{"id":2,"date":"2024-06-29T18:45:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T18:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-05-31T00:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T00:25:29","slug":"mark-taft-background","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Background"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mark-taft-0666265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"30\" src=\"https:\/\/marktaft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LinkedIn.jpg\" alt=\"View my profile\" class=\"wp-image-11\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;width:90px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0\">\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;border-radius: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 style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1996<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Additional Coursework: New Product Development, Control System Theory, Finite Element Analysis, Micro &amp; Macro Economics<\/p>\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\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0\">\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;border-radius: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 style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Capacity of Texas<\/strong>, a division of REV Group, Inc. (2022 &#8211; present)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Sr. Mechanical Engineer, VA\/VE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Value Methodology Division Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">System \/ Component-Integration Architect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Clear-to-Build, Materials Readiness Coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Innovator of Business Processes and ERP System Change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">ASME Y14 Drawing and Part Description Standardization Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">6\u03c3 Champion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Phoseon Technology<\/strong>, an Excelitas Technologies company (2018 &#8211; 2022)<\/em><\/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=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Sr. Mechanical Engineer \/ M.E. Project Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Prospector of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">CAD System \/ Process Administrator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Product \/ System Architect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Part Designer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Schneider Electric<\/strong>, Veris Industries (2012 &#8211; 2018)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Sr. Mechanical Engineer \/ Manager, M.E. Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">CAD System \/ Process Administrator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Product Architect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Part Designer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Xerox Office Group<\/strong> (2005 &#8211; 2012)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Sr. Mechanical Engineer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Nano- and Micro-Scale Anodize Surface Engineer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">System Innovator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Part Designer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><em>GE Security<\/em><\/strong><em> (1996 &#8211; 2005)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Engineer III)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product Inventor and Part Designer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial Designer (Aesthetics of Injection Molded and Extruded Parts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrator of Pro\/ENGINEER CAD and Pro\/INTRALINK PDM systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oracle Enterprise Database Implementation Leader and Trainer for Engineering, Document Control, Materials and Manufacturing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><em>Allegheny Technologies<\/em><\/strong><em>, Wah Chang (1995)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Materials Research Engineer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large Scale Fixture Designer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong><em>Tillamook People&#8217;s Utility District<\/em><\/strong><em> (1994)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:4px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">CAD Technician<\/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\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:0\">\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;border-radius: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 style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Training and Qualifications<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:0;padding-left:0\">Design for Six Sigma (REV Group DfSS Certification, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certified VMA; 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