Mark Galvin was born in Syracuse, New York. His family moved to Mark Galvin Tacoma Washington in 1989. His mother was a drafter for New York telephone in Syracuse worked with mylars and power erasers for 15 years. In his schooling, Mark enjoyed the craft of blowing glass. After blowing glass for less than a year, he was asked to join the prestigious production team to help create pieces for annual sales. Mark continued to blow glass for 5 1/2 years creating everything from chandeliers, to vases, bowls, paperweights, and even urns.

Balancing a job and school, Mark graduated from Stadium High School in 2003 with two years of drafting classes under his belt. Mark took a job offer at Leroy Surveyors and Engineers where he became a chain-man. He learned many things in the next two years, the basics of land surveying including: construction staking, topography, road, utility, wetland, tree and fence location, boundary research, survey monument excavation and placement, as-builts for houses, septic systems, roads, sewer, storm, curb, sidewalk, and many others. He also learned how to use modern global positioning systems.

In July of 2006 Mark accepted a job offer to work with Azure Green Consultants, and has worked with them since formation. He has acquired new skills not only as a chain man outside running the Trimble S6 but also as a drafter inside learning the engineering drafting program known as TerraModel. Recently he has attended 48 hours of class taught by the Washington On-site Septic Association learning how to design on-site septic systems. His knowledge about septic systems stretch from the basics to the biology, design of tanks, drain fields, soil study, matching systems to site conditions. Mark is working towards being a certified septic designer in Pierce County.

Mark currently lives in Tacoma with his dog, Sugar.