Experience

Mark has twenty-two years of experience serving growth companies and their owners. He has previously worked in Raleigh and Greensboro, North Carolina for two national accounting and consulting firms.

Mark has worked with growth companies in manufacturing and distribution for his entire career. He has experience in the audit and financial reporting of employee benefit plans for the above entities. He has also worked with a variety of entities that provide healthcare products and/or services.

Mark has been awarded the Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) designation by APICS, a not-for-profit, international education society representing more than 70,000 manufacturing and service industry professionals in 20,000 companies worldwide.

To qualify for the CPIM designation, Mark completed a rigorous course of study and a series of six comprehensive examinations. Introduced in 1973, the CPIM program is designed to develop specialized knowledge in the latest production and inventory management techniques and trends. CPIM professionals can specialize in a variety of areas within the production and inventory management environment - including inventory management, Just-in-Time, master planning, material and capacity requirements planning, production activity control, and systems and technologies.

He has taught continuing professional education courses and made presentations at North Carolina universities on accounting topics.

Education and Professional Affiliations

B.S., Accounting with Honors
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Alpha Psi (Founding member)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1983

North Carolina Certificate # 17446 (Reciprocal)
Maryland Certificate # 12089

American Institute of CPAs
North Carolina Association of CPAs
Maryland Association of CPAs

Certified in Production and Inventory Management

APICS, The Educational Society for Resource Management

Community Affiliations

Member, Triangle Chapter of APICS, The Educational Society for Resource Management
President, Triangle Benefits Forum
Treasurer, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern NC
Member, Triangle Chapter of the North Carolina Association of CPAs

Personal

Married Karen L. Livingston
Triathlete Ironman