Education
In addition to three decades of experience, Mark Traxler has completed numerous educational programs. These trainings were completed in formal university settings as well as on the job, SAE and through continuing education courses offered through employers. Traxler also holds three patents, 5,577,418, 4,986,675, and 10,427,61510,427,615 as a result of his unique experience and continuing education efforts.
This focus on ongoing education has kept Traxler at the top of his field. As strategies in vehicle product engineering, vehicle quality engineering, marine hydraulics product development, and project management evolved, Traxler continued to make understanding a lifelong goal. As a result, he is uniquely equipped to help you manage any technical challenges you face.
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Formal Education and Training
Education through Universities
- MBA JIU, Centennial Colorado 2010. Summa Cum Laude.
- BSME Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan 1984. Concentration: Computer Aided Engineering.
- Manufacturing Technology- World Class Manufacturing Principles. GMI
- Automation, GMI.
Education through Technical Training at GM, Saturn and Eaton Marine Training Organiztions and through SAE
- Global Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) Assessment.
- Controlled Shipping (GP-5) Assessment.
- Error Proofing Labels.
- Value Stream Mapping.
- Drill Deep and Wide.
- Layered Audits.
- Eliminating Waste in the Production Process.
- PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effects and Analysis).
- ISO 9000 Accredited Lead Auditor Training and Certification, Excel Partnership Inc.
- Production Approval For Supplier Quality.
- How to Respond To an Auditor.
- How to Be an Audit Escort.
- Just In Time Manufacturing Principles.
- Continuous Improvement Processes.
Formal Education and Training Relevant to Project Management
- One Page Report Writing.
- Total Product Development Process.
- Concurrent Engineering Principles.
- Microsoft Project Manager.
- Partnering With Internal and External Stakeholders.
- RACI Diagrams.
Formal Education and Training Relevant to Resource Management
Education through Universities
- ETH 501 Making Ethical Management Decisions
- MBA 502 Economics and Competitive Strategies
- MBA 505 Marketing Management
- MBA 503 Managerial Accounting
- MBA 541 Fundamental of Entrepreneurship
- MBA 542 Feasibility Analysis
- MBA 543 Business & Marketing Plans
- BSME Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan 1984. Concentration: Computer Aided Engineering.
Education through Technical Training at GM, Saturn and Eaton Marine Training Organiztions and through SAE
- Preventing Workplace Harassment.
- Maintaining a Harassment Free Work Environment.
- Discrimination in the Workplace.
- Making a Diverse Workforce Work.
- Managing Risk.
- Information Life Cycle Management.
- Memory Skills.
- Decision Making Workshop.
- Product Liability Law and Litigation.
- Team Search for the Gold.
- Career Growth.
- Supervision of Engineers and the Technical Staff, SAE.
- The engineer in transition to management, SAE.
- Executive Management Development Forum, SAE.
- Patent Law, Michigan State University.
- Product Liability and Litigation.
- Time Management.
- Information & Product Security.
- Participative Management Techniques.
- Team Building and Interaction – ExCEL Training.
Formal Education in Design & Development
Education through Universities
- BSME Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan 1984. Concentration: Computer Aided Engineering.
- Door System Design, Macomb Community College, Mount Clemens Michigan 1991.
- Fundamentals of Automotive Braking Systems, University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 1998.
- Polymeric Sealers and Adhesives, University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 1998.
- Automation, GMI, Flint Michigan 1989.
- World Class Manufacturing Principles, GMI, Flint Michigan 1989.
Education through Technical Training at GM, Saturn and Eaton Marine Training Organiztions and through SAE
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Formal Education and Training Relevant to Technical Problem Solving
- Statistical Engineering (Red X) Apprentice Seminar and Exam.
- Statistical Engineering (Red X) Journeyman Seminar and Exam.
- Statistical Engineering (Red X) Master Seminar and Exam.
- Red X Strategies.
- Design of Experiments.
- Six Step Problem Solving Process.
- TRIZ, Innovative Problem Solving Process.
- 5 Why.
- Is/Is Not.
Statistical Problem Solving Tools
Trained as Apprentice and Journeyman as well as lectured on the following tools:
- Problem Definition Logic Trees.
- Project Definition Logic Trees.
- Solution Logic Trees.
- Dictionary, Focus, Strategy, Connectivity, Aggravation decision splits.
- Isoplot.
- Sensory scoring transform.
- Measurement systems and error.
- Concentration diagrams.
- Multi-vari.
- Component Search.
- Paired Comparison.
- Group Comparison.
- Tukey Confirmations.
- B vs. C Confirmations.
- Barrier B vs. C.
- Six Pack B vs. C.
- 5 Penny B vs. C.
- Binomial Probability.
- Full Factorial.
- Yates notation.
- Yates algorithm.
- Rank Order ANOVA.
- Green Y run charting.
- P charts.
Membership in associations and organizations:
- Vanderbilt University Mechanical Engineering External Advisory Board
- Society of Automotive Engineers
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society for Quality
- Engineers Without Borders: Nashville Professionals, UT Knoxville, Vanderbilt University, Lipscomb University