1. Mark S. Reed 32 Academy Street
Six Sigma Black Belt Arlington, Ma. 02476
mark.reed143@gmail.com 603)440-9829
I am a results oriented leader of manufacturing operations who enjoys the process of
discovering and developing the strengths of a team to achieve challenging goals. I firmly
believe that effective leadership is dependent upon integrity, leading by example, clarity
of purpose, and communication, and my career has been dedicated to the advancement of
these principles.
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FastCap Systems Inc.
Position: Director of Manufacturing (current)
Critical skills: Transition an engineering-focused start-up organization into full
production. Hired and developed a team to produce and commercialize ultracapacitors
and related power systems. Assumed responsibility for procurement, quality, and
manufacturing engineering. Introduced business and operations planning processes and
tools.
Hypertherm Inc.
Position: Operations Leader, PCB Team (2/2011 to 6/2014)
Critical skills: Lead PCB team. Developed Corporate PCB Strategy, grew team capacity
and capability through application of Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and
with the involvement, training, and development of the team.
Hypertherm Inc.
Position: Operations Leader, Manual Team (6/2005 to 2/2011)
Critical skills: Lead Manual Operations Team. Led a team of 150 associates through 4
product introductions; coordinated move of two teams to a satellite facility. Implemented
Lean Principles and Standards training for whole team in a low-to-medium volume
environment.
Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.
Position: Manager, Continuous Improvement (1/2004 to 6/2005)
Critical skills: Train plant personnel in continuous improvement programs such as Six
Sigma. Lean Manufacturing, 5S, value engineering, and Theory of Constraints. Certified
Six Sigma Black Belt by Air Academy Associates. Mentor and lead projects, report
savings and results, develop metrics, and coordinate all Continuous Improvement
activities for the business. Travel to other PST facilities to lead improvement projects.
Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.
Position: Production Manager (5/2001 to 12/2003)
Critical Skills: Coordinate the activities of a diverse group of individuals to meet
financial, quality, and delivery goals. The team included procurement, facilities,
production control, manufacturing, and process engineering in a low volume, high mix
environment. This is a staff level position reporting to the General Manager.

2. Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc.
Position: Plant Engineering Manager (11/1999 to 5/2001)
Critical Skills: Capital Equipment justification and procurement, oversight of facilities
and maintenance teams. Managed $2.2 MM building expansion project.
*note: TAFA, Inc. purchased by Praxair in ‘99
TAFA, Inc.
Position: Project and Facilities Manager
Critical Skills: Project management, facilities management. Managed specification,
procurement, and installation of a cryogenic gas supply pad for liquid nitrogen, liquid
oxygen, liquid argon, and gaseous hydrogen.
TAFA, Inc.
Position: Manufacturing Engineer (10/1998 to 4/1999)
Critical Skills: Technical support of manufacturing floor, design of manufacturing
processes for flow and pull, test cell troubleshooting.
TAFA, Inc.
Position: Manufacturing Foreman (11/1997 to 10/1998)
Critical Skills: Line supervision for 20+ direct reports, including machinists, metal
fabricators, electricians, and assemblers for custom and low volume Thermal Spray
systems. Production scheduling, goal setting, performance evaluation, continuous
improvement.
TAFA, Inc.
Position: Cell Leader, Terojet Group (9/1997 to 11/1997)
Critical skills: New product introduction. Set up first lean flow cell in the company,
designed all processes, hired associates, transitioned material to point of use vs.
stockroom, acted as principal technical contact for pre-production test and debug.
Siemens Medical Systems, Electromedical Group
Position: Group Leader, Systems Repair Depot (10/1994 to 8/1997)
Critical skills: Lead a group of 8 technicians and PCB rework associates in the repair of
field return units. Ensured compliance to FDA and ISO procedures, evaluated
performance, acted as senior technical resource on all patient monitoring equipment.
Siemens Medical Systems, Electromedical Group
Position: Lead electronics Technician (5/1994 to 10/1994)
Critical skills: Troubleshoot and repair patient monitoring equipment to the component
level.
Cabletron Systems
Position: Electronics Technician (1992 to 1994)
Critical skills: Troubleshoot and repair computer networking equipment.
United States Navy
Position: Electronics Technician, E-5

3. Critical skills: Troubleshoot and repair F-14 aircraft
Aavid Engineering
Position: Machinist
Critical Skills: Operation of machine tools, set up, use of measurement devices.
Education:
Franklin Pierce College: BS, Business Management
Tidewater Community College: AS, Electronics Engineering Technology
Note: Also completed 84 credits in Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell.