After earning his MBA at Texas Tech University, Mark joined the American Productivity and Quality Center Consulting Group in Houston, Texas. Mark learned how quality, productivity and cost directly impact the success of an organization. Mark is an avid student of Dr. W. Edwards Deming and his management methods. Mark has learned that quality matched with a positive working environment is a recipe for success. Surrounding himself with positive people and developing a positive working environment has been the foundation for growth and opportunity. Mark joined his father Ed Nowell at Kerr Pump Corporation in 1997 and became a 50% owner in 1998. Under their direction, a management team was formed that has taken the regional reciprocating pump manufacturer to one of the highest quality and best performing product lines in the industry. In 2007 Ed and Mark started the FlowValve high pressure well service company to compliment the pumps in the oilfield. In 2012 Mark and his wife Missy purchased the remainder of the outstanding shares of both Kerr Pump Corporation and FlowValve. The companies have grown from a 14,000 square foot facility with 6 CNC machines to state of the art automated manufacturing plants that are more than 14 acres under roof. Housing nearly 300 CNC machines, the companies manufacture many of the highest quality products on the market.