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Hosted by the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) coordinates the Manufacturing USA network in partnership with the other two institute-sponsoring agencies, the Departments of Defense and Energy and other participating agencies. AMNPO is charged with enabling more effective collaboration in identifying and addressing challenges and opportunities that span technology areas and cut cross agency missions. In addition, the office shares information with the public and links federal efforts to the growing number of private-sector partnerships between manufacturers, universities, state and local governments, and other organizations.

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100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4700
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1000

Media Contact: jennifer.huergo [at] nist.gov (Jennifer Huergo)
General Inquiries/Webmaster: ManufacturingUSA [at] nist.gov (ManufacturingUSA[at]nist[dot]gov)

Director

Mike Molnar, Director

michael.molnar [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-3673

Mike Molnar is the founding director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, the interagency team responsible for the Manufacturing USA program. Mike also leads the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing and serves as co-chair of the National Science and Technology Council...

Kelley Rogers, Deputy Director

kelley.rogers [at] nist.gov

(301) 219-8543

Kelley Rogers, Ph.D., is the Deputy Director for the Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). OAM also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Kelley received a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and...

Jessica Strickler, Senior Management Advisor

jessica.strickler [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-8938

Jessica Strickler is a Senior Management Advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Jessica Strickler received a Master of Business...

Julia Kuchilla, Administrative Specialist

julia.kuchilla [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-5236

Julia Kuchilla is the Administrative Specialist within the NIST Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (NIST AMNPO). Julia received an A.A. in Business from Montgomery College and a B.S. in Business from University of Maryland Global Campus. Prior to joining NIST AMNPO, she has worked at the...

James Eckley, Administrative Support Assistant

james.eckley [at] nist.gov

James Eckley is an Administrative Support Assistant at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. James received a Bachelor of Science in Information...

Strategy and Planning Division

Robert Rudnitsky, Division Chief

robert.rudnitsky [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-4699

Robert Rudnitsky is a Physicist and is the Division Chief of the Strategy and Planning Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO). Robert received a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University, where he was a...

Don Ufford, Assistant Director for Supply Chain and Ecosystem Development

Donald.Ufford [at] nist.gov

Don Ufford is the Assistant Director for Supply Chain and Ecosystem Development at the NIST Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO). Don received an M.S. in Engineering from Purdue University, an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. in Engineering from South Dakota...

Said Jahanmir, Assistant Director for Federal Partnerships

said.jahanmir [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-8324

Said Jahanmir, Ph.D. is an Assistant Director for Federal Partnerships at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Said Jahanmir received a B.S...

Kimmai Tran, Industry Analyst

mai.tran [at] nist.gov

Mai Tran, Ph.D. (known as “Kimmai”), is an Industry Analyst in the Strategy and Planning Division at NIST's Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM). Kimmai has a bachelor’s in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Florida and a doctorate in Materials Science and NanoEngineering from...

Susan Ipri-Brown, Strategic Partnership Specialist

susan.ipri-brown [at] nist.gov

Susan Ipri-Brown is a Strategic Partnership Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Susan received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering...

Amelia Stephens, Advanced Manufacturing Strategy Fellow

amelia.stephens [at] nist.gov

Amelia Stephens, Ph.D. is an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow (STPF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program...

Frank Gayle, NIST Associate

Frank.Gayle [at] NIST.gov

Dr. Frank W. Gayle is a NIST Associate with the Strategy and Planning Division of the Office of Advanced Manufacturing Office (OAM) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Frank is also a NIST Associate with the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, an interagency...

David Seiler, NIST Associate

David.Seiler [at] nist.gov

Dr. Dave Seiler is an Associate at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM). Prior to joining OAM, Dave had over 20 years of experience as Chief of the Semiconductor Electronics and Engineering Physics Divisions at NIST, working with industry...

Joseph T. Long, NIST Associate

joseph.long [at] nist.gov

Joseph Long, Ph.D. is an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow (STPF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office...

Partnerships and Outreach Division

Zara Brunner, Division Chief

zara.brunner [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-2001

Zara Brunner is the Division Chief of the Partnerships and Outreach Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Zara received a B.A. with...

Brad R. Conrad, Education and Workforce Development Manager

brad.conrad [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-8263

Brad R. Conrad, Ph.D. is an Education and Workforce Development Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Brad received a Ph.D. in Physics...

Christina Jones, Partnerships and Outreach Strategist

christina.jones [at] nist.gov

Christina Jones is a Partnerships and Outreach Strategist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO). Christina received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.Sc. from Louisiana State University in...

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Mary Lou Dietz, Competition and Events Support Specialist

marylou.norris [at] nist.gov

Mary Lou Dietz has rejoined NIST as a part-time Competition and Events Support Specialist within the Office of Advanced Manufacturing. She helps plan outreach associated with the competition and launch of new Manufacturing USA institutes. Mary Lou received a B.A. in Communications from the...

Erin Rushing, Events and Outreach Specialist

erin.rushing [at] nist.gov

Erin Rushing is the Events and Outreach Specialist for the Partnerships and Outreach Division at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Erin received...

Cassondra Blasioli, Digital Communications Specialist

cassondra.blasioli [at] nist.gov

Cassondra Blasioli is the Digital Communications Specialist for the Partnerships and Outreach Division at the NIST Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office. Cassondra received a B.A. with honors in interdisciplinary affairs with a focus on international affairs and English literature from...

Shelly Pollard, Communications Specialist

shelly.pollard [at] nist.gov

Shelly Pollard works as a Communications Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Shelly received a Master of Business Administration...

Hasan Khan, Information Technology Specialist

hasan.khan [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-3834

Hasan Khan is the Information Technology Specialist at the NIST Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office. Hasan received an M.S. in Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Mississippi. Prior to joining NIST, Hasan was a...

Program Operations Division

Mahesh Mani, Division Chief

mahesh.n.mani [at] nist.gov

Mahesh Mani is the Division Chief of the Program Operations Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing ( OAM ). Mahesh received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore. Mahesh has authored or co-authored...

Lisa Jean Fronczek, Electronics Engineer

lisa.fronczek [at] nist.gov

(301) 975-6633

Lisa Fronczek is an Electronics Engineer at the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing. Lisa received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. Since joining NIST in 1987, Lisa spent her first ten years on U.S. Navy funded projects where she applied her manufacturing...

Jorge Lamboy, Technical Program Manager

jorge.lamboy [at] nist.gov

Jorge Lamboy, Ph.D. is a Technical Program Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the Universidad...

Adrienne Cheng, Technical Program Manager

Adrienne Cheng, Ph.D., MPH is a Technical Program Manager at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Adrienne received a Ph.D. in Nutritional...

Cheryl Leonard, Competition Support Specialist

cheryl.leonard [at] nist.gov

Cheryl Leonard is a Competition Support Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Cheryl received a B.A. in Criminology and Criminal...