Governance

Voting Members

Ralph Resnick

Ralph Resnick, Chair

America Makes, USA

Founding Director, President and Executive Director of NCDMM (Retired)

Ehsan Toyserkani

Ehsan Toyserkani

University of Waterloo, Canada

Director, NSERC HI-AM Network & CFI Can-AMN

Professor of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Mathieu Brochu

Mathieu Brochu

McGill University, Canada

Associate Director, NSERC HI-AM Network & CFI Can-AMN

Professor of Materials Engineering

Stefano Chiovelli

Stefano Chiovelli

Syncrude, Canada

Senior Technical Advisor

Vesna Cota

Vesna Cota

Tyco Electronics, Canada

Additive Manufacturing Specialist (Retired)

Ian Donaldson

Ian Donaldson

GKN, Canada

Director, Advanced Engineering Applications

Mohammad Ehteshami

Mohammad Ehteshami

GE Additive, USA

CEO (Retired)

Mathieu Fagnan

Mathieu Fagnan

Pratt and Whitney Canada

Manager, Acquisition and Deployment of Manufacturing Technologies

Benoit Leduc

Benoit Leduc

Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada

Manager, Life Science Industries Directorate

David Muir

David Muir

National Research Council Canada

Director, Research and Development

Mark Zimny

Mark Zimny

Promation, Canada

President

Non-Voting Members

Catherine Demers

Catherine Demers

University of Waterloo, Canada

Financial Manager, NSERC HI-AM Network & CFI Can-AMN

Farzad Liravi

Farzad Liravi

University of Waterloo, Canada

Manager, NSERC HI-AM Network & CFI Can-AMN

Linda Martin

Linda Martin

NSERC, Canada

Manager, Research Partnerships

Denise Porter

Denise Porter

University of Waterloo, Canada

Financial Advisor, NSERC HI-AM Network & CFI Can-AMN

Board of Directors

Voting Members

Ralph Resnick, Chair

America Makes

Founding Director, President and Executive Director of NCDMM

Mohammad Ehteshami

GE Additive

Retired CEO

Mark Zimny

Promation

President

Benoit Leduc, PhD

Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Manager of Life Science Industries Directorate

David Muir, PhD

National Research Council Canada

Director, Research and Development

Ian Donaldson

GKN

Director, Advanced Engineering Applications

Vesna Cota

Tyco Electronics

Retired Additive Manufacturing Specialist

Mathieu Fagnan

Pratt and Whitney Canada

Manager, Acquisition and Deployment of Manufacturing Technologies

Stefano Chiovelli

Syncrude

Senior Technical Advisor

Ehsan Toyserkani, PhD

University of Waterloo

HI-AM Network Director

Mathieu Brochu, PhD

McGill University

HI-AM Network Associate Director

Non-Voting Members

Linda Martin

NSERC

Manager

Vladimir Paserin, PhD

University of Waterloo

Network Manager-CFI

Farzad Liravi, PhD

University of Waterloo

Network Manager-NSERC

Laurie Wilfong

University of Waterloo

Financial Advisor

Catherine Demers

University of Waterloo

Financial Manager
Scientific Advisory Committee

Milan Brandt, PhD

RMIT, Australia

Professor and Technical Director Advanced Manufacturing Precinct

Ian Gibson, PhD

UT Twente, The Netherlands

Chair Professor and Director of Fraunhofer Project Center

Timothy Simpson, PhD

Pennsylvania State University, USA

Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design and Manufacturing

Ali Bonakdar, PhD

Siemens, Canada

Advanced Manufacturing Leader

Vladimir Paserin, PhD

University of Waterloo, Canada

CFI Network Manager

Behrang Poorganji, PhD

GE Additive, USA

Materials Development Manager

Mohsen Seifi, PhD

ASTM International, USA

Director of Global Additive Manufacturing Programs

Francesco Iorio, PhD

Autodesk, Canada

Computational Science Research Director

Paul Bishop, PhD

Dalhousie University, Canada

Theme 1 Leader

Steve Cockcroft, PhD

The University of British Columbia, Canada

Theme 2 Leader

Ehsan Toyserkani, PhD

University of Waterloo, Canada

Theme 3 Leader

Mathieu Brochu, PhD

McGill University, Canada

Theme 4 Leader

Hani Henein, PhD

University of Alberta, Canada

Node Leader

Carl Blais, PhD

Université Laval, Canada

Node Leader

Hani Naguib, PhD

University of Toronto, Canada

Node Leader
Commercialization & Outreach Advisory Committee

Gary Brock, Chair

University of Waterloo

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Gary Biermann

Global Science & Technology Engagement at Lockheed Martin

Regional Technology Manager

Vladimir Paserin, PhD

University of Waterloo

Network Manager-CFI

Dave Dietz

University of Waterloo

Director of Engineering Research

Farzad Liravi, PhD

University of Waterloo

Network Manager-NSERC
Administrative Staff

Farzad Liravi, PhD

University of Waterloo

Network Manager-NSERC

Vladimir Paserin, PhD

University of Waterloo

Network Manager-CFI

Catherine Demers

University of Waterloo

Financial Manager

Meghan Schmuck

University of Waterloo

Research Administrative Assistant
Governance Structure
NSERC HI-AM Organizational Chart

Board of Directors

Scientific Advisory Committee

Commercialization Advisory Committee

Staff

Governance Structure