Velo3D has introduced the appointment of Brice Cooper as Vice President of Protection and Authorities Relations.
The metallic additive manufacturing firm says Cooper, a retired Inexperienced Beret with over 25 years of service within the U.S. Military, can be accountable for increasing its presence within the defence and aerospace industries by means of buyer relationships and new market alternatives.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Brice to Velo3D,” mentioned Michelle Sidwell, Chief Income Officer of Velo3D. “Brice’s deep information of Division of Protection acquisition processes, congressional appropriations, and his management in defence know-how make him the perfect individual to steer our defence enterprise. We’re assured his expertise and imaginative and prescient will speed up our mission to ship superior additive manufacturing options to key defence and aerospace companions.”
Cooper is claimed to carry experience throughout particular operations, defence acquisition, and product administration, having beforehand served as Chief Technique Officer at Allen Management Programs, a complicated robotics and autonomy firm targeted on counter-drone weapon techniques, and as Product Portfolio Supervisor at U.S. Particular Operations Command, the place he led efforts to develop new applied sciences for unmanned techniques and tactical car security. He additionally served because the Congressional Finances Liaison for the U.S. Military and as a Congressional Fellow within the U.S. Home of Representatives, working intently with lawmakers to form defence coverage.
“I am excited to hitch Velo3D at such a pivotal time for the corporate,” mentioned Brice Cooper. “Velo3D is already enabling aerospace and defence leaders to provide elements and techniques as soon as thought unattainable. I look ahead to leveraging the corporate’s success to assist the defence group throughout air, floor, maritime, and house sectors, making certain that Velo3D continues to be a essential enabler of mission success.”
Earlier this week, Velo3D additionally introduced adjustments to its Board of Administrators with the appointment of retired Navy Rear Admiral Jason Lloyd and Thieneman Development, Inc. CEO Kenneth Thieneman following resignations from Brad Kreger’s and Michael Idelchik. The corporate has undergone a variety of management adjustments as a part of its transitioning beneath new possession by Arrayed Additive, together with the appointment of Arrayed’s Arun Jeldi as CEO, former Sigma Additive govt Darren Beckett as Chief Expertise Officer, and Sidwell returning to the corporate as Chief Income Officer, lower than six months after leaving her former function as Chief Industrial Officer.
The corporate has additionally since launched its Speedy Manufacturing Options providing to permit producers to ‘scale quickly with out important capital funding’, beginning with a five-year, 15 million USD grasp companies settlement (MSA) with US industrial house organisation Momentus, Inc., which is able to see Velo3D present consulting and elements manufacturing companies.
