Mark J. Drummond

Mark Drummond joined the US ITER Project Office (USIPO) in 2018 as a senior Quality and ESH engineer. In this role, Mark supports the integrated Quality and ESH Management Systems of the US ITER office which conform with DOE Orders, ISO standards of QA/ESH, and comply with the ITER project quality program.

Mark serves as Lead Auditor and as Quality Assurance Officer for US sponsored fusion systems to the ITER project including the Central Solenoid Magnet, Electron Cyclotron Heating transmission, and Ion Cyclotron Heating systems. As a cross functional project member, he advises DOE while working with designers, engineers, and contract manufacturers to develop and fabricate components for delivery and acceptance by the IO to complete US ITER commitments to the ITER tokamak assembly.

Before joining US ITER, Mark worked over 30 years in progressive roles of responsibility including commercial volume manufacturing and X-Ray inspection systems for government agencies. Leadership positions include Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety as well as site Operations experience.
He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degree in Business with professional certifications to the ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), PMI Project Management Professional (PMP), and ASME (NQA-1) Lead Auditor.