Colonel (Ret.) Mark E. Tate is the founder of Transcendent Consulting, LLC. Mark earned his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps while attending Auburn University. During his 27 years of military service, he served as a Logistics Readiness Officer in a variety of positions spanning seventeen assignments and deployments. Mark commanded organizations on three occasions, served as a staff officer in multiple combatant commands, and deployed throughout the world in support of contingency operations.