Biographical history of Mark Garvey

As president and owner of Garvey Corporation, a manufacturer of conveyors, accumulators, and special systems for the food, pharmaceutical and industrial markets, he has seen thousands of manufacturing lines in operation all over North America. 

As a Board and Committee member at several Universities, as well as 20 years of involvement with the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), he thought there was probably no better way to get this message out there than to start at the very beginning…. with the students who, one day, will be entering this very arena.  This led to speaking engagements at numerous universities and trade associations.  From there, it was in-house training seminars at companies and engineering firms. 

Committees & Boards

q       PMMI 1994 Chairman of the Board

q       PMMI President’s Advisory Council

q       PMMI Education Committee

q       PMMI Trade Show Committee

q       California Polytechnic Institute Advisory Board

q       Camden College Advisory Board

q       Camden Technical Schools Advisory Board

q       Clemson University Advisory Board 

University Lectures

q       California Polytechnic University

q       Clemson University

q       Indiana State University

q       Michigan State University

q       Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute

q       University of Missouri-Rolla

q       University of Wisconsin-Stout

q       University of Wisconsin-Madison

Association Seminars

q       Eastern Equipment

q       Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP)

q       International Machine Tools Builders Association

q       Packaging Education Forum (PEF)

q       PackExpo International

q       Quaker Oats National Engineering Conference

In-House Training Programs

q       Bausch & Lomb

q       Estee Lauder

q       Eveready Battery

q       Frucon Engineering

q       Nabisco

q       Procter & Gamble

q       Quaker Oats

q       Sverdrup Engineering 

q       National Flour Mills Limited 

As a result of this experience he is now making available his stimulating concepts and unique presentation abilities.  He provides speeches for meetings, daylong seminars, and in plant evaluations and training programs. 

Comments from attendees:

“Mark Garvey’s presentation was very informative and practical…”

“Excellent, and very useful…”

“Outstanding, supreme presentation skills…”

“Mark Garvey’ s buffer design speech was great…”

“All I’ve heard seemed the same with exception of Mark Garvey.”

“Very informative, really liked it…” 

For rates and available dates please contact Susan Earley via the Contact Page.