Dr. Kirk Rogers has used additive technologies to solve manufacturing, repair & supply chain problems for the last 10+ years. He began consulting full time in 2018 after leading the technical team in startup of a $40M Additive Manufacturing R&D center. The majority of Kirk’s nearly 20-year career at GE was in medical device manufacturing. Dr. Rogers has 25 years of experience in materials processing, metal additive manufacturing, powder metallurgy, and ceramic matrix composites. He has authored and co-authored nearly 50 publications and has been invited to speak on advanced manufacturing topics numerous times. Kirk obtained his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Purdue University.