Mark Bartel

Mark Bartel has a strong background in software engineering and management. Mark currently holds the position of Director of Software Engineering at PreAct Technologies. Prior to this, they worked as a Lead Software Development Engineer at the same company.

Before joining PreAct Technologies, Mark served as a Software Engineering Manager at Sigma Design, Product Design and Engineering, where they led a group of software and firmware engineers in the Advanced Products Center, providing support for projects from concept through production.

Prior to Sigma Design, Mark worked as a Principal Software Engineer at Sagetech Corporation, leading a team in designing and certifying small aviation transponders for military and civilian markets. Mark also held the role of Senior Staff Engineer at Spaceflight Industries.

Mark's extensive experience also includes serving as a Software Engineering Manager at Digital Control Incorporated, where they managed a team of engineers for several years. Mark has previous experience as a Principal Software Engineer at Honeywell Inc. and as a Software Engineer at RADIO FRAME NETWORKS (TECHLINK NW).

Mark began their career as a Software Engineer at Microsoft as a contractor through Volt Computer Services, where they developed and performed performance tests on printer servers. Mark also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Palm Computing, contributing to the development of wireless personal digital assistants and designing a provisioning application.

Mark'searly experience includes a role as a Principal Software Engineer at Boeing, where they worked on projects related to information and computer security research and development, specifically the Multi-Level Secure LAN (MLSLAN) and the Intrusion Detection System (IDS). Mark played a significant role in adapting a BIOS for MLSLAN and developed a Java Graphical User Interface for an intrusion detection research product.

Overall, Mark Bartel has a diverse range of experience in software engineering, management, and product development, with a focus on aviation and security systems.

Mark Bartel obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University in an unspecified year prior to 1985. Mark later earned a Master of Science (MS) degree in Software Engineering from the National Technological University in 2002. In addition, Mark Bartel obtained a certification in Lean Six Sigma: Analyze, Improve, and Control Tools from LinkedIn in November 2020.