Mark Franken

Mark Franken has a diverse work experience in marketing and communications. Their most recent position is as the Vice President of Marketing at Omnilert, where they lead the company's marketing efforts in the field of public safety and emergency mass notification. Prior to that, they served as the Head of Marketing at FogHorn Systems, Inc, a leading developer of Edge AI software. Mark also worked as a Consultant and Marketing Director at Tanis Communications, Inc. and as an Independent Consultant, providing fractional marketing leadership to various organizations. Mark has experience in the industrial machine learning sector as well, serving as the Fractional Head of Marketing for an early-stage SaaS company. Before these roles, Mark worked at Spansion, a company specializing in embedded systems, where they held roles such as Director of Marketing, Corporate Communications, Senior Manager of Corporate Communications, and Manager of Marketing Communications. Mark also worked as an Independent Marketing Communications & Web Marketing Consultant, focusing on struggling tech startups. Earlier in their career, Mark worked as a Marketing Communications Manager at Maxager Technology and as a Communications Project Manager/Client Manager at Holding Associates. Mark began their career as a Graphic Designer/Project Manager at Spectra Grafx Studios.

Mark Franken earned their Bachelor of Science degree from Morningside University, where they studied photography, graphic design, and business. Mark attended the university from 1991 to 1995.