Mark Michalski brings over 40 years of experience in manufacturing, technical operations, and operations information systems to his role as a manufacturing expert in residence for FORGE. Mark has designed, built, and implemented proven strategies in process development, new product introduction, supply chain management, and facilities engineering in startup, turnaround, and growth phase environments locally and globally. He is currently Manufacturing Expert in Residence at FORGE, a nonprofit on a mission to help innovators with physical products navigate the journey from prototype to commercialization and impact—at scale. Mark has worked in a wide range of industries, such as semiconductor capital equipment, medical devices, massively parallel advanced computing, fuel cells, and distributed power systems. In 2019, he served as the president of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). He is a current board of directors member of the SME Education Foundation. Mark also volunteers his time as an advisor at several local career and technical education high school programs.