Mark Duda Email & Phone Number

Independence, Ohio

Twinsburg, Oh

• Co-Inventor on 1 new patent for Integrated Optic Lamp a high efficient retrofit lamp kit.• Project Manager for SPL metal halide lamp line and LED fixture and lamp development.• Co-coordinate sales, marketing, engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing arms.• Represented Venture Lighting as part of technical assistance at trade shows and regional sales meetings.• Managed multinational projects. (India, China, Taiwan, and Germany)• Acted as the project coordinator to ensure the Energy Star and Design Lights Consortium (DLC) certification for LED Products.• Conducted educational training for the internal sales team as well as regional representatives for new product education.• Conducted international audits of Venture Lighting as well as vendors in China and India to ensure products were made and produced to Venture Lighting requirements.• Created new product line and oversaw the production of the longest life metal halide lamps on the market.o This family of products is a key feature for gaining major customer accounts • New products which I developed or acted as a project manager have been featured at international trade shows for the past 8 years.• Tasked to streamline the assembly process for the highbay fixture line.• Designed new simpler to assemble electronic ballasted high bay fixture.• Ensured new products were made to UL standards.• Team Member which developed a series of high-temperature highbay fixtures.• Improved existing product line for longer life or better performance.• Created new lamps per sales requests (ED23.5 lamp configuration, high watt double ended lamps)• Assisted International (India) manufacturing plant making new products and work through production issues.• Developed a team of India Lighting Designers and US Sales team to assist US Sales Team. • Utilized Solidworks 3D drawing software to develop new lamps parts, assembly jigs, and fixture assemblies..

Mentor, Oh

Co-inventor of 2 patents.Perform product improvements in a Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) environment Develop biological indicator for new sterility assurance product.Prepared project test plans, project timelines, and risks analyses for projects

Master’S Degree, Polymer Science

Thesis project: Fabrication of a Modified Probe for Signal Enhancement for a Scanning Nano-Raman Instrument

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering