Mark Phillips Email & Phone Number

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Detroit Metropolitan Area

EDGE Pipeline is the premier source for vehicles from Independent Auto Auctions. Visited by tens of thousands of dealers weekly, the site regularly serves up hundreds of simulcast lanes and hundreds of thousands of vehicles available for purchase through digital and physical channels. Lead the continual evolution of digital auto auction offerings and dealer facing capabilities, starting with the launch of the initial iterations of our fully digital auction platform and our fully digital post-sale capabilities.

Greater Detroit Area

Member of the Senior Leadership Team driving new product innovation and marketshare while growing top line and margin on existing products. Balance the continued evolution of the digital transformation of automotive wholesale and retail markets with physical channels. Steer the complexity of multi-generational teams invested in legacy, current and future products. Partner with emerging and industry collaborators to introduce leading edge capabilities.

Greater Detroit Area

Develop strategic and tactical roadmap to drive innovation, top line growth and higher margins.

Southfield, Mi

Advisory Board Member to Lawrence Tech's business school, the College of Management. Provide strategic guidance and counsel to the university's professional leadership. Assist in the development of curricula and courses for MBA and undergraduate programs.

Greater Detroit Area

Senior leader transforming the automotive off lease experience for OEMs, finance companies, dealers and retail consumers. Delivered superior shareholder value. Partnered with the global leader in wholesale physical auctions to innovate and deliver a digital evolution foundational to increased operational efficiencies, higher margins and digital selling.

Greater Detroit Area

Design and assist in implementing transformational product development strategies and management processes to government and private sector organizations around the world. Delivered presentations at multiple institutions such as NASA, the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, The London School of Economics, the Ecole Militaire in Paris and the Australian Defense Forces Academy. Authored book on communication and performance management.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Guide the organization to greater long term stability and expanded reach during a time of transformation and change. The organization itself works closely with government and non-government entities around the world to set standards for large scale program governance. Frequent interaction with senior leadership of the US Executive Branch including Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy as well as the Legislative Branch including the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Southfield, Mi

Lead strategy, planning, development, staffing and revenue operations for smartphone and mobile computing based products serving Army Research Lab and the Defense sector. Collaborated with leadership and team members across the Department of Defense and component commands. Conducted briefings to senior US Congressional staff and critical stakeholders. Authored white papers on novel approaches to solve defense challenges.

Farmington Hills, Mi

Start-up co-founder, then CEO. Developed the business model and co-founded the company as one of the first high- end, web development agencies serving clients such as MTV, Sesame Street, 7-Up and Avon. Raised a private equity round. Transitioned the company to one of the first producers of Software as a Service (SaaS) / Cloud software serving 10,000’s of users worldwide at companies such as General Motors, Comcast and Premier Bank. Steered the company through several economic cycles. Diversified the business further to desktop and cross-platform widgets through acquisition and development. Downloaded on over 40,000 desktops. Selected by Adobe to showcase new monetization technology for cross-platform widgets. Drove product portfolio growth through internal development and acquisition, including SaaS and desktop products. Ensured operational excellence by deploying new management and organizational structure. Grew market share of existing products while increasing profitability and organizational efficiency.

Greater Detroit Area

Master'S Degree, Applied Economics

Focus on statistical analysis, survey research, labor economics and economic development.

Bachelor Of Science, Philosophy And Economics

Leadership By Design: Using Design Thinking To Transform Companies And Careers