Mark Tregde

Mark Tregde is an experienced engineering professional specializing in product development and research and development in the field of industrial drives and control systems. Currently serving as the Product Development Engineering Manager at Columbus McKinnon since July 2019, Mark previously held the position of R&D Manager at Parker Hannifin from July 2007 to July 2019, where leadership of a multi-disciplined team and coordination of various product development efforts were key responsibilities. Mark's earlier roles include Senior R&D Engineer and R&D Engineer at Parker Hannifin and Rockwell Automation, respectively, focusing on AC and DC drives, embedded firmware design, and project management. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.