Identify3D: Digital Supply Chain
Joe Inkenbrandt and Stephan Thomas saw how digital manufacturing was lagging when it came to intellectual property rights. Acquired by Materialise in 2022.
As the manufacturing industry increasingly embraces digitization, ensuring the integrity of data flow from design to production and safeguarding intellectual property remain significant barriers to technology adoption.
Joe Inkenbrandt and Stephan Thomas
Joe Inkenbrandt & Stephan Thomas
Founder
With over two decades of experience in the tech industry, a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Engineering from Purdue University, and a Master of Business Administration from the prestigious University of California, Berkeley – Walter A. Haas School of Business, Joe Inkenbrandt has more than just a solid technical foundation.
Throughout his career, he has held diverse roles in sales, engineering, and business development. Joe’s journey began as a sales engineer at Cryptography Research, a renowned Rambus Company, but he eventually went on to found Identify3D.
Prior to his involvement with Identify3D, Stephan served as an Advisory Board Member – Value Optimization Board at Mekong Capital from May 2014 to December 2016. During this time, he contributed their expertise to drive value optimization initiatives.
Stephan’s tenure as a Partner/Principal – Transaction Advisory Services at Ernst & Young allowed him to make a significant impact by optimizing costs and reducing risk for clients. Most notably, Stephan oversaw an IT Cost Optimization program that resulted in a 10% reduction in budgeted expenses and served as the Transition Services Manager for a financial services company in Asia.