Ed. Note: This post is part of the Spotlight on Commerce series, which highlights members of the Department of Commerce who are contributing to the president's vision of winning the future through their work.
Phillip Singerman is the Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
In January I was honored to be selected by Pat Gallagher, Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to serve as Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services, with responsibility for NIST's suite of nationally recognized industry-partnership programs, the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Technology Innovation Program, the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, technology transfer and SBIR grants. These programs are central to NIST's mission and to the president's innovation strategy of using science and technology to drive economic development, and are staffed by professionals of skill, dedication and integrity.