Jennifer is the Director of Programs at The Barnes Global Advisors where she oversees program development and execution. Previously, she spent over 14 years at GE Transportation (now Wabtec Corp) where she started and led their global Additive team, including design, prototyping, and production. There she successfully led the launch of over 50,000 production additive parts and opened 4 global labs with a wide range of metals and polymers capabilities. Prior to her start in Additive Manufacturing, Jennifer led the PLM launch at GE Transportation, held several roles in Systems Engineering. Jennifer currently serves as an SME Additive Manufacturing Community Advisor, and has 8 US patents. She’s also received multiple recognition awards including SME's Women Leading the Way in Additive Manufacturing in 2024, Railway Age’s Top Women in Rail 2020, 2017 GE Transportation’s Women in Technology Award, and the 2013 GE Transportation Innovation Engineering Award. Jennifer holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Grove City College and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.