Contact: NewMember@amug.com

Nominating

Chairperson

Leslie Frost,
PostProcess Technologies

Members:

  • Jay Dinsmore, Dinsmore, Inc.
  • Dana McCallum, Carbon

Contact: NomCom@amug.com

Volunteer

Chairperson

Jamie (Cone) Miller,
BD

Members:

  • Kevin Ayers, 3D Metal Konsulting
  • Renee Bourdeau
  • Bob Diaz, College of Southern Nevada
  • James Harrison, Lincoln Electric Additive Solutions

Contact: Volunteer@amug.com

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Agenda & Program

Chairperson

Alex Roschli,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Members:

  • Patrick Gannon, Ricoh USA, Inc.
  • Jim Harrison, Lincoln Electric Automation
  • Callie Higgins, NIST
  • Colton Rooney, EMI Corp

Contact: Agenda@amug.com

Dino Selection

Chairperson

Bruce LeMaster,
Obsidian Solutions Group

Members:

  • Carl Dekker, Met-L-Flo, Inc.
  • Andrew Graves, Stratasys
  • Evan Kirby, Materialise
  • Jason Lopes, JLO3DP

Contact: Dino@amug.com

Expo (AMUGexpo)

Chairperson

Matthew Mitchell,
Yazaki North America

Members:

  • Jamie (Cone) Miller, BD
  • Thomas Murphy, New Jersey Innovation Institute
  • John Petti, MC Machinery Systems
  • Thomas Sorovetz, T.A. Sorovetz, LLC
  • Dan Welker, Yazaki North America

Contact: Expo@amug.com

Recognition

Chairperson

Robin Van Bragt,
Eagle Plastics Plus LLC

Members:

  • Kim Killoran, Stratasys
  • Joseph Workman, Honeywell

Contact: Treasurer@amug.com

Registration

Co-Chairpersons

Claire Belson Barnes, Markforged
Heather Natal, GoEngineer

Members:

  • Renee Bourdeau
  • Steve Feldbauer, Abbott Furnace
  • Brent Griffith, Labconco
  • Dan Kehr, GreatAmerica Financial Services
  • Simon Pinter, GoEngineer

Contact: Registration@amug.com

Scholarship

Co-Chairpersons

Brent Griffith, Labconco
Olga (Dr. O) Ivanova, Mechnano

Members:

  • Ben DiMarco, America Makes / NCDMM
  • Clayton McIntyre, ASTM International
  • Matthew Shomper, Not a Robot Engineering
  • Steven Szymeczek, 3D Printing Mentality

Contact: Scholarship@amug.com

Sponsor & Exhibitor

Co-Chairpersons

Thomas Murphy, New Jersey Innovation Institute
Nate Schumacher, NDS Consulting

Members:

Contact: Sponsorship@amug.com

Tech. Competition

Chairperson

Corey Wardrop,
DMG MORI Additive Solutions

Members:

  • Gina Ghiglieri, Maxar Space Systems
  • Rajeev Kulkarni, Axtra3D
  • Dave Macfie, Cimquest
  • John Thiell, Beehive Industries, LLC
  • Yue Zhou, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Contact: TechComp@amug.com

Track Leader

Co-Chairpersons

Colton Rooney, EMI Corp.
Callie Higgins, NIST

Members:

  • Daniel Braley, Precision Additive
  • Ben DiMarco, America Makes / NCDMM
  • Maddie Frank, Fortius Metals
  • Giles Gaskell, Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions
  • Gina Ghiglieri, Maxar Space Systems
  • Olga Ivanova, Mechnano
  • David Johnson, HP
  • Ryan Kircher, rms Company
  • Dustin Kloempken, HP
  • Rachel Levine, Additive Consulting & Engineering
  • Dave Macfie, Cimquest
  • Michael Pecota, Navsea
  • Bob Renella, GoEngineer
  • Chris Robinson, Ansys
  • Andrew Ruzek, Materion
  • Matthew Shomper, Not a Robot Engineering
  • Steven Szymeczek, 3D Printing Mentality
  • Corey Wardrop, DMG MORI Additive Solutions

Contact: TrackLeader@amug.com