THE MANUFACTURING INTERVIEW
If you have been inside a factory, electrical shop or even a data centre before, it is likely you have seen Fluke Corporation’ s signature yellow tools. For Parker Burke, the manufacturing floor is where theory meets reality and these tools connect the dots in between.
Fluke Corporation, founded in 1948, is the world leader in compact professional electronic test tools and software for measuring and condition monitoring. The company serves technicians, engineers, electricians and maintenance managers across industrial sectors.
Parker is the company’ s Group President, alongside leading parent company Fortive’ s Connected Reliability Group.“ I strongly believe that delivering the innovation our customers rely on starts with strong problem-solving teams, supported by the right tools to help them work more productively and with greater confidence,” he explains.“ Just as importantly, learning has to be grounded where the work is done, so real-world insight translates directly into innovation others can rely on.”
Parker Burke’ s career so far Parker’ s early career as an officer in the US Marine Corps taught him lessons that still shape his management today.“ Whether it’ s the vital importance of team cohesion under pressure or how outcomes depend on how well people align around shared goals, I continually draw on my earlier experiences,” he explains.“ Leading an incredible Fluke team who strive each day to serve our customers in an incredible way is no different.”
Fluke Corporation was founded in
1948
Fortive, Fluke’ s parent company, is a diversified industrial technology company formed in 2016 when Danaher spun off several businesses. Parker brings 15 years of leadership experience across Fortive businesses. Most recently he served as Group President of Fortive’ s Environmental Health & Safety Group.
Parker explains:“ I’ ve long admired Fluke, particularly how our customers invest in our brand, ultimately enabling us to deliver the right products to them in a rapidly innovating world. Over many years, this has resulted in an enviable track record of helping customers do the things today they couldn’ t do yesterday.”
“ Whether in my career leading Marines around the world, or my time in business focused on ensuring that people who trust me and my team to get them home safely at the end of every day do so, I am now fortunate to be a part of a Fluke team that delivers incredible outcomes for our customers across quality, safety and reliability,” he says.“ I am hopeful that my values align with Fluke’ s promise to our customers and help me to be the leader that I know both our team and our customers around the world deserve.”
24 March 2026