Mark graduated from California State University, Chico in 1982 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business with an emphasis in Personnel.  He grew up at Bill’s Sweeping Service in Orange as a second generation of street sweepers and began working there in high school, transitioning to full time in 1982.

Working from operator to Operations Manager to finally President, the company saw extensive growth in sweeper rebuilding, municipal sweeping, construction sweeping and private community sweeping.  Upon Mark’s departure in 2015 the company swept over 120 community associations per month.

Mark was Chairman of the National Contract Sweeper Association (NCSA) 1986-1988.   NCSA reorganized in 2000 and became the North American Power Sweeping Association (NAPSA). Mark is a founding member and current Board Secretary http://www.powersweeping.org/about-napsa/

Mark has twice been a guest speaker at the American Public Works Association (APWA) annual conventions regarding private street sweeping.  He is regularly quoted in sweeping trade journals and has conducted numerous seminars for other sweeping company owners.  Mark is occasionally hired as a consultant or expert witness in cases involving street sweepers.

In 1999 Mark was awarded the American Sweeper Magazine Award of Excellence

In 2015 Mark founded Peloton Sweeping Service

In 2018 Mark was awarded the first NAPSA Lifetime Achievement Award

In 2019 Mark received the Alan Curtis Industry Service Award

Mark was a founder and ten-year chairman (20-year member 1999-2019) of NAPSA’s Certification committee which oversaw the sweeping industries peer-reviewed sweeping company certification project. http://www.powersweeping.org/about-napsa/certification/ In 2004 Bill’s Sweeping Service became the first sweeping contractor in California to become NAPSA Certified.  Peloton Sweeping became certified in its first year of eligibility. (Note: in 2020 NAPSA removed the peer-review requirement for certification)   He was also Vice-Chairman of NAPSA’s California Chapter.

In 2018 NAPSA completed and launched a national Certified Sweeper Operator school (CSO).  The school provides an online training program consisting of 20+ modules. To achieve “certification,” operators must complete the course, pass an oral exam, and complete 1,000 hours of accident/injury free sweeper operation. Mark was the founder and committee chair for the Parking Lot course.  He was co-chair of the Construction Course. He was also the first person in California to achieve CSO status.  http://www.sweeperschool.com

In 2011 the Nationwide Service Alliance known as 1-800-Sweeper was formed from 21 of the top sweeping companies in the nation. http://www.1800sweeper.com   Mark was elected to the founding Board and served until he was termed out in 2018.  Membership is currently 54 companies representing over 1,500 pieces of equipment.

At the 2013 Sweeper Summit in Detroit, Mark was on the industry benchmarking panel. He also conducted the Best Practices Workshop. http://www.sweepersummit.com/

Peloton Sweeping Service, founded in 2015, focuses exclusively on private community street sweeping in the Southern California region.

 

Other interesting info:

Mark drove his first sweeper in 1962, but he had to sit on dad’s lap (he was only 4).  He “legally” drove his first sweepers in 1974.  He has over 2,000 hours of operator experience in each of the major sweeper types.

Each of the last ten years, Mark has been a speaker at the National Pavement Expo and/or Pave/X (Sweeper Convention), training other sweeping company owners.  Topics include Hiring, Marketing, Certification, Safety, Operator Training, Technology and Accounting for Sweepers.

Mark volunteers in the NAPSA Mentoring program for new sweeping companies.

 

Other industry positions held:

2006-7               Community Association Institute – Orange County, (CAI-OC) Board Member

2008-9               Asphalt Surface Development Association  (ASDA-West)   Chairman

2015- Current     President of Systems Business Coaching (Previous EMyth Certified Business Coach)

2016                  Industry Committee to develop a unified chart of accounts for sweeping companies

2017-Current      NAPSA Committee developing the national ANSI Standard and training for the power sweeping industry.

2018-2019       Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) committee developing Safety Standards for sweeping equipment

2018                  Advisory Committee to 2018 Sweeper Summit & Equipment Show

2019-2020         Advisory Committee to 2020 National Pavement Expo

2020-2021       Advisory Committee to 2021 National Pavement Expo