Leadership Team

PrintForm - Team




Ron Hollis | Chief Mentor



Ronald L. Hollis, Ph.D., is a proven business leader focusing on building great companies. He is the former President & CEO of Quickparts.com and MFG.com. He founded Quickparts.com in 1999 with a new approach toward procurement for custom manufactured parts, which became the industry-wide standard and market leader in 3D Printing. He led the rapid growth and profitability of the company to its ultimate acquisition by 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD).

The company started with minimal angel funding after the dot-com bust of 2000 but was able to grow to a global leader for online custom parts. In 2017, he became CEO of MFG.com, the global leader for manufacturing marketplaces, after years of struggles.  He led the transformation of building a new technology stack, rebuilding the company infrastructure, and successfully selling MFG.com to Shapeways (NYSE:SHPW) in 2022.



Mallu Huralikoppi | Founder, CEO



Entrepreneurial and driven Chief Executive with 20 years of leading industry expertise in founding numerous companies in domestic and international marketplaces. Facilitator and builder of successful world-class businesses ranging from Manufacturing to IT Services to Business School to 3D Printing to Angel Investments to Dental Aligners, with a specialty in both start-up and scaled growth stages. Proven fundraising and networking skills, building fruitful partnerships with hundreds of clients and delivering multimillion-dollar bottom-line growth.

Mallu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from SDM College of Engineering, Karnataka, India and has also attended the Professional Education Short Programs – Additive Manufacturing at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U.S.A.



Justin Howard | Senior VP of Global Sales



Justin joined the PrintForm team in 2019 and brings with him 12 years of experience serving customers who need help with prototypes and custom manufactured parts. After long stints at previous companies like Quickparts and 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems, Justin specializes in both domestic and offshore solutions for 3D printing, injection molding, and CNC machining.

He has made a name in this industry with his commitment to his customers and seeing their projects through from prototype to production. Justin has a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management from Kennesaw State University, and enjoys soccer, golf, and all things UGA!



Matt Wendel | Vice President of Manufacturing



Matt became part of the PrintForm team in 2020. For over a decade, Matt has continued to help clients by bringing their concept to reality. The opportunity to work on various projects, both large and small, has made him into a true subject matter expert on additive and traditional manufacturing.

Matt has developed a reputation as a top tier professional in the on demand manufacturing industry by being a customer service fanatic. He holds a degree in Drafting, Design and Modeling, enjoys football, hockey and gaming.



Julie Thomas | Project Manager



Julie comes to PrintForm with over 6 years of Project Managment experience in the Additive Manufacturing and 3D printing industry.  She has hands on experience from her years as a PM at a facility specializing in the SLA, SLS, CJP, and cast urethane processes.  Thus the passion she has for the industry is realized in every single project.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Liberty University and enjoys history, books and travel.



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