Recipes for Success: A Cookbook with a Recipe for Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781466317642)

Mark is a noted expert in the hospitality and real estate development industries and has been a guest speaker at hospitality, real estate and leadership conferences around the country. He has developed a variety of restaurant concepts including the award-winning Westgate Smokehouse Grill with three locations in Florida and Tennessee. Mark has enjoyed a remarkable and diverse career that included experience in the commercial space launch industry. Mark is a true-to-life "Rocket Scientist" that helped build the launch facility for the Atlas commercial satellite program and was the propulsion and pneumatics engineer on the launch team for 12 commercial space launches. Mark also served in the United States Air Force, spending 10 years on active duty and 10 years in the Air Force Reserves where he led a highly decorated unit that specialized in business reengineering. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Westgate Resorts, a major resort development and hospitality company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Mark has a Bachelor and Masters of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado, and was elected to the National Honor Society for Engineers and the National Honor Society for Aerospace Engineers. Mark is on the Board of Directors of the Westgate Resorts Foundation. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the American Resort Developers Association. Mark is also a past board member of the Florida Special Olympics and is still actively involved in this organization.