Mark Lange

Work Experience

• Professionally active in commercial and industrial sectors as a design engineer and project leader since 1976
  • North America; 1976-1990, 2006-2010
  • Scandinavia; 1990-2006, 2012-present
  • Asia; 2010-2012
• Broad experience with computer systems for design and engineering (CATIA, SolidWorks, Creo & Windchill, AutoCAD) applied in the development, design and documentation of physical products
• Consultant in product design and development since 1994
• University Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
  • Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) 2012-present
  • Dalarna University (Sweden) 2004-2007
  • University in Gävle (Sweden) 2003-2004

Education

• 2001: Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2000: Eng.Lic. Computer Support for Design and Manufacturing, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1987: B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
• 1976: Eisenhower High School, Rialto, CA, USA

Product Experience

• Mobile systems (motor vehicle, street sweeper, excavator, skid steer loader, bicycle)
• Currency handling mechanisms and storage security systems for ATM machines.
• Space flight hardware (deployment mechanisms for solar array booms)
• Consumer goods (refrigerator, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, microwave oven, clothes washer)
• Building systems (air handling and cooling, optical connector panels)
• Telecommunications (base transmission station, mobile telephone, wifi station)
• Enclosure hardware and mechanisms for surface profiling instruments.

Professional Focus and Expertise

• Applied mechanical design engineering
• Early product concept design and development
• Module Design and Product Platform Development
• Product design and development processes
• Computer Aided Design (SolidWorks, Creo, Catia, Inventor)
• Product design specification
• Program Management

Research

• Applied module and machine design
• Semiosis and sign semiotics in communication and design
• Documentation and specifications in design processes

Personal Interests

• Analogue photography; I have a small camera collection that I use to take pictures and I develop my own film (B&W, C41 and E6). Photography styles; Urban Architecture.
• Lego; I collect Lego and build stuff to explore my creativity.
• Long distance bicycling. I often ride to work in Södertälje, which is a 25km trip one way.
• I have three adult children. I am married for the second time.
• I am not Swedish. Go figure.