
In addition to his role as President and COO, Mark is the chief architect of all FireScope solutions. Mark previously served as Global CTO at Lone Star Funds\Hudson Advisors, a multi-billion dollar global private equity firm. Served six years as CEO of Vectrix, a venture-backed company and has served in various executive, senior and technical management roles with Metromedia, Perot Systems, Amerada Hess, DC Systems and GTE, securing more than 23 years of experience in IT, information security, media and ITSM.
Mark holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Tulsa, along with industry certifications such as the CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, PMP and CEH. He was named an Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of Year - SW Region" Finalist. He presented the Doak Walker Award on ESPN. Mark has served and serves on several corporate boards including FireScope, SMU's Cox School of Business, Vectrix and others. Mark served honorably in the United States Army's 3rd Ranger Battalion, and the 82d Airborne Division.