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Mr. Mark Lurch was born and educated in New York City. He is a graduate of Columbia University where he received his BS in Electrical Engineering, and Polytechnic University where he received his Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering. After graduation from Columbia University engineering school where he majored in optical communication, he became a member of technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in NJ. For 15 years he worked in applied research and development, developing a variety of communications systems for underwater acoustic surveillance systems for submarines. He applied that knowledge in the development of fiber optically guided missiles, optical neuro-networks for artificial intelligence applications, optical sensors development, tethered unmanned underwater vehicles control, and a host of other technology driven applications.

After leaving AT&T Bell Laboratories Mr. Lurch joined Lucent Technologies as Director of Program Management Operations. In this capacity he was assigned large international telecom project deployments where he applied his management skills to the telecom industry for AT&T and Lucent Technologies. Due to his expertise, he was assigned $50 - 100M projects containing both development and deployment of technology. As a result of the skills he gained he was sent overseas and spent three years living in Asia, Africa, and Russia consulting with business leaders on operational methods and project management discipline. His operational skills were used to improve Lucent business performance in 21 countries on three continents. Upon returning to the United States he spearheaded a $100M initiative for AT&T into the local access business in Oregon. He managed the installation of a network and created a local phone company in competition with Qwest in that market.

In 2002 Mr. Lurch moved to defense contractor General Dynamics. There he served as Program Manager of the Advanced Mission Computer line of business ($183M) developing and producing advanced computing products used to drive the displays on various military airborne platforms. Currently he is the Program Manager of the Internal Research and Development programs defining the future technology roadmaps of the business.

In his personal time Mr. Lurch currently serves as the Chairman of the PMI Information Technology and Telecommunications Specific Interest Group providing educational and networking services to over 5500 members worldwide. He enjoys scuba diving, underwater photography, kayaking on Lake Superior, and providing ski instruction to children with developmental disabilities in a variety of programs around Minneapolis MN. Back To Top