Matt Woods Email & Phone Number

Boulder, CO, US

State College, Pennsylvania Area

At Xact Metal™, we’re taking the essential specs that direct metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems require and combining them with breakthrough technology to save you money and establish a new level of price and performance. We’re dedicated to supporting the next generation of innovative manufacturing solutions powered by metal 3D printing.

Built a business and a team developing cutting edge solutions for multi-metal powder bed fusion Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology.

University Park, Pennsylvania Area

• Perform research and development on an EOS M280 laser powder bed fusion system
• Developed EOS quality-assurance system by integrating imaging sensors into inert gas environment build chamber
• Performed surface roughness analysis, literature reviews, and presented results in an organized fashion
• Regularly met with engineers, professors, and metallurgists from the field of laser processing to solve challenges
• Gained experience prepping, operating, calibrating, and trouble-shooting the EOS M280 and Fortus 400mc machines
• Familiar with developing parts for demanding applications and utilizing 3D printing to meet design criteria

Hawthorne, California

Working side-by-side with the Additive Manufacturing team, I developed an apparatus and accompanying procedures for quality testing the raw material used in 3D printing flight critical components. These components are being implemented on all of the Falcon 9 launch vehicles and Crew Dragon capsules. I also took part in conducting a process chamber flow.

University Park, PA

• Led task group in redesigning and further developing NASA’s Pencil thruster to be fabricated with additive manufacturing technology from an Inconel 718 high temperature/strength powdered metal alloy
• Testing, redesigning and additively manufacturing NASA’s attitude control Pencil thruster
• Created many conceptual design iterations and plastic/metal printed test parts of the thruster used to reduce costs and improve the quality and manufacturability of the first printed full metal version
• Printed metal parts to assemble three thrusters for testing and non-destructive analysis (XRCT)
• Hands-on experience constructing our high pressure bi-propellant rocket test stand plumbing, insulation, and structural components

York, Pennsylvania Area

• Led projects procuring and building extrusion 3D printers as well as polymer recycling devices
• Documented procedures with illustrations and step-by-step instructions on company wiki-site
• Taught underprivileged youth in the area how to use CAD/3D printing technology as part of our public outreach

York, PA

• Analyzed and solved production problems to ensure continuous and efficient function of the main vehicle assembly line
• Designed and produced robust and ergonomic tooling components for assembly line operations

Reading, PA

Tutored students in math, calculus, physics, engineering mechanics, and chemistry.