Shannon VanDeren
President
Tim Bell
Vice President
Heather Natal
Secretary
Shannon VanDeren
President
Shannon VanDeren
Layered Manufacturing and Consulting
President@amug.com
Shannon has led her company, Layered Manufacturing and Consulting, as an AM enthusiast and evangelist, and continues to create impact by identifying applications for innovation, ideation, cost savings, throughput, and manufacturing efficiencies.
Through her AM journey, she has built strategic partnerships and strong customer relationships within our community. She has led the AMUG Medical Track for the past 8 years and was recognized by our peers with the Distinguished Innovator Operator (DINO) Award in 2017.
Shannon contributes to the AM community with other industry organizations as well… ensuring our community grows in health and application.
Tim Bell
Vice President & Director
Tim Bell
Sciath aiM Forge Inc.
dspex@amug.com
Tim Bell is a seasoned manufacturing expert with a wealth of experience in the field. He began his career as a Journeyman Toolmaker in the 1980s and went on to spend the next two decades honing his skills as a machinist, programmer, designer, and entrepreneur of small contract manufacturing companies. In the early 2000s, he transitioned to additive manufacturing and has since become a leading authority in the field.
Throughout his career, Tim has been focused on the production, advanced post-processing, and machining of components and assemblies supporting the aerospace, defense, and medical industries. He has launched four successful US companies, two of which were foreign-owned joint ventures, taking them from the ground up to profitability and becoming leaders in their respective fields.
Prior to joining Meld Manufacturing as its COO, Tim served as the Head of the CoC for Additive Manufacturing for Siemens Digital Industries USA. In that role, he worked closely with machine OEMs and end-users to help them on the path to industrialization of AM through digitalization. Tim also played a key role in launching the newest Siemens AM Hub, the Charlotte Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH), which brings together machine OEMs, end-users, and research facilities to tackle the toughest problems facing AM today.
Heather Natal
Secretary & Director
Heather Natal
GoEngineer
Secretary@amug.com
Heather Natal graduated from the University of Illinois – Chicago with a BA in Communications, minoring in French and International Relations. Upon graduation, she took on a role with a CNC manufacturer and got her first glimpse into the world of industrial manufacturing. This has fueled her passion for educating both sides of the conversation on how these technologies fit together to allow for great possibilities for the future of manufacturing.
For the past 20 years, Heather has worked in progressive Marketing and Communications roles for various global companies on both the additive and traditional sides of manufacturing. She is currently the Marketing Product Manager for Manufacturing Solutions at GoEngineer.
Robin Van Bragt
Treasurer
Bruce LeMaster
Director at Large
Ed Graham
Director, Education & Conference
Robin Van Bragt
Treasurer & Director
Robin Van Bragt
Eagle Plastics Plus LLC
Treasurer@amug.com
Robin will serve as Treasurer on the AMUG Board as of July 1, 2023, after attending what is now known as AMUG since 2001.
She is President of Eagle Plastics Plus LLC, a start-to-finish product development company ranging from concept/CAD design to in-house injection molding using 3d printing for design verification, prototypes and patterns for silicone molds. After attending her first AMUG conference, she was inspired to learn how to build parts on their in-house SLA machines. She was honored to receive the DINO award in 2021 and one of the only three recipients that are second-generation DINOs.
While the 3D printing process is intriguing and ever-challenging, the business side of things has also been a passion of hers and is excited to give back to the AMUG organization in this capacity.
Bruce LeMaster
Director at Large
Bruce LeMaster
Obsidian Solutions Group, LLC
DatLarge@amug.com
Ed Graham
Director, Education & Conference
Ed Graham
Prototek
DConfEd@amug.com
Ed Graham is an additive manufacturing industry leader with a true passion for the future of manufacturing. Over his years in the industry he has developed and led new strategies and technology to move additive manufacturing towards end-use production. His emphasis is on operational efficiency initiatives in post processing, quality, and automation.
In his leadership roles at Prototek (formerly ProtoCAM), Ed has supported and empowered staff to help establish a company culture that is energizing and rewarding.
Thomas Sorovetz
Director, Event & Hospitality
Claire Belson Barnes
Director, Membership
Daniel Landgraf
Director, Sponsors and Exhibitors
Thomas Sorovetz
Director, Events & Hospitality
Thomas Sorovetz
T. A. Sorovetz, LLC
EventManager@amug.com
Thomas has been with Stellantis, formerly FCA, LLC, for more than 34 years, with 24 years as Supervisor – Vehicle Engineering Development, Rapid Prototyping Development, Wood, Plastic, CNC, and Carbon Fiber Shops. He has over 35 years of experience in automotive design and engineering and more than 30 years of experience in rapid prototyping/additive manufacturing. Along with publishing numerous articles in the field of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, additive manufacturing and photoelastic stress analysis using stereolithography, he has been a presenter/speaker at many technical conferences.
Thomas has been on the AMUG Executive Board as Event Manager since 1993. He is the recipient of the AMUG Distinguished INnovative Operator (DINO) Award, the AMUG President’s Award, and the AMUG Distinguished Service Award for his 25+ years on the Executive Board. In addition to his service to AMUG, Thomas has served as an SME advisor on several committees spanning 25 years, including the Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing Conference, Rapid Prototyping Association of SME, AUTOFACT Advisory Board; and, he was co-chair of the Bright Minds Mentor Program. Currently, Thomas is an advisor for the RAPID + TCT Conference and he holds the Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing Master level certificate. In 2007, Thomas was voted by his industry peers as one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in Rapid Product Development and Rapid Manufacturing by TCT Magazine (UK). TCT Magazine is the leader in RP/AM and RP/AM related technologies.
Claire Belson Barnes
Director, Membership
Claire Belson Barnes
LightForce
dmembership@amug.com
Claire Belson Barnes graduated from the University of Alabama with MS and BS degrees in chemical engineering. She spent more than five years managing metal additive manufacturing in the control valve and industrial automation space for Emerson. During that time, Claire completed an expatriate assignment and fell in love with Singapore. Currently, she leads a team of engineers working to improve the manufacturing of printed medical devices at LightForce, a high-growth orthodontic startup.
Claire started her AMUG career as the recipient of the Guy E. Bourdeau scholarship and has enjoyed volunteering on several committees over the years. She is excited to return to the Director of Membership position and continue contributing to the success of AMUG!
