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John Wilczynski

America Makes Executive Director

As the Executive Director of America Makes, John is responsible for the leadership and strategic vision of the Institute. Through his national outreach, sustainment efforts, and management of membership and stakeholders, he drives the mission and vision for the nation’s leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology, education, and ecosystem. In 2009, John joined NCDMM and, in 2012, transitioned to the America Makes program. He continues to play an instrumental role in amplifying the AM industry.

Prior to his appointment as Executive Director in 2019, John served as the America Makes Technology Director for five years. During this time, he led the facilitation of the National Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing Roadmap, the development of an Intellectual Property (IP) Management Plan, the execution of the Project Call Process for Agency-Driven and Cooperative Agreement-Driven project solicitations, and program management of the America Makes project portfolio.

John has a long-standing background in mechanical engineering and is highly skilled in operations management, industrial engineering, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement processes.

He received his bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Pennsylvania State University.