Mark has over 35 years of experience in the Tool and Die industry. He received his Journeyman Tool and Die Maker card through the State of Michigan in 1987. Mark worked as a Tool and Die maker on projects for Ford, GM, and Chrysler. He specialized in automotive progressive stamping dies, line dies, and blank dies. In 2000, Mark decided to incorporate his own company, Titan Tool and Die, Inc. He started at a rented space in Muskegon and grew the company to the point of needing to make the 2007 purchase of the current Titan building, a 35,000 sq. ft. facility in Norton Shores. As part of his retirement transition, Mark sold Titan in 2017. Mark now works for Titan managing the shop and being a mentor for the Titan Apprenticeship Tool and Die Maker Program.