Mark Sasten

Mark Sasten is a seasoned engineering professional with extensive experience in field applications and hardware engineering. Currently serving as a Senior Field Applications Engineer at Avnet Electronics since August 2011, Mark specializes in AMD/Xilinx solutions. Prior roles include Lead Hardware Engineer and Hardware Engineer Contractor at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, and Senior Embedded Processor Solutions Specialist at Xilinx, where Mark excelled in promoting MicroBlaze and PowerPC solutions while providing technical assistance. Earlier experience includes positions as a Field Applications Engineer at Xilinx, FPGA Design Engineer at Avocent, and Design Engineer at Data I/O, focusing on FPGA/CPLD technologies. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Seattle University and has a foundational education from Oregon State University and Lindbergh High School.