Mark is a partner in McKinsey's Calgary office and a global leader in the Operations Practice. He specializes in digitally-enabled operations and performance transformations across various industries, including energy, materials, and advanced industries such as data centers, semiconductor fabs, and gigafactories. Mark is recognized for his expertise in early project development, planning, and execution, as well as his leadership in our capital metals and mining work.
Examples of his recent client work include:
- partnering with a leading data center builder to leverage AI for global builds, optimizing execution through generative scheduling and design
- collaborating with a North American data center builder to reduce time to market by developing and deploying a standardized construction playbook
- leading a technology-enabled operations transformation for a mining company, improving efficiency across open pit mines with advanced analytics
- optimizing the contracting strategy for a leading battery gigafactory builder to ensure projects were on time and on budget, including the design of contractual terms and conditions
- leading the turnaround of the execution phase of a $15B+ semiconductor fab, identifying and implementing priority initiatives to improve frontline performance
Mark holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Memorial University. Before joining McKinsey, he gained extensive experience in strategy and engineering roles at Encana Corporation.