Mark Pfeifer Joins the Team at Stern Rubber Company
Mark is one of our newest team members at Stern Rubber Company, and he was recently hired as our Quality Manager. As the Quality Manager, he manages the Quality Assurance Dept., and has responsibility for the quality of all the products produced here at Stern Rubber, and the registration to ISO 9001:2008. He works closely with the Operations Dept., as well as the Technical Dept., Sales, and Customer Service.
Mark was born in South St. Paul, Minnesota and grew up in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Both are located in the Twin Cities, about 140 miles south of where Stern Rubber Company is located. Mark has lived in the Brainerd area for 22 years. Mark has his MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas as well as his BSME from the U of M in Minneapolis.
Mark is very involved in the realm of quality and is always looking for ways to make processes more efficient and successful. Mark is one who likes to be involved not only in the quality lab, but also on the floor, working with the molders to ensure that what they are producing is the high quality product that Stern Rubber strives to produce, while also ensuring that the processes they are applying, makes their jobs better as well. Mark’s background in quality management expands beyond his new job here at Stern, and he joins the team with over 20 years of experience in the field, along with a passion for quality, leadership, and problem solving.
For hobbies, Mark used to be an avid snowmobiler and dirt biker, but has now begun to put his dare-devilish hobbies aside, and enjoys boating, fixing up his home, and his newest hobby: curling. Mark is a member of the Brainerd curling club, where he plays 3 times a week, and was recently elected to the board of the club, and is working on learning about ice preparation. Mark is married to his wife Deb, and they have three daughters, two have graduated from college and the other just started. His girls were very active in dance competitions when they were younger and his wife worked at the studio to offset the high costs of them being in dance.
Mark is a great asset to the Stern Rubber team, and his prior experience in quality management is extremely beneficial. His passion for leadership and problem solving adds to the great team already in place here at Stern Rubber.
Feel free to give Mark a call or email, if you have any quality related questions or issues.