Michael Muilenburg is the former Director of Operational Technology and Strategic Planning at 3M. During his 35+ year career at 3M, he built a high-performance operational technology strategy and team, led strategic planning for an $8 billion segment of operations and development, worked in manufacturing operations, process development, product development, Lean Six Sigma and supply chain. He was the Director at Large at the Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME.org) from 2021 to 2023. And he is an industry advisor and expert committed to creating manufacturing excellence. In addition, Muilenburg co-hosts the Voices of Manufacturing podcast.