Mr. James Zunino is a Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) for Advanced Manufacturing Future Concepts, and the Army Technical Area Chief (TAC-1) Advanced Materials & Manufacturing. He works for the U.S Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. He serves as the recognized technical authority overseeing advanced manufacturing, future concepts and strategic initiatives. Mr. Zunino also serves as an Army Futures Command's Manufacturing Principal and leading subject matter expert on advanced manufacturing, transformative manufacturing, active coatings, flexible hybrid electronics, materials printing, and novel material development for the US Army. He helped established the Army Advanced Manufacturing Community of Practice and serves on the Army's AdvM EXCOM. He applies broad knowledge and expertise in technical planning, allocation prioritization, and program execution in order to develop, operationalize, and field advanced manufacturing and future concepts for the Warfighter and coordinates efforts across the DOD and its strategic partners.