Chris is primarily responsible for the Additive Manufacturing software portfolio and sales strategy for the Americas. He works closely with his counterparts within Siemens Factory Automation, Motion Controls, and Corporate Technologies to provide customers with a complete industrialized additive solution. In the last 34 years, he has spent the majority of his career focused on manufacturing solutions in multiple industries such as automotive, A&D, and heavy equipment. From his early years of directly supporting the plant floor, to managing Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering groups, to providing consulting services, Chris has been able to merge his manufacturing process knowledge with his digital manufacturing knowledge to help develop business solutions for Siemens customers. He holds a patent for a lifecycle digital maturity assessment model which he co-developed.