Mark Proft joined Bohan & Bradstreet with over 18 years of management experience in marketing, product development and general management at United Technologies, Pitney Bowes, and Legrand. As a hiring manager for positions in marketing, technical sales, and new product development, he knows first hand the crucial role that talent selection plays in executing business change initiatives. Mark approaches client engagements with a hiring manager’s perspective; emphasizing urgency, and seeking candidates that have both motivation and chemistry as well as the required professional skills to make immediate contributions. Mark specializes in building senior and executive careers within the innovation pipeline; from marketing and product management to engineering and operations. He has experience with best practices in voice of the customer measurement, product lifecycle management, quality systems including Six Sigma, and Lean manufacturing initiatives. Mark holds a B.S. in Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and resides in West Hartford, CT.