Mark and his famly relocated from southern California in 2003 to their organic hobby farm in Vernon County, Wisconsin where they tend to a small apple orchard, rows of asparagus and red raspberries. After managing the Egg Production Program for Organic Valley for 8 years, Mark decided to open up his own consulting business and work independently.
With over 35 years of experience managing food production facilities in ice cream, pet food, cheese, sparkling water, and candies, Mark’s familiarity with a wide range of processes and equipment allow him to learn a new operation’s strengths and shortfalls in order to recommend improvements. The last 20 years, he has spent the majority of his focus working in the specialty egg market, on both the farm side and plant side of the business. He enjoys spending time visiting family farms and helping determine their best step forward to either diversify, become more efficient, or to build their own brand of farm products.
Potters Poultry LLC — Equipment sales for cage free and organic layers, custom reared pullet sales. Rogers, AR & Coventry, UK
Last Chance Lumber LLC — Successfully written grants and obtained funding (logging and sawmill industry) from the USDA and US Forest Service. Circleville, UT
Apotek Solutions LLC — Equipment sales for egg shell pneumatic handling systems, pasteurizers, conveyors. ApoWave, utilizing cavitation technology for homogenization of eggs, with applications in breweries and distilleries. Reduction of hops required.
Reedsburg Egg LLC — Compliance assistance, by helping put together SQF & HAACP Manuals Reedsburg, WI
Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative — Egg Program Manager growing the farmer-owned cooperative’s egg business (2002-2010) LaFarge, WI
Mrs. See’s Candies — Plant Manager (1999-2002) Los Angeles CA
Seaborn Beverages LLC — VP Operations (1992-1993) Newport Beach, CA
Stella Foods, Inc. — Production Management for mozzarella, ricotta cheese and whey protein concentrate (1994-1996) Bell Gardens, CA
Hill’s Science Diet/Colgate-Palmolive — Plant Manager & Projects Manager (1986-1992) Los Angeles, CA
Foremost Dairies, Inc. — Mix Room Supervisor & Production Planner, ice cream and frozen novelties facility (1980-1986) Los Angeles, CA
Kraft Foods — Food Technoligist, Sanitation & Production Supervision, parmesan, romano, spray dried american cheese powder (1977-1980) Wausau, WI