Mark Orttung is a Chief Executive Officer at Projectworks. He possess expertise in saas, start ups, product management, enterprise software, cloud computing and 33 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Mark is a strong leader who manages to balance skills and attributes rarely found in a single person. He is calm and present, yet fast-moving and assertive about growth. Mark is one of the best listeners I have ever met, but is clear-thinking and quickly cuts to the heart of the matter to get to results. Mark is compassionate and open, honoring the authentic self of those who work with and around him, but with high standards for intellectual rigor and output. Mark adeptly leads deeply technical teams, like engineers, product managers, and system architects, but he also leads people-oriented emotional teams, like Sales and Customer Success with equal ease. Mark is a broad-based operational leader who sees the big picture but he enjoys and understands the details, often finding and rooting out the devil in them that might have prevented future success. I've had the pleasure of working directly for Mark for the last 3 years of my career, and have experienced a period of intense growth as a result of his mentorship. The company also experienced unprecedented revenue and customer unit growth during this period, retaining most of the customers acquired at a very high level of satisfaction and likelihood to refer. I have watched as people from nearly every function in the business have sought out the wisdom and expertise Mark brings to the table; he's such a joy to work with that collaboration comes naturally -- you want him as a part of your project because he'll help you move forward in the best possible way. I'm sad that moving on means Mark and I won't work together anymore, but as he'll discover when he reads this recommendation, he's not rid of me, because I'll rely on him as a mentor for the rest of my career. The company that manages to snag him as their next leader better let go of the overhead grab handles and invest in seatbelts instead; they're going to be taking a smooth ride on a fast track to future success." and "Mark is one of the best managers for whom I've ever worked. He gives you the room you need to grow and succeed, but also the support and thoughtful feedback to ensure you're on the right track. He has a genuine interest in those who work for him and goes more than an extra mile to help them be successful. Mark is truly brilliant and has a great grasp on many domains, from products to finance. He's very thoughtful in what he does and I found working for him to be such a positive experience because I could always count on this calm rationale to provide honest and helpful guidance. He's not afraid of hard conversations and he doesn't let issues fester. He makes excellent arguments built on logic and intuition and is able to influence even the staunchest colleague, customer or partner. I highly recommend Mark and it would be my pleasure to work with him again."