
Mark started his career after High School in 1978 as a heavy equipment mechanic for a strip mine company. He worked on every type of equipment from Bobcats to D-9 Bulldozers. He went back to school from 1990 and received a 2 year certificate in electronic technology and received a National Honor Society Award.
Mark took a position with Logan General Hospital in 1993 as a Maintenance Supervisor/Mechanic. There he was a member of the Society for Health Care Engineers. He also sat on the Safety Committee and the Infection Control Committee.
Mark entered the elevator industry in September of 1998 with Local 48 in Charleston, West Virginia for Otis Elevator Company. While working for Otis, he worked in Construction, Repair, Modernization and Maintenance and successfully passed his Mechanic’s exam in 2005.
Mark was elected Business Representative/Correspondent to the Journal in November of 2005. Some of the other positions he held while Business Representative was Local Administrator for NEIEP, JAC Chairman, NEIEP Chairman, NEIEP Instructor, Certifying official for the West Virginia Higher Education.
Mark also sits on the Kanawha Valley Labor Counsel/WV AFL/CIO and the WV Joint Labor/Union & Management Apprenticeship and Training Advisory Counsel.
Mark is an OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer and an Authorized Disaster Response Trainer.