As leader of the Product Development service line for Deloitte Consulting, Mark Davis has helped a lot of companies in their efforts to integrate various operations to improve product development capabilities. His 15 years of experience with industries as diverse as automotive, consumer products, telecommunications, life sciences, high tech, public sector/federal government, general manufacturing and more give Mark an acute understanding of the challenges companies face – and how to help companies overcome them. 

The Product Development service line Mark leads provides services designed to help companies in their efforts to improve and integrate research and development, engineering, technology, tax minimization and human capital. Services typically involve helping clients with their product development-related strategies, processes, technologies, organizational structures, business case and road map development and implementation support. Mark also has more than 12 years of experience helping companies implement enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain packages.

Prior to joining our organization, Mark spent four years as a senior engineer with the space systems division of a large international company. He has an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering, as well as a master of business administration degree, from the University of Michigan. He is a member of several academic organizations, including Tau Beta Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma and Sigma Gamma Tau.

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Article: Improving the Return on Innovation and New Product Development
Many companies lack a systemic view on how to improve their overall product development to address challenges. Getting it right requires a balanced mix.