Fred Herman Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Ohio Area

• Architect of SHEPRA’s strategy in the development and implementation of Additive Manufacturing solutions to address the needs of DoD and commercial customers. Developed a holistic approach to developing solutions utilizing advanced materials and Additive Manufacturing processes. o Captured $5.25 million in small business research and development contracts for the development of carbon nanotube metal matrix composites to address challenges limiting the field of Additive Manufacturing such as mechanical properties, thermal solidification crack and other physical properties. o Completed Initial commercial sales of carbon nanotube metal matrix powders to DoD contractors, National Labs and AM systems manufacturers.o Influenced DoD doctrine to address technical, economic and policy issues that limit the utilization of Additive Manufacturing.• Provided technical, logistical and managerial support to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to address supply chain, industrial base, industrial capacity and raw materials issues that prevented the delivery of critical defense and COVID related goods and services. o Received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to manufacture N95 respirators rapidly design and produced using Additive Manufacturing.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Provide technical and business consulting in the use and implementation of Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing. Projects completed to date include Development of New Polymer Materials for Additive Manufacturing, Prototyping of Injection Molded Tooling, In-field repair processes for Oil & Gas production parts and provided commercialization insights for Wall Street Investment firms and Global Polymer Producers.• Developed additive manufacturing solutions for the aerospace, Oil & Gas and manufacturing markets. • Established Intellectual Property in the development of carbon nanotube metal matrix composite for use in Additive Manufacturing.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Develop and implement strategies in the emerging fields of additive manufacturing and composites for the aerospace and other fields. Lead a team of engineers and technicians to provide technical support in the manufacture of next generation aerospace systemsGrew manufacturing engineering department by 140% in the first six months of leadership and doubled the customer base.

Responsible for the implementation of multiple composite materials systems on the next generation of jet engine systems. Owned design and manufacturing responsibility for New Product Initiative (NPI) and legacy composite hardware. • Led Cross Functional Global Design Team in the detail design of fourteen new composite engine components, team consisted of design, analysis, materials and processes, supply chain, test lab and manufacturing. • Introduced a new chopped fiber material system for use in engine structures. - Coordinated with supply chain to establish a sourcing strategy. - Conducted testing and coordinated with the Materials and Processing group to establish design allowables.• Provided manufacturing support to resolve Material Review Board (MRB) issues • Technical contributor to additive manufacturing and nanotechnology development efforts.• Introduced a new composite material that reduced component weight by 32%• Initiated cost savings projects with expected cost savings of 44% on GE90 and GENX composite components

Granville, Oh

Developed high performance composites and nanotechnology based solutions that met the requirement of the aerospace market. Led the efforts to develop products and capabilities for new Aerospace market segments.• Technical contributor to the product development launch of a new high performance composite reinforcement – FliteStrand® S.• Supported customer development efforts to certify a new aircraft component for air worthiness. New component projected to improve the Total Cost of Ownership by 10.2% to 14.9% for a typical aircraft Installation. • Provided technical and business development support to the Ballistics and Nanotechnology development efforts.• Program management and technical support to the development of a direct sized woven roving. The new woven roving has 40% greater mechanical strength and reduces costs by eliminating three manufacturing processes.

Batesville, In

Explored, developed and recommended for acquisition, biomedical technologies that enhanced the performance and capabilities of Hill-Rom’s product lines• Led an Advanced Structural Materials transformation effort that simultaneously reduced cost by 63% and weight by 53% • Provided technical guidance and strategic insight to the business development group regarding strategic acquisitions.• Obtained Six Sigma Black Belt Certification- Project: Product Development Design Controls.• Member of the Intellectual Property Review Board, Provided technical expertise on structural and materials matters. Averaged one filed patent every two months.

Nanotechnology Manager / Staff Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT)Established and coordinated all the nanotechnology related efforts for the Production Operations group of LM MFC. Contributed to other AMT efforts in strategic planning, product development and new business captureNanotechnology:• Established Lockheed Martin Corporation’s (LMCO) initial development effort in nanotechnology over ten years ago.• Generated one-third of LMCO’s nanotechnology patents to date providing LMCO with a significant competitive advantage.• Influenced nanotechnology policy at the corporate and national level leading to favorable research funding and direction for LMCO.• Technical Lead on an Integrated Product Team (IPT) to develop an advanced armor system that showed up to a 185% improvement in a key performance metric.• Areas of Expertise: Structures, Ballistic Protection / Armor, Energetics, Conductive Coating, Power Generation / Energy Storage, Chem/ Bio WMD remediation.Business Development: • Initiated Business Development efforts in the area of Nanotechnology.• Established partnerships with commercial consumer products and academic entities resulting in over $2M of in-kind research.• Crucial in capturing over $6M in Contracted Research and Development (CRAD) contracts.• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): Teamed with small businesses to influence the research direction of several DoD and NSF SBIR programs.• Customer Contacts: Air Force, Navy, Army, NASA, DARPA, National Science Foundation (NSF), National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) and the Department of Commerce. Strategic Planning:• Developed Technology Roadmaps for Strategic Planning personnel at all levels of the corporation. Parts of these roadmaps have been adopted by the Air Force and NASA.DoD Secret Level Security Clearance Held

Advanced Development Programs (Skunkworks), Conceptual DesignPerformed in a variety of roles from conceptual design, management of manufacturing programs to technology development.New Product Development:• Led a Cross Functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) to successfully develop classified aerospace systems to meet customer requirements.• Performed Systems Engineering functions to optimally meet customer requirements.• Implemented design process changes to reduce concept generation time from two weeks to two hours. • 5000 hours of Catia V5 and Pro-Engineer experience. Program Management:• Program Manager to build space rated flight hardware for the Titan Centaur Missile System. Successfully managed four contracts that came in 5% to 50% under budget.• Managed 18 sub-contractors and eliminated over $300K of errors and redundancy on a $2M program as program manager of the Multi-Role Endurance (MRE) UAV program.Technology Research and Development: • Active participant on team to develop polymer film to replace paint on aircraft. The technology received three international awards for best new aerospace technology.• Lead Mechanical Engineer to develop a laser direct manufacturing system to manufacture components with a cost savings of over 50% and a weight savings of 30%.DoD Secret Level Security Clearance Held

Master Of Science (Ms), Materials Science

Development carbon nanotube metal matrix composite for use in additive manufacturing

Ms, Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: Triangle FraternityCourse work and thesis geared toward development of additive manufacturing and strategic.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Triangle Fraternity, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)BS.