About Naden Engineering

Mark Naden

President & Chief Technology Officer

Mark, the founder of Naden Engineering, brings over 20 years of experience designing and developing power electronics and controls equipment for aerospace, defense, power generation and renewable energy.

He has been the lead design engineer, product engineer, and technical program manager for both large corporations and startup organizations, including SpaceX, Meggitt-Aerospace, and Cummins Power Generation. His primary expertise is in fast-pace development of power conversion and controls equipment from concept, to some of the most robust performance and production standards.

Major accomplishments include the Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery charger unit, power conversion equipment for the SpaceX Dragon space vehicle, and FAA-certified power supplies for General Dynamics URC300 Transceiver. He has developed power electronics and controls for various fast-pace startup organizations, including Launcher, NantEnergy, World View Enterprises, and Source Global.

Audra Naden

Co-Founder & Director of Quality

Under Audras realm as Co-Founder and Director of Quality, oversees the development, management, implementation and sustainability of all quality assurance and improvement activities. She is also responsible for all compliance procedures and risk management programs.

She has over 15 years of quality engineering experience, which includes 10 years of cross functional team management, strategic planning and execution, talent development, budget formulation and administration, and systemic process improvement. Her career heritage includes NantEnergy, Providence Little Company of Mary and Intel Technology. She is also a certified AS9100 auditor and has a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

Audra earned a BA degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Technology, Malaysia and holds a MS in Industrial Management from South Dakota State University.