Barry Burton

Instructor Director, Management of Manufacturing Readiness Process · Credence · company speakers →

Mr. Barry J Burton is the Course Director/Instructor for the SYS 213 Management of the Manufacturing Readiness Process for the Air Force Institute of Technology. He has over 27 years in the government industry and small business experience. Barry previously served as the Chair or the Manufacturing Readiness Level Working Group, where he was responsible for implementing the Dept of War’s (previously Dept of Defense) guidance on implementation of assessments of manufacturing maturity for over 4,400 defense manufacturing workforce personnel and industry. He has worked in a Fortune 1000 manufacturing company supporting strategic supply chain management and process improvement. Additionally, he worked for Air Force Research Lab where he was responsible for Industrial Base Assessments and a program manager for Defense Production Act Title III investment programs. He is a career US Air Force officer, currently supporting the acquisition and engineering communities as a current reservist. Barry lives with his wife, two daughters, and three dogs in Franklin, OH.

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Speaking history

International Fastener Expo

7 October 2026 Phoenix, United States “Workforce 2030: Upskilling Engineering Talent for Advanced Manufacturing”

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tools-hardwarecomponents-partsindustrial-machineryindustrial-equipment

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