Summary
Eric Marks is a Lead Engineer with 13 years of experience designing and shipping embedded software and hardware solutions, currently leading engineering efforts at Target's IoT and Connected Products initiatives. He combines low-level firmware and motion-control expertise with high-level scripting, systems integration, and infrastructure virtualization, having built CNC control systems, retail fixtures, and company-wide ERP integrations. Comfortable across the stack from PCB-level design and power distribution to Raspberry Pi-based kiosks and cloud-connected IoT platforms, he excels at translating customer and sales requirements into cost-effective, manufacturable products. Known for pragmatic automation—inventory, time-tracking, and shipping systems he implemented materially improved quoting and operations—he brings a systems-thinking approach that balances product, manufacturing, and operational needs. Based in Minneapolis, he pairs a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota with a hands-on mindset for prototyping and production.
13 years of coding experience