Practitioners from across Fictiv’s manufacturing network — engineers, PMMs, and supply chain specialists who write the guides, frameworks, and technical content that help customers build better parts, faster.
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Robbie Long
Line of Business Director, Injection Molding
Injection Molding
DFM
Custom Manufacturing
3D Printing
Urethane Casting
Robbie has over 25 years of experience in digital custom manufacturing, specializing in 3D printing, urethane casting, and injection molding. With a strong background in sales, project management, and supply chain, he helps companies—from startups to Fortune 500s—successfully bring plastic parts from prototype to production.
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David Willson
Technical Content Editor
Injection molding
CNC machining
sheet metal
prototyping
production
assembly
consumer products
DFM
NPD
David Willson is a mechanical engineer and technical content writer with a BSME from Northeastern University and over a decade of experience in product development and manufacturing. He is based in California.
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Milosz Szpakowski
Director, Porfolio Management - Sheet Metal
Sheet Metal
DFM
Product Strategy
Market Analysis
On-Demand Manufacturing
Cost Estimating
Project Lifecycle Management
Milosz Szpakowski is Director of Portfolio Management – Sheet Metal at Fictiv, where he leads product strategy and go-to-market initiatives for on-demand manufacturing solutions. With a background in product marketing and estimating leadership, he brings strong expertise in cost analysis, project management, and scalable manufacturing solutions.
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Tessa Axsom
Senior Product Marketing Manager – CNC, Fictiv
CNC machining
Design for Manufacturing
Mechanical Engineering
Materials & Metallurgy
Technical Communication
Tessa Axsom is a technical writer at Fictiv with 10 years of experience in Engineering, encompassing quality management, metallurgy, design engineering, and technical writing. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience.