David C. Stieren
Manager, Technology Acceleration
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Gaithersburg, MD
David Stieren is the Division Chief for Programs and Partnerships at NIST MEP. He oversees a division that is responsible for the development and deployment of approaches that are used by the nationwide network of MEP Centers to provide technical and business assistance for U.S. manufacturers to help them grow and compete in the global marketplace. This includes developing and managing the partnerships that support these efforts at the national, regional, and state and local levels.
Mr. Stieren is a mechanical engineer who has been at NIST MEP since 2007. Prior to joining NIST MEP, he spent approximately 20 years in the NIST Laboratories as a research engineer, project manager, and program manager. Mr. Stieren has experience working with the manufacturing processes, systems, and supply chains operating in many industries of the U.S. manufacturing sector. Mr. Stieren’s professional experience has included details on the staff of the NIST Director and the staff of the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon, as well as details at both the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Small Business Administration. He has also served as Executive Secretary of the National Science and Technology Council’s Interagency Working Group on Manufacturing R&D, and he has led MEP’s interagency collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation since 2011.
Mr. Stieren was educated during the 1980s and 1990s at the U.S. Naval Academy, Catholic University of America, University of Maryland, and George Washington University, and he holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Technology/Engineering Management. Additionally, Mr. Stieren was as an Adjunct Professor in the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in the 1990s.