{"id":121,"date":"2024-06-30T21:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T21:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2024-07-07T04:26:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T04:26:05","slug":"mark-taft-expertise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/?page_id=121","title":{"rendered":"Expertise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Core Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Functional Methodology; Customer- &amp; Demand-Driven Problem Solving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Organization and Product Change Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Design for Manufacture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Product Design and Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Measurement System Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">ANSI\/ASME Y14 Standards including Drawings, Revisions, and GD&amp;T<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Mechanical Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">3D CAD Modeling and Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Industrial Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Experimental Design (DOE)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Plastic Part Design (including Optical Components, Injection Molding, and Extrusion)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Injection Mold Construction and Options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Training and Mentoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp.png 640w, https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp-150x1.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Additional Strengths<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Microtexture Surface Engineering and Measurement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Prototyping and Model Making (including CNC, 3D Printing, and Fabrication)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Six Sigma Quality Methods and Statistical Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Overseas Supply Relations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Design for Global Manufacturability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Reliability and Bolted Joint Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Magnetic Part and Circuit Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">LCD Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Sheet Metal Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Extruded Part Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Cast Part Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Test Fixture Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Project Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Administration of CAD Systems and PLM\/PDM Database<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System and Business Process Integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Electrical Engineering Fundamentals and Design for RFI\/EMI Regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp.png 640w, https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp-300x1.png 300w, https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bg_pnstrp-150x1.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p 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