BURNCO is a fourth-generation family owned aggregate construction materials company with over 70+ locations in Canada & the USA and growing. BURNCO produces high-quality aggregates, paving asphalt, and ready mix concrete.

Leads the British Columbia Ready Mix Concrete Operation for Burnco Rock Products. In this role, Mark is responsible for overseeing all aspects of concrete production & logistics with a focus on growing the organizational foot print and market share in British Columbia. Lean production, maximizing productivity and profitability are key priorities of Mark and his team’s efforts along with becoming a trusted dependable partner for constructors in the BC market.

GCP Applied Technologies has over 50 years of industry expertise and decades of success in creating new product categories and markets. Our construction product offering includes concrete and cement additives, building materials and technologies that ensure specified quality and enhance business productivity.

Led the Ready Mix Operation, Greater Calgary for Lafarge. In this capacity, was accountable for executing the market commercial strategy and the long term vision of the business unit. Strategic growth, maximizing profitability and driving efficiency are the key focuses of his efforts.• Designed and implemented a cost management plan which led to achieving budgeted EBITDA while revenue volumes declined by 32% in a contracting market.• Developed Lean Management process plan to decrease per unit delivery costs of concrete by 5%. • Responsible for the logistics and customer service offering of 110 ready mix trucks, 75 drivers and and 5 production plants while achieving a 94% utilization rate.• Delivered on cost saving contingency target plan of $1.27M • Promoted a safety culture through leadership and front line employee engagement which led to a reduction in total injury frequency rates (TIFR) from 4.5 to 0. • Successfully negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with Teamster Union workforce without adding any operational costs or interruption to delivery service

Responsible for the design, creation and operation of the Lafarge Residential Flatwork business unit. This new unit offered a fully integrated flatwork system solution for new single and multi family home projects; including basements, garage floors, driveways, sidewalks and custom concrete stairs. The Residential Flatwork Solution offered management and coordination of all aspects of these projects.• Achieved $1M in revenue in year 1 by developing and executing on an operational strategy launching a residential flatwork business targeting luxury and custom residential home builders in the Greater Edmonton area. • Established and executed best practice departmental policies, procedures, KPI’s, goals and objectives for new construction services business unit.

Responsible for the development and execution of the operational strategy for 5 Canadian and 1 US branch locations. Supervisory duties included 5 direct and 29 indirect reports in the Accounting, Procurement, Information Technology, Human Resources and Manufacturing business units.• Increased manufacturing business unit throughput by 10% through the evaluation and re-design of work flow processes, incorporating lean practices, and re-allocation of resource efforts.• Developed and recommended Warehouse Operational efficiency initiative which led to an increase in order picking by 20% and decrease receiving time by 40%.

Tasked with the development of the Western Canadian energy sector business growth strategy. Calling on key multinational product and service companies as well as distribution channel partners.• Mark was able to grow CDI’s market share and brand by 5% during a downturn in the Oil & Gas Market. • Aided in the development of the CDI Energy Products global strategy and market evaluation.

With Hood Group, Mark was responsible for the design and implementation of Hood’s strategic business development plan. This included developing a formal sales process, revenue forecasting and planning structure. Mark worked closely with the engineering and design team to ensure successful completion of on time, on budget client projects.Kleinfelder | Hood Engineering & Technical Services is a privately owned, full-service Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) company operating primarily in the Energy, Petrochemical and Manufacturing sectors.

Mark developed Hi Tech’s Seals sales force from 2 into 8 sales professionals. His efforts resulted in $9M in annual sales; an average revenue growth of 20% per annum in his tenure. Strong skills in planning and forecasting led to exceeding annual budgets for six consecutive years. He possesses excellent leadership and coaching skills as demonstrated by aiding the development of the sales team through the establishment of personal and professional goals.

Responsible for leading seven territory reps resulting in $15M+ in annual revenues. Serviced his own personal sales territory with annual sales of $2M while managing the Regional Sales Team.