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Kylene Zenk-Batsford is senior manager of the manufacturing practice group at Kronos Incorporated.

Nico Thomas is a Performance Analyst at NIST MEP, working with the Program Evaluation and Economic Research group to help provide tools and information to maximize U.S. manufacturing competitiveness

Robert Tucker is president of The Innovation Resource Consulting Group, and the author of seven books on innovation.

Javier Saade is the Associate Administrator of the US Small Business Administration's Office of Investment and Innovation.

James Soto founded Industrial Strength Marketing (ISM), chairs the American Marketing Association's B2B Special Interest Group, and is a guest co-producer of Manufacturing Day. He has received many awards, including Chief Marketing Officer of the Year and led his company, ISM, to win it's second award for 'Best place to work'.

Mike Simpson is part of NIST MEP’s Network Learning and Strategic Competition Division, in which he manages a number of MEP’s Competitive Award Projects.

Dr. Singerman serves as the Acting Director for the Program. In addition, he serves as the Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Mary Ann Pacelli, M.Ed., is the Division Chief for Network Learning and Strategic Competitions with the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP).  In this role, Mary Ann oversees the special competitions award process and the development and implementation of a plan for Learning and Knowledge Sharing across the National Network.  Recently Mary Ann was the Program Manager, Workforce Development, at MEP for over 4 years.  Her work included advocating for Manufacturing Workforce priorities with related federal agencies and providing technical support to the network of MEP centers across the country for workforce related activities.  In addition, she manages special MEP projects, and coordinates the Workforce Directors of the Manufacturing USA Institute Network, on behalf of the NIST Advanced Manufacturing Program Office. 

Brian Lagas manages NIST MEP's Continuous Improvement, Toyota Kata, Sustainability and Export initiatives.

Nicole is a Digital Information Specialist in the NIST MEP Marketing and Communications group. She oversees the Manufacturing Innovation Blog, MEP's public and internal websites as well as all social media channels. Her experience in web development, graphic design and social media spans over 17 years and includes both the private and public sector.