Michael Yucuis

Government Engagement Manager for MxD

As the Government Engagement Manager for MxD—Department of Defense’s (DoD's) Digital Manufacturing Institute and National Center for Cybersecurity in Manufacturing located on Goose Island in Chicago—Mike Yucuis is responsible for relationship and risk management for MxD's Government initiatives, serving as a primary liaison between Government partners and the Institute’s R&D efforts. In that capacity, he manages the relationships behind over $60m in government contracts. Additionally, he works hard towards identifying, exploring, and capturing new funding opportunities for government partners—especially the DoD—and the institute’s almost 300 manufacturing, solution providers, academic, and nonprofit members. Prior to joining MxD, Mike served 16 years in the United States Air Force as an Arabic Linguist, Arabic Instructor, and Intelligence Analyst at the National Security Agency, specializing in counterterrorism, geo-metadata, and social network analysis. Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is currently an MBA candidate at the University of Illinois.


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