Four decades spent solving the hardest operational problems in foodservice — starting on Ford's assembly lines.
Mark uses his industry experience, technical background, and analytical approach to drive measurable profitability for every client — a discipline built over 26+ years, not a pitch deck.
He began his engineering career at Ford Motor Company, then moved through increasingly senior roles at Tompkins Associates, General Tire and Rubber Company, and Taco Bell — where he won the Taco Bell President's Award. He left Taco Bell to found Strategic Restaurant Engineering (SRE), applying industrial engineering specifically to restaurant operations. SRE's methodology became FPG.
Mark holds a B.S./M.E. from the University of Buenos Aires and an M.S.I.E. from North Carolina State University. He wrote the foodservice chapter of Maynard's Industrial Engineering Handbook — the standard reference used by industrial engineers across every industry — and is a frequent guest speaker at industry events.
"Consistency of the guest experience is the essence of a great operating company — and food is the cornerstone of that experience."
Mark's engineering career begins inside one of the most demanding manufacturing environments in the world — where industrial engineering discipline is non-negotiable.
Increasingly senior roles in facility planning and process engineering, sharpening the analytical approach that later defines FPG's method.
Mark rises through increasingly responsible operations engineering positions at Taco Bell, earning the Taco Bell President's Award along the way.
Mark leaves Taco Bell to found SRE, bringing industrial engineering — labor systems, facility design, simulation, statistical analysis — to the restaurant industry as an independent discipline.
Named Consultant of the Year by Foodservice Equipment & Supply magazine, recognizing a body of work already spanning major national foodservice brands.
SRE's methodology becomes FPG. After decades of building and refining it, FPG pairs every client with a Principal, supported by a team of experienced engineers — no hand-offs, no account managers in between.
No layers of account managers — every FPG engagement is led by a Principal.
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