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Dustin Young Joins AISI Construction Team
July 28, 2023
This week, Dustin Young (dyoung@steel.org) joined the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) as the director of business development for the construction program.
Dustin will be responsible for managing the optimization of the AISI construction programs by providing strategic leadership to direct multiple construction committees and implement program business plans.
Prior to AISI, Dustin was the manager of technical and research activities for the Association for Materials Protection and Performance.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in Biology and an MBA from Pennsylvania Western University.
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