Like several of the Rivers Resources management team, Mark is an Army Brat and has lived a life of constant change and diversity.

He has an extensive financial background working in finance and accounting operations. He has a BBA in accounting from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. After college he was commissioned a 2LT in the U.S. Army Finance Brach and served in both the reserves and the national guard. He has worked as a CFO and as a Controller and is comfortable in small to large operations.

Prior to joining Rivers Resources he spent eight years as an Audit Manager with PRG-Schultz, the worlds largest recovery finance firm with global operations. PRG -Schultz withdrew from the mid to large corporate market that Mark enjoyed the most. He has worked recovery finances with SBC/AT&T, Target Corporation, General Mills, Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Allison Transmission, Eli Lilly Company, Oshkosh Trucking, Rolls Royce, and several others.

He also has the unusual distinction of being in finance and also graduating from The IBM Sales School.

Mark is married with two boys and spends his time involved with scouting, music, and youth sports.