DONT PANIC This week we are joined by Marc, Harris, and Rod of DiamondBack Nozzles and it's parent company, Champion X to talk all about how the heck DIAMOND nozzles are made, the way they came to this idea, and what it means for the future of #additivemanufacturing high strength polymers!

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Some information about our guests: 

Marc Modersitzki

Marc comes from a marketing and business development background in technology management and commercialization. Marc has more than 30 years of experience in new product launches, advertising, marketing communications, public relations, and project management. Marc currently works as a new business development director for DiamondBack Nozzles, a US Synthetic and ChampionX technology venture. Marc has served as a managing supervisor at McCann Erickson, a marketing director at Sprout Marketing, a product marketing manager at The SCO Group, and a senior account executive at Brodeur Worldwide—working with technology clients including IBM, Microsoft, Micron, Novell, etc.

Marc received a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and an MBA in technology management and commercialization from Westminster College. Marc grew up on a cattle ranch / farm in southern Idaho. 

Harris Taylor

Harris works as the General Manager of DiamondBack Nozzles business--a breakthrough diamond technology for additive manufacturing. Immediately after earning an MBA from the University of Utah, Harris completed a PMP certification to further refine his project management skills. The majority of Harris's professional experience has been overseeing technical projects given his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering. Harris enjoys working with others during these projects as every individual contributes expertise and experiences, and together the team arrives at a better solution.

Harris currently is employed as a Product Manager for US Synthetic, a world leading manufacturer of polycrystalline diamond cutters used in the energy industry.

Rod Guerrero

Rod's background is in mechanics: 15 years of experience as a mechanic involving motorcycles, boats, cars, tractors, small engines and antique machinery. He has spent 8 years involved in Research and Development at US Synthetic helping development of new product. Rod has also spend 2 years as the 3D-printing lab manager at US Synthetic and support for US Synthetic’s continuous improvement using 3D printers (3 – Raise 3d E2 printers, 3 – Prusa MK3S, 3- Makerbot 2x, 1 – Ultimaker S5, 1 – Ultimaker 3 extended, 1 – Stratasys Objet polyjet). Rod has been extensively involved in development of DiamondBack Nozzles, testing, tooling, machine design, and new product development.

Rod is currently studying Mechanical Engineering at Utah Valley University. Rod’s real love is in restoring vintage tractors. 

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