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Jon joined NCMS in 2009 and has been an integral key to furthering a National strategy to bring digital modeling and simulation tools to the over 300,000 small and medium sized companies in the U.S. who do not have access currently and in doing so, transforming the way America builds. He heads up NCMS’ Digital Manufacturing Strategic Interest Group (DM SIG) which includes members from Microsoft, Intel, ANSYS, ACE Clearwater Enterprises, Ohio Supercomputer Center, Clemson University and Altair – all working to address challenges and steer digital manufacturing tools towards widespread adoption for U.S. manufacturers.

“Jon has been invaluable to NCMS and our digital manufacturing initiative,” said Rick Jarman, President & CEO of NCMS, “his passion around bringing HPC tools to manufacturers of all sizes is palpable, and we are confident U.S. manufacturing will thrive and prosper while his vision continues to become reality.”

Mr. Riley joins an impressive list of luminaries in the spectrum of high performance computing and other advanced technologies on the “People to Watch 2012” list including DM SIG member Steve Reagan of L&L Products, Steve Scott, Nvidia, Mark Seager, Intel and David Ferucci of IBM.

Congratulations to all of the innovative and impressive persons named to this list. The future looks bright for U.S. competitiveness with these luminaries leading the way. To see the full list, visit http://www.hpcwire.com/specialfeatures/people_to_watch_2012

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ANN ARBOR, MI – January 4, 2012 – The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences announced today that Jon Riley has been promoted to Vice President, Digital Manufacturing. Mr. Riley joined NCMS as Executive Director of Design and Engineering Programs in March 2009 to lead NCMS’ groundbreaking Digital Manufacturing Initiative. Since then, he has been an integral key to furthering a National strategy to bring digital modeling and simulation tools to the over 300,000 small and medium sized companies in the U.S. who do not have access currently and in doing so, transforming the way America builds.

With his extensive experience in the areas of R&D, High Performance Computing, business development and design methodologies, Riley has been extremely successful in promoting NCMS’ Predictive Innovation Center (PIC) Strategy, including identifying key partnerships, serving on numerous steering committees, solidifying alliances and reaching out to manufacturers of all sizes through speaking engagements and networking.

“Jon has demonstrated an uncanny ability to engage industry at all levels around digital manufacturing,” said Rick Jarman, President & CEO “he is a great asset to not only our team, but to the digital manufacturing community as a whole, I am confident he will continue to energize U.S. Manufacturing.”

In his new role as Vice President – Digital Manufacturing, Mr. Riley will build on his nearly 25 years of experience to execute NCMS’ National PIC Strategy working with local, state and federal resources to bring accessible, affordable digital manufacturing tools to U.S. manufacturing.

About NCMS:
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, the largest cross industry collaborative Research & Development consortium in North America, is dedicated to driving innovation in commercial, defense, robotics and environmentally sustainable manufacturing. NCMS has over 25 years of experience in the formation and management of complex, multi-partner collaborative R&D programs, and is backed by corporate members representing virtually every manufacturing sector. For more information on NCMS, visit http://www.ncms.org/

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Manufacturing in America is at a crossroads. The expectation to innovate is increasingly pushed down on smaller manufacturers, who in turn desperately need access to advanced new tools in order to remain competitive. Jon Riley, Executive Director of Design & Engineering Programs at the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, provides new insight into the very lynchpin of the American economy – the “Missing Middle” of manufacturers that are responsible for more than fifty million jobs nationwide. The Missing Middle’s opportunity lies in digital manufacturing and high-performance modeling and simulation – and NCMS has a strategy to bring these tools to the manufacturers who need them most.

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