Millennium Magazine_8th Ed

51 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine BUSINESS SERVICES, CONSULTING AND HUMAN RESOURCES Management in 2002. Upon receiving his certification, he transitioned into the supply chain industry with various telephone business companies, including GTE, Verizon and Frontier Communications. Engaged from 2010 to 2020 with Coca-Cola as a Supply Planner II, he served the prominent corporation in product deployment and purchasing. In 2013, Mr. Edwards, his wife, Laine Schroeder Edwards, and Josh Spar of California founded Permit Pros LLC, and since that time, Mr. Edwards has served as chief financial officer. Later, he took on the additional role of vice president in 2016, and also became vice president of Ninth Street Bridge Development, Inc., in 2018. His wife currently serves Permit Pros as president and chief executive officer. Drawing upon a Bachelor of Science in technical communications and business administration from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville from 1977, Mr. Edwards maintains a lifetime certification from the Institute for Supply Management. Attributing his success to hard work and tenacity, Mr. Edwards has experienced several career highlights over the years. Most notably, he is especially proud of achieving a variety of positions within the realm of business, demonstrating versatility in his field. He is most acclaimed for streamlining business plans and operations, in which he leverages his abilities to isolate complicated matters and simplify them in such a way that it is recognizable to everyone. Mr. Edwards received 13 Certificates of Merit from the Printing Industries of America (PIA) Premier Print Awards annual competition. In 2017, he was awarded a Lifetime CPMdesignation. Looking forward, he intends to expand Permit Pros’ audience and footprint to compete with larger companies. He and his wife, Laine, share a daughter, Faith. For more information, visit www.permitpros.com . I nvolved in the graphic and printing industries since his youth, Mark Edwards witnessed the transition of the commercial printing industry over two decades ago, in which many businesses failed to thrive. Deciding to reinvent himself, he pursued a certification in purchasing management and received his CPM from the Institute for Supply MARK EDWARDS, CPM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT Permit Pros LLC Carrollton, TX