Mark Stephen Tigh

Background

Tigh, Mark Stephen was born on April 26, 1948 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis Mark II and Frances Winifred (Mitchell) Tigh.

Education

Student, Marist College, 1966. Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1976. Student, West Georgia College, 1967.

Student, Louisiana State University, Lafayette, 1978. Student, Batelle Memorial Institute, 1981.

Career

Regional manager Wilson-Mankin Engineers, Atlanta, 1975-1976. Offshore engineer The Offshore Company, Venezuela, 1976-1978. Principal, Chief Executive Officer Mark Stephen Tigh Associates, Atlanta, 1976-1979.

Project engineer SP Communications, Burlingame, California, 1979-1982. Senior engineer Aydin Systems Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1982-1985. Vice president Construction Surveillance Services, San Diego, 1985-1987.

Senior vice president Transworld Consortium, Inc., San Francisco, 1987-1992. Senior manager Bell South International, Atlanta, 1992-1997. Chief Executive Officer 1st Force RE/Con, Lilburn, since 1997.

Vice president platform management group Lucent International, since 1999. Senior director national market launch Leap Wireless International, since 2001. Senior vice president STORM/Radar, since 2001.

Director Group Special Mobile Element program Lucent Technologies, Saudi Arabia, Lucent Technology International, assistant vice president support operations group Lucent International, United Kingdom. Wireless engineering consultant Royal Saudi National Guard, Riyadh, 1982-1986, Saudi Arabian Ministry of PTT, since 1997, United States Department Defense, Washington, since 1978. Board directors Transworld Consortium, Inc., San Franscisco, Mango International, Inc., Sunnyvale, California.

Membership

Active San Mateo (California) County Commission, 1985-1992, Mott Township Police Reserve, Siskiyou County, California, since 1982. Sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1967-1972, Vietnam, major in Reserve 1975-1991, retired. Member American Institute of Architects, United States Marine Corps Retired Officer's Association, Southern Building Code Congress, United States Marine Corps Force Recon Association, Construction Specifications Institute, San San Francisco Chamber of C., Engineers Club.

Interests

• Avocations: international travel and photography, skiing, scuba exploration, military history.

Connections

Married Theresa Ann Kirsher, April 4, 1981. 1 child from previous marriage, Tanya Marcia. Children: Tiffany Ann, Louis Mark III, William Sullivan.

Father:

Louis Mark II Tigh

Mother:

Frances Winifred (Mitchell) Tigh

Spouse:

Theresa Ann Kirsher

child:

Tiffany Ann Tigh

child:

Louis Mark III Tigh

child:

William Sullivan Tigh