3Degrees Discussions

Omer Blaier is the CEO and Co-Founder of CASTOR. Castor is a software tool that automatically runs analysis to determine 3D printability for end-use parts design, chooses the suitable technology for print while maintaining functionality, and turns multiple parts into one to maximize manufacturing possibilities for unique designs. We discuss his entrepreneurial journey and what’s ahead for the AM s...

Jeff Williams is the Founder and CTO of Exum. He has a Masters in Cosmochemsitry from the University of New Mexico. During his time as a research scientist he became immersed in the challenges of analytical instrumentation and began his entrepreneurial journey to improve the ways in which we understand and characterize materials. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subsc...

Nima Shamsaei is currently the Philpott-WestPoint Stevens Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, where he is also the founding director of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME), a NASA and NIST funded research center focused on advancing the additive manufacturing (AM) technology. NCAME is also one of the two U.S.-based...

Philip Lund-Nielsen is the Co-Founder of COBOD International, a global leader in 3D construction printers, with investors General Electric, Holcim, CEMEX, and PERI Group. He manages the companies activities in North & Latin America. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere you download your podcasts includ...

Eliana Fu is industry manager of aerospace and medical at the Trumpf Laser Technology Center. She was educated at Imperial College, University of London with a master’s degree and PhD in materials science. After working extensively in the traditional manufacturing world, with TWI then TIMET and SpaceX, she turned her attention to additive manufacturing at SpaceX and then with Relativity Space as s...

Onome Scott-Emukapor is currently the founder of Hypen Innovations, a company he started based on work he started at the Air Force Research Lab on gas turbine engine designs. Onome received his B.S. from Wright State University, where he studied Mechanical Engineering while competing in the Men’s Basketball Team. He received both his M.S. and Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State Un...

Travis Mayberry is the Technical Area Lead for Additive Manufacturing at Raytheon Missiles and Defense. He has been with Raytheon for 13 years and recently graduated with his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University through the Raytheon Advanced Studies Program while working part-time. He has a background in design, thermal system architecture, and metal additive manu...

Mark is an Additive Manufacturing and Molding Engineering Manager at Ricoh. Mark has a background in Mechanical Engineering from Wolverhampton University. He has spent much of his career at Ricoh working with both traditional and additive manufacturing processes. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podcast. Remember you can listen to the show anywhere yo...

That was Will Cuervo. William has been in Additive Manufacturing for 5 years and is currently the Sr. Business Development Manager at 3YOURMIND. He also serves as an Ambassador for the Additive Manufacturing Coalition. At 3YOURMIND he is responsible for the business development strategy for enterprise companies and the federal government. William started his career as an AM Technician at Sintavia,...

That was Behrang Poorganji. Behrang is the VP of Materials Technology at Morf3d. He holds a PhD in metallurgy and materials processing from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan and he has spent his career working in advanced metallic materials processing. He has worked as a senior advisor and consultant, helping to drive the adoption of AM in both domestic and international markets. Before Morf3D, he...

After graduating from MIT in Aero/Astro Engineering, Mark joined Rolls Royce working on air breathing rocket engines, before moving to his father’s machine shop, Jet Blades. Mark worked his way from CAD/CAM programmer to Managing Director, making parts for Formula 1 teams and Rolls Royce jet engines. After emigrating to Canada, he provided hands-on coaching for companies introducing advanced manuf...

Jimmy Campbell is the CTO of Plastometrex, who provide novel mechanical testing solutions for metallic materials. Jimmy has a PhD and undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. His PhD focussed on experimental and computational development for the PIP method, which extracts full stress-strain curves (including yield stress and UTS) from a simple indentation test. He...

That was Chris Prue. Chris is a Change Agent and Engineering Leader. He is currently the Applications Development Manager at United Performance Metals in Hamilton, OH. Chris has over 11 years in the additive manufacturing industry and is experienced in machine and process development across several OEM platforms. He also leads teams in the startup of Agile Project management practices to deliver c...

This Episode my wife, Caroline Vasquez comes back to the show following her debut as host in Episode 50. We catch up on the latest happenings in the industry, reflect on the previous 99 shows and have a few special guests at the end asking some hard hitting questions. Thanks to all the guest and listeners that have supported the show the last few years. Before we get started head over to www.3degr...

Jeff Degrange is the Chief Commercial Officer of Impossible Objects. Jeff was formerly a Vice President at Stratasys. Prior to Stratasys, Jeff was with the Boeing Company where he led the certification and qualification of flight hardware built with different additive manufacturing technologies for the F/A-18 Super Hornet and 787 aircraft programs and advanced manufacturing initiatives. Jeff is on...

That was Scott Volk. Besides being the first professional paintball player and bull-rider we’ve had on the podcast, Scott is the Vice President of Business Development & Strategy at Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing. Scott’s career has spanned over 30 years in the AM industry including stops at Incodema3D, GPI, and Laser Molding. In addition to his day job at KAM, Scott has also started his own 3D...

That was Craig Beaumier. Craig is the Director of Business Development at Accurate Brazing. Craig’s career spans all forms and facets of business development and sales. And, he has worked in companies of all sizes – from mom & pop operations to Fortune 10 companies. He is a military veteran and joins the show today to talk about the importance of thermal post processing in metal Additive Manufactu...

Ajay Krishnan is the Research Leader of EWI’s Additive Manufacturing Group, and Product owner of EWI's laser powder bed fusion practice. His responsibilities as Research Leader span Business Development, R&D management, and Technology Strategy of EWI’s AM portfolio. His technical role is that of a systems engineer in Additive Manufacturing - working across Materials, Processes, Monitoring & Contro...

Sarah Jordan is a metallurgical engineer and materials scientist who is passionate about solving problems, process improvement, and process efficiency. She has worked in metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) since 2015. Sarah is currently focused on developing a new hybrid process called additive manufacturing evaporative casting (AMEC) at her company Skuld The goal is a toolingless process t...

Dr. Ed Herderick is the Director of Additive at The Ohio State University Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence. He previously worked for GE as Global Sales Leader for Portables NDT at GE Inspection Technologies and was the Additive Technologies Leader for GE Corporate Supply Chain and Operations. He has also served as Director of R&D at additive startup rp+m and was Director of the Addit...

Tyler Lebrun is a Principal Member of Technical Staff and Additive Manufacturing Lead at Sandia National Labs where he is focused on all aspects of AM technology and research. He has an extensive background in aerospace having spent time at Aerojet Rocketdyne as well as Blue Origin. Tyler is also heavily involved in the development of standards for the 3D Printing industry and shares some of the b...

Lester has been in the additive manufacturing space for nearly 20 years, much of that time spent working for the US Army. He joins the show today to share his experiences working hands on with the technology and developing new products, materials, and approaches to improve 3D Printing. Lester is currently an application consultant at Dymansion where he supports customers working to improve the sur...

Mike Smith is a Prototype/Design engineer at Big Ass Fans in Kentucky. He joins the show today to talk about his career in Additive Manufacturing. He shares some insight and great advice on how to search for and implement 3D Printing applications within an organization that may not be accustomed to the technology. Before we get started head over to www.3degreescompany.com and subscribe to the podc...

Ankush Venkatesh is the Intrapreneur for Additive Manufacturing at Glidewell Dental Laboratories. In addition to writing for Harvard Business Review and Forbes, Ankush has also been speaker at 3D printing events like Formnext and AM Strategies. Prior to his role at Glidewell, he was a Strategy Fellow at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. In that time, he specialized in digital strat...

Haleyanne Freedman is a Business Development and Engineering Professional with a demonstrated history of working in a variety of industries and specializing in Additive Manufacturing. She has accumulated skills in application development, material specification and design for additive manufacturing. She currently is the Global Engineering Business Manager for 3D Printing at M. Holland Company. Bef...