Background
Brown, Mark Leslie was born on January 8, 1955 in Normal, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Robert and Helen Elizabeth Brown.
Brown, Mark Leslie was born on January 8, 1955 in Normal, Illinois, United States. Son of Francis Robert and Helen Elizabeth Brown.
AB magna cum laude, Hope College, 1977; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1994.
Digital design engineer, Prime Computer, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1978-1980; member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Naperville, Illinois, 1980-1983; assistant professor, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1983-1985; principal scientist, Donnelly Corporation, Holland, Michigan, 1985-1989; research scientist, Medtronic, Minneapolis, since 1994.
Board president Infant Day Care Center, Holland, 1988-1989. Coach youth baseball, soccer and wrestling Ann Arbor Recreation, 1989-1994. Member vestry Grace Episcopal Church, Holland, 1987-1989.
Member school curriculum committee Holland Public School, 1987-1989. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society for Indiana and Applied Mathematics, biomedical Engineering Society, Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lydia Anne Huttar, September 3, 1977. Children: Nathan, Daniel, Stephen (deceased), Jacob, Philip.