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Mark Bendickson

Maple Grove, MN

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Experienced design and business development professional with over 20 years of experience in crafting comprehensive marketing environments for trade show, marketing center, retail interior and POS programs, as well as product design.
Education
- Minnesota State University, Mankato
  
  1978 - 1982
Experience
- Board Member
  
  Nottingham Haven HOA
  
  May 2013 - Present (11 years 7 months)
- CEO and Founder
  
  exhibitdesign
  
  Sep 2002 - Present (22 years 3 months)
  
  Guide and support clients in the development of their three dimensional marketing program, be it for a trade show, a corporate event or a retail/corporate environment.
- Board Member
  
  Exhibit Designers and Producers Association - Upper Midwest Chapter
  
  Jan 1993 - Present (31 years 11 months)
  
  Having previously serving as secretary, Vice President, President Elect, President and Board Member I have rejoined the UMEDPA Board to serve again as Secretary.
- Trustee
  
  EDPA Foundation
  
  2002 - 2006 (4 years)
  
  Charter member of the Board of Trustees of the charitable arm of an established Trade Association. Served as Co Chair of The Development Committee. Developed fund raising and development plans, as well as a set of criteria for evaluating initiatives to determine their ROI and effectiveness.
- Owner
  
  Mostre Design
  
  Jul 2000 - Jul 2002 (2 years)
  
  My Company merged with Mostre Design. I served as an owner and CTO. Selected location, designed interiors for and supervised a larger Minneapolis office, as well as implemented a company wide, internet based knowledge management and management information infrastructure including an online quoting and proposal development system.
- Owner
  
  Exhibit Design Systems
  
  Jan 1995 - Jul 2000 (5 years 6 months)
  
  Started an exhibit design company and built it until it was acquired 5 years later. Went from one employee to a Sales Staff with in-house Design Department and Administrative Staff.
- Director Systems Marketing
  
  Haas Exhibit Marketing
  
  Sep 1989 - Dec 1994 (5 years 3 months)
  
  Oversaw the development of a comprehensive exhibit systems marketing department within a custom exhibit designer/Producer firm.
- General Manager
  
  North Memorial Medical Center
  
  1986 - 1989 (3 years)
  
  Developed the business plan for, and ran, a for profit subsidiary unit providing pre-hospital care and emergency vehicle design and specialty manufacturing.
Skills
- Exhibit Design
- Industrial Design
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