Mark Holcomb began his career at CSA Engineering in Palo Alto, California where he worked on active systems product development, including active isolation platforms and reaction mass cancellation devices. Later he joined AeroJet Corporation where he modeled thrust actuation devices for kinetic warheads, and afterward Celera Motion (a subsidiary of Novanta), working on software for motors and mechatronics products, before transitioning to a commercial role as Applications Engineering Manager. Holcomb holds a MS from the University of Buffalo.