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Appendix B: Biographies of Speakers and Planning Committee Members
Pages 86-100

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From page 86...
... He worked extensively on legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security, on intelligence reform, on climate change, on defense and life science R&D, and on national competitiveness and innovation legislation leading to the America Competes Act in 2007. He is the author of a forthcoming book on advanced manufacturing from MIT Press and has written extensively on innovation and manufacturing topics.
From page 87...
... in semiconductor and surface physics from the Technical University Berlin, Germany. LAWRENCE BROWN Lawrence Brown is executive director of the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII)
From page 88...
... . YOEL FINK Yoel Fink is chief executive officer of Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA)
From page 89...
... counterparts and with other government agencies, to create a holistic strategy for education and workforce development efforts in manufacturing. She leads engagement between DOD and industry, facilitating dialogue to support a communicative and collaborative relationship between small, medium, and large defense industrial base companies and the Department.
From page 90...
... As the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Gudger provided detailed analyses of the increasingly global and financially complex industrial supply chain and took appropriate actions to maintain the health, integrity, and technical superiority of the industrial base. In his many roles, Gudger was also the Defense Department's lead for President Obama's National Network of Manufacturing Innovation, through which he led the establishment of eight manufacturing institutes that focus on additive manufacturing, lightweight metals technology, robotics, and biotechnology.
From page 91...
... Hart is professor and director of the Center for Science and Technology Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He is a senior fellow on clean energy innovation policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, where he also is a member of the board of directors, and a nonresident senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution.
From page 92...
... manufacturing competitiveness, and to foster innovation-based manufacturing and commercialization of emerging technologies. Kota played an instrumental role in initiating and launching National Manufacturing Innovation Institutes.
From page 93...
... He also worked as an independent journalist in India, Pakistan, and Burma. MARK LAVIOLETTE Mark LaViolette is a specialist leader in Deloitte's Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations practice and retired United States Marine Corps Colonel with more than 30 years of experience solving cross-functional challenges facing both commercial and government clients.
From page 94...
... KIRK MCCONNELL Kirk McConnell is a professional staff member on the staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee, where he is responsible for oversight of and legislation concerning Cyber Command and DOD cyber security, intelligence programs and activities, and information technology, and for liaison with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. Previously, McConnell was a staff member on the staff of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, where he was responsible for Committee oversight of the National Security Agency and DOD military intelligence programs.
From page 95...
... This interagency team works to coordinate federal activities in advanced manufacturing, and is the congressionally designated National Program Office for Manufacturing USA -- the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation.
From page 96...
... Midcareer, Molnar served as the manufacturing policy Fellow in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Molnar is well known in industry and academia, with more than 30 years of leadership roles in manufacturing professional societies and associations -- most recently as the President of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
From page 97...
... His areas of responsibility include acquisition policy, Pentagon management issues, Department of Defense science and technology programs, information technology systems, technology transition issues, defense laboratories, the Small Business Innovation Research program, manufacturing programs, and test and evaluation programs. From 2010 to 2014, Seraphin served as the principal assistant director for National Security and International Affairs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
From page 98...
... RAVI SHANKER Ravi Shanker is the vice president for Dow Lightweighting and was recently named to the Chairman and CEO's Team on the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative for the United States. Previous to this role, Shanker served in various business leadership roles, such as the president and CEO of Dow Kokam.
From page 99...
... Stebbins received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her graduate degree in city planning from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Boston Business Journal named Katie one of the top 10 "2016 Women to Watch in Science and Technology." CHARLES WESSNER Charles Wessner teaches Global Innovation Policy at Georgetown University and is a powerful advocate for effective innovation policies.
From page 100...
... In that role, he was responsible for the engineering enterprise, ensuring that the right people, processes, tools, and technologies were in place to successfully deliver innovative engineering solutions to customers' most complex challenges. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Wilcox served for 17 years with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)


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