Kevin Slattery, PhD

Kevin T. Slattery, D.Sc is a Principal ADDvisor® at The Barnes Global Advisors. His primary expertise is in Metallic Additive and Metals Manufacturing, focusing on test program development, process and product verification, qualification, and certification. He is a 2020 Ambassador for America Makes, a member of the 2020 Materials Challenge Silver Medal team in the USAF Rapid Sustainment Office Additive Manufacturing Olympics, and a 2022 SAE Contributor of the Year Finalist. He was previously the Chief Scientist for AM and Metals in Boeing Research and Technology leading a multi-skilled team to deliver the technology throughout the company. He was a Division Chief Engineer in Boeing’s Military Sustainment group from 2012 to 2015. Prior to that, he led the implementation of the first metal AM structural aircraft components. He has 6 other first in the industry technology implementations. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Missouri S&T, and a D.Sc. in Material Science from Washington University. He currently holds 40 US patents, with 12 applications pending.