About the Author

Michele Nash-Hoff has been in and out of San Diego’s high-tech manufacturing industry since starting as an engineering secretary at age 18. Her career includes being part of the founding team of two startup companies. Michele is founder and president of ElectroFab Sales, a sales agency specializing in helping manufacturers select the right processes for their products since 1985.

Michele has been president of the San Diego Electronics Network, the San Diego Chapter of the Electronics Representatives Association, and The High Technology Foundation, as well as several professional and non-profit organizations. Michele is currently a director on the boards of the American Jobs Alliance and San Diego Inventors Forum. She is also a mentor for CONNECT's Springboard proram for startup companies and is Chair of the California chapter of the Coalition for a Prosperous America. She is a columnist for Industry Week's e Newsline and an authorized speaker for the Reshoring Initiative.

Michele earned a B. A. from San Diego State University in 1982 and a certificate in Total Quality Management in 1993. She is a 1994 graduate of San Diego's leadership program (LEAD San Diego) and earned a Yellow Belt Certificate in Lean Six Sigma in 2014. She is the author of four books: For Profit Business Incubators published by The National Business Incubation Association in 1998, two editions (2009 and 2012) of Can American Manufacturing Be Saved: Why we should and how we can, and Rebuild Manufacturing - the key to American Prosperity.