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10 additive manufacturing programs experts
These ten professionals have led additive manufacturing programs and teams inside manufacturers, with additive manufacturing named in their own job titles. A reader can learn how companies set up, staff and grow in-house additive manufacturing work.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ashley Nichols
LinkedInExperience: Director of Additive Manufacturing · L3Harris Technologies
Former Director of Additive Manufacturing at L3Harris Technologies (2019–2026), and Director of Additive Manufacturing at Aerojet Rocketdyne since August 2026. The profile summary describes technical roots in metal additive manufacturing, materials engineering and production-scale operations. Other listed roles include General Manager - 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping at ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (2013–2019).
Georges El Helou
LinkedInExperience: Additive Manufacturing Industrialization Sr. Manager - Aerospace · Eaton
Additive Manufacturing Industrialization Sr. Manager - Aerospace at Eaton since April 2021, and Additive Engineering Specialist - Aerospace Aftermaket at Eaton from 2019 to 2021. The profile describes leading the additive manufacturing (3D printing) team as Project Manager, Gas Turbine Fuel System Division, Aerospace at Parker Hannifin (2017–2018).
Hauke Schultz
LinkedInExperience: Head of Industrial Metal Additive, Forming & Welding Technologies · Airbus
Head of Industrial Metal Additive, Forming & Welding Technologies at Airbus since January 2025, and Additive Manufacturing Roadmap Leader at Airbus from 2020 to 2026. The profile describes leading a team of 7 industrial engineers across Toulouse, Montoir, Bremen, Hamburg and Filton, developing and operationally managing metal additive, forming and welding technologies. Also Additive Manufacturing ME Representative at Airbus (2017–2022).
John Alejandro Cadavid
LinkedInExperience: Additive Manufacturing Hardware Leader · GE Aerospace
Additive Manufacturing Hardware Leader at GE Aerospace since February 2022, a role the profile describes as Hardware Owner team leader responsible for the MRL maturation of additive parts, with the team setting up processes from DOE/prototype parts through production class hardware on several engine programs. Also Lead Additive Manufacturing Engineer at GE Aerospace (2018–2021).
Jonathan Joseph
LinkedInExperience: VP of Engineering, Additive Manufacturing · Northrop Grumman
VP of Engineering, Additive Manufacturing at Northrop Grumman since July 2022. The listing also shows Sr. Director, Additive Technologies at Boeing (2021–2022), Sr.Research Fellow Additive Manufacturing at GE Additive (2019–2021) and Director Of Operations Additive Manufacturing Center at GE (2010–2014).
Kunal Naik
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Additive Manufacturing · Relativity Space
Former Manager, Additive Manufacturing at Relativity Space (2022–2024). Senior Manager, Additive Manufacturing & Machine Shop at Stoke Space since January 2025, and Senior Manager, Additive Manufacturing there from 2024 to 2025. Other listed roles include Additive Manufacturing Engineer III, Materials Lead at Blue Origin (2019–2021).
Nathan Ostrout
LinkedInExperience: Additive Manufacturing Manager · Glidewell Dental
Former Additive Manufacturing Manager at Glidewell Dental (2017–2020), and 3D Print Specialist there in 2017. Lead Additive Manufacturing Engineer at GE Vernova since March 2020. Other listed roles include Production Quality Control Engineer at M3D LLC (2015–2017).
Shawn Reynolds
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Additive Manufacturing Industrialization & Deployment · UTC Aerospace Systems
Manager, Additive Manufacturing Industrialization & Deployment at UTC Aerospace Systems since January 2017, alongside a Director role at Collins Aerospace since September 2019. Other listed roles include Manager, Manufacturing Technology at UTC Aerospace Systems (2013–2017), Manager, Producibility & Cost Engineering at Hamilton Sundstrand (2008–2013) and Engineer, Producibility Engineering at Hamilton Sundstrand (2003–2008).
Svenja Pestotnik
LinkedInExperience: Head of Additive Manufacturing · Liebherr Aerospace and Transportation
Head of Additive Manufacturing at Liebherr Aerospace and Transportation since June 2024, and Program Manager R&T there from 2023 to 2024. The profile headline describes the focus as additive manufacturing in aerospace from R&D to economical serial production. Other listed roles include Project engineer in R&D at ZARM Technik AG (2020–2023).
Taylor DeYoung
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Manager, Site Lead (Additive Design and Manufacturing) · Collins Aerospace
Sr. Manager, Site Lead (Additive Design and Manufacturing) at Collins Aerospace since July 2022; the profile headline calls the role Additive Manufacturing Site Manager. The listing also shows Additive Manufacturing Project Engineer at Aerojet Rocketdyne / 3DMT (2021–2022) and Process Engineer at Northrop Grumman (2017–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's seat to your question, since running a production additive site differs from setting a company-wide additive roadmap or maturing individual printed parts for qualification. Also consider the industry and regulatory setting they worked in, because qualified flight hardware carries different requirements than less regulated products.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you choose which parts to move to additive manufacturing first, and what makes a good business case?
- 02What does it take to move a printed part from prototype into qualified production hardware?
- 03How should an additive manufacturing team be staffed and organized as volume grows?
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