Matt Verlinich
InvestorSenior Program Manager, Manufacturing Program at Innovation Works
Greater Pittsburgh Region
About
Matt Verlinich is a PMP-certified Senior Program Manager at Innovation Works who leads manufacturing programs supporting hardware startups through product development and scaled production. He manages a prototyping laboratory with over $1 million in resources and oversees a technical team serving more than 50 companies, connecting them with Pennsylvania-based manufacturers to advance commercialization efforts. His background includes experience in facility launch, team building, and guiding hardware companies from concept through manufacturing scale-up.
Experience
- Innovation WorksSenior Program Manager, Manufacturing Programscurrent2023 — presentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Innovation WorksManufacturing Program Manager2022 — 2023
- Innovation WorksManufacturing Program Associate2018 — 2022Pittsburgh, PA
- OnTheRocksFoundercurrent2015 — presentwww.BeOnTheRocks.com
- TechShop, Inc.Instructor2015 — 2017Pittsburgh
- TechShop, Inc.General Manager2013 — 2015Pittsburgh
- Westinghouse Electric CompanyEngineer2010 — 2013
- Penn State UniversityTeaching Assistant2009
- Penn State UniversityResearch Assistant2007 — 2008
Education
- Penn State UniversityEngineering Science M.S., Sonochemistry2009
- Penn State UniversityEngineering Science and Mechanics B.S., Sonochemistry2005 — 2008
Skills & more
Program ManagementPrototypingProduct DevelopmentMatlab9Mechanical Engineering30Management12Engineering14Solidworks8Finite Element Analysis3Labview1CAD4Machining4
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ManufacturingMaterials ScienceANSYSEngineering ManagementProduct DesignResearchLabVIEWMicrosoft OfficeProject ManagementAutoCAD- Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute
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Colleagues at Innovation Works
Aaron Tainter
Director of Accelerator Programs at Innovation Works
Andrew Katon
Electromechanical Engineer at Innovation Works
Bob Starzynski
Chief Business Development Officer and Treasurer at Innovation Works
Brian Dougherty
Electrical Prototyping Engineer at Innovation Works
Candice Lutz
Accountant at Innovation Works
Carl Daley
Board Member at Innovation Works
Cindy Franc
Program Assistant – Startable, Communications and Human Resources at Innovation Works
David K. Roger
Board Member at Innovation Works
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