Mark Driedger
Chief Operating Officer
Engineering
Sandvine Inc
Canada
Biography
Mark joins Procera from Tektronix Communications (a Danaher Company) where he was the VP Operations with responsibility for manufacturing, supply chain, commercial marketing, and adoption of the Danaher Business System of lean and growth tools. Previously he was VP Solutions (engineering, service and delivery), VP Products (product management and engineering), and VP/GM for a rapidly growing $250M business unit. During 8 years on the Tektronix Communications executive team, Mark saw operating margin increase 5 fold, and operating profit increase more than an order of magnitude. The Danaher Business System tools were a key enabler of this performance. Mark led Strategic Planning, Policy Deployment, Value Stream Mapping, Structured Problem Solving, Growth Assessments, Funnel Management, and various other growth and profitability initiatives. Prior to joining Tektronix Communications, Mark spent 18 years with Nortel Networks where he held leadership roles in engineering and product management, including VP PLM for the GSM Access and VoIP/IMS businesses. He has led and built global teams of 50-1000 and has worked in Canada, Europe and the US. Mark holds BSc and MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada and is co-author of two patents.
Research Interest
Engineering
