Mark graduated in 1982 from Drexel University with a B.S. degree in Commerce & Engineering. Following a successful business career which included being part owner/President of a global specialty products firm, Mark founded Fine Golf Design, Inc. in 2003 based in Allentown, PA.   Mark’s background in golf includes over 30 years of study in golf architecture and design.  He has a passion for the works of the “Golden Age” architects such as Ross, Mackenzie, Tillinghast, Watson, Raynor, and Flynn.  Mark actively lectures on the subject and his articles are featured in several leading golf publications.  In 2006 he co-authored with Forrest Richardson a popular book with Superintendents and Greens Committees titled, "Bunkers, Pits and Other Hazards," published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.  Moreover, Mark’s field research includes playing and analyzing over 1,600 golf course designs around the globe including hundreds that have been recognized as the world’s best.  Mark’s firm, Fine Golf Design, provides a comprehensive range of golf course design and consulting services including Master Plan development, historic course restoration as well as renovation and redesign.