Mark C. Ode

Mark C. Ode, Lead Engineering Instructor at the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina UL University and Knowledge Services for five years, was a member of UL’s Regulatory Services Department for ten years, and was Lead Engineering Instructor for UL.

He has written monthly NEC articles for Electrical Contractor Magazine from January 1, 2000 through present. He was co-Author of the Stallcup 2008 NEC Changes Book, Co-Author of the Stallcup 2008 Journeyman Electrician’s Study Guide, Co-Author of the Stallcup’ 2008 Master Electrician’s Study Guide, and Co-Author of Cengage-Delmar’s Electrical Raceways and Other Wiring Methods—Sixth Edition.

He was a Senior Electrical Specialist for the National Fire Protection Association.
He was the staff liaison and secretary to the NFPA Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres Committee. He was the Executive Secretary for the NFPA Electrical Section and editor of the Electrical Section news bulletin, Current Flashes.

Prior to joining NFPA, Mr. Ode worked for over 27 years as a licensed electrician and a licensed electrical contractor. He was a licensed electrician in the State of Massachusetts. He has taught the National Electrical Code throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He also taught the NEC for 10 years at Maricopa County Community College in Phoenix, Arizona.

He is certified for electrical inspection for one and two family dwellings, general electrical installations, and for electrical plan review by the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI), and is certified as a general electrical inspector by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).

He was Vice-President of Field Operations for an engineering firm for two years and was President of Ode Electric for 15 years.

He was a principle member of NEC Panel 20 for the 1990 NEC.  He was an alternate member of NEC Panel 3 for the 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 NEC and the 2020 NEC.  He was principle member of Panel 4 for the 2002, 2005, 2008 NEC.  He was a principle member of Panel 13 for the 2011, the 2014, and the 2017 NEC.  He is an alternate member of Panel 7 for the 2020 NEC.  He was an alternate on the NEC Technical Correlating Committee for the 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, and the 2017 NEC.  He has been a member of IAEI since September 15, 1975.  He is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at UL, a recipient of the UL Mark of Excellence Award for 2016, a Gold Roadrunner with the IAEI, a Quarter Century Club member with NFPA, and an Artie’s Apple Recipient for the Southwestern Section IAEI.

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