Mr. Pecota served as an electronics technician on H-60 helicopters and intermediate-level repair while on active duty. Since 2015, he has helped stand up the Additive Manufacturing/Digital Thread Integrated Product Team at Naval Air Systems Command. He holds several additive manufacturing certifications from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Penn State, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Articles by Michael Pecota

Rear Admiral Rickover; Commander William Anderson, Nautilus commanding officer; and New York mayor Robert Wagner celebrate the submarine’s historic trip under the polar ice cap. Additive manufacturing needs a visionary leader like Rickover to move it forward.

Additive Manufacturing Needs a Champion

By Captain Brad Baker and Lieutenant Commander Jake Lunday, U.S. Navy, Captain John P. Cordle, U.S. Navy (Retired), and Michael Pecota
November 2023
If the Navy does not give AM a makeover, it will not be the significant force readiness multiplier it could be.