Biography of Michael Garvey

(Term expires January 22, 2021)

Michael Garvey is President and C.E.O. of M-7 Technologies, an engineering, manufacturing, and research organization located in Youngstown, Ohio. M-7 Technologies is a founding and Governing Board member of America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII).

Mr. Garvey has worked in the defense, transportation, energy, and industrial markets of the United States, teaming with technology partners from around the globe. For the past 15 years, he and his company have focused their efforts to equip the small and mid-sized enterprise (SME) manufacturing workforce with 21st century digital capabilities. Recently, M-7 Technologies developed high speed, non-contact, digital based, multi-sensor component scanning technology for the Department of Defense, and is currently collaborating with leading research organizations and prominent international companies to commercialize the technology for use with both additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques.

Mr. Garvey is a former examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a member of the local Workforce Investment Board, and former member of the Governor's State Workforce Policy Board. He is a former Board member of the Northeastern Ohio Technology Council, a current Executive Board member of The Youngstown Business Incubator, and a member of Youngstown State University College of STEM Advisory Committee. In 2010, M-7 Technologies was recognized by the State of Ohio as the Ohio Employer of The Year.

Mr. Garvey is a graduate of Michigan State University.