Developed large-scale systems, both commercial and in aerospace, for over 40 years. Started my career with 14 years as an R&D officer in the US Air Force, working with military satellites, as an associate professor teaching graduate Engineering courses, and as a project manager at DARPA. Then was the Director of Systems Engineering and was Program Director for one of the Tomahawk cruise missile developments at General Dynamics Convair as well as VP, Engineering for the Advanced Systems Division of UTC. In the commercial world, as their VP Systems Engineering, my team at Sony developed the automated control system for DirecTV's broadcast facilities. We developed advanced medical imaging equipment at Philips Medical and at Lunar Corp as their VP of Operations, responsible for R&D, Manufacturing, and Customer Service of this worldwide bone densitometry leader. Ended my employed career as Senior VP, Engineering and Program Management at Cubic Transportation Systems, the dominant supplier of automated fare collection equipment for transit agencies worldwide.

Began career working for Marsh & Mclennan, in Chicago,  performing actuarial valuations and setup of pension plans. Went on to work in 5 life and health insurers in a variety of marketing, financial, actuarial, service, planning and general management areas. Operated as President of General Life Insurance Company and two subsidiaries of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. Is a member of the Society of Actuaries, American Academy of Actuaries and is an Enrolled Actuary with the Department of Labor and IRS.

Mr Bose has over 30 years of manufacturing and operations experience with GE and Stryker Medical, as well as with his own consulting firm.  As a consultant and project leader, he successfully work on various strategy or implementation projects for such organizations as GE, Ford, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, US Steel and Mattel/Fisher-Price, to name a few.

He is the principal of his own consulting firm, which delivers policy and systems solutions in the areas of Lean Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, Quality, Team Building and Management Systems to small and mid-sized companies.

My SCORE counseling includes home-based businesses, consultants, music, musicians, art, artists, crafts  e-Commerce and Internet situations, website critique, computer service businesses and coaching healthcare related businesses. 35 years as a new products and new ventures executive. Management consultant helping companies increase innovation and entrepreneurship (self employed since 1989). Help companies and non-profits develop strategic and growth plans. Frequent workshop leader and volunteer member of non-profit & church boards. Helped start up an aquaculture venture in Hawaii.

Mark Lowenstein was an Assistant Professor of Business at  a small college most recently. Mr. Lowenstein has a wide background in business development, strategic alliances, marketing and international/domestic sales channel management in the software/High Tech industry. He was a principal/founder in two small software high tech startups.