Jim Allen Email & Phone Number

Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Us

•Advised manufacturers in the areas of 3D printing, automation, lean manufacturing and economic development incentives. •Advisor to NextFab Foundation working with regional advanced manufacturing companies, educators and workforce development organizations to create STEM training programs and apprenticeships for high school students and displaced legacy workers.

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

• Turned service group into a profit center; driving recurring revenues up from service contracts, consumables and spare parts.• Combined two separate service teams into one, implementing cross-training to improve customer coverage and response time, while reducing overtime and turnover within the team.• Championed business transformation through Industry 4.0 tools such as predictive maintenance and analytics, Big Data and AI for customer service and field service teams, expected to increase first contact resolution by 39%.• Led global team using Goal Deployment Process (GDP) to reduce cost of poor quality (COPQ) by 31%.

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mx

• Led international team of 4 engineers to develop digital on-demand manufacturing platform and marketplace at MLAB startup studio sponsored by Metalsa, a Tier 1 automotive supplier in Mexico. $15 million projected revenues by Year 5. Pitched to Board of Directors but did not get funded.• Co-Founder of 3DMetallum, a low-cost metal 3D printer startup. (New York City)• Paid subject matter expert in additive manufacturing, powder metallurgy and factory automation. (New York City)

Berlin, De

• Developed and executed the company’s North American go-to-market strategy, resulting in the company's first major additive manufacturing workflow SaaS contracts in the US for the targeted industries of aerospace, automotive, medical devices and 3D printing service bureaus.• Initiated the process of incorporating the company in the US, filing trademark applications, created hiring plan for US.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

• Worked closely with founders to shape company's vision and goals, create manufacturing roadmap and led efforts to implement lean manufacturing and robotics to scale factory and reduce costs by 90% within 3 years.• Developed policies, practices and instilled a mindset of safety, continuous improvement, quality and efficiency. Eliminated lost time accidents.• Managed the hiring and development of employees using the precepts of excellence, diversity, harmony and inclusiveness.• Introduced and implemented productivity and quality metrics including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and On Time Delivery (OTD). Improved OEE by 60% and OTD by 27% over baseline values.• Negotiated equipment and material supply contracts resulting in 15% and 59% savings, respectively.

• Recognized market opportunity and created industrial 3D printing service in South Korea.• Applied for and awarded patent in South Korea as co-inventor for “Apparatus for purifying air”.

New York, New York , Us

Shapeways.com is the world’s leading 3D Printing e-commerce marketplace and community. • The "go to" person, advisor and mentor to the C-level executives, management team and staff for laying the groundwork and creating the 3D printing "Factory of the Future" in New York City including: -Business case development -Real estate site selection -Economic development incentives -Advanced manufacturing and automation -Lean manufacturing -Product development and testing• Worked closely with local, state and federal government agencies, economic development organizations within the US and the Netherlands to secure favorable outcomes for incentives such as tax credits, grants, reduced electrical rates, low-cost loans and reduced real estate build out costs including a $1.2 million loan, $200,000 in employment tax credits and approximately 20% savings on electricity costs in the US and nearly €100,000 in R&D tax credits in the Netherlands. • Testified before Congress on the importance of manufacturing for the US economy, STEM education and intellectual property rights (See video below at 1:00:30 and 1:29:35)• Presented paper and was part of panel discussion entitled “Startup Manufacturing: 3D Printing, Fab Labs, Hackerspaces & Crowdfunding” at 2013 International Economic Development Council Leadership Summit.

Mba, Operations Management, Marketing, International Business

Bs, Electrical Engineering