Holding degrees in Anthropology/Archaeology from Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario and Art Conservation from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Mark carried out fieldwork throughout Central and portions of Northern Canada, Belize, Andean Peru and the Southwest U.S.A. As Chief Conservator for the Museum of New Mexico System (MNM), Mark manages the conservation, research and analysis projects for the four museums and eight historic sites comprising the MNM System. With the addition of a second laboratory including a textile and large 2D objects’ focus, the conservation unit comprises two conservation laboratories, scientific analysis and imaging sections. Previously he was the head of conservation for the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum System and managed the working steam powered collection, building Canada’s first “all new” full sized steam traction engine. Before that Mark was the head of the Inorganics and Composites conservation section of the Parks Canada, Prairie and Northern Region, Winnipeg facility. Mark headed a project to survey the institutions holding cultural collections across the State of New Mexico for the Heritage Health Index. As museum representative for the Department of Cultural Affairs, Mark continues to work with the departments of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure that security advisories and alerts are sent to the Museums of New Mexico and that assistance in times of emergency is provided. As DCA Energy Manager, Mark has completed large and complex energy saving and facilities upgrade projects to three major museums (New Mexico Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Natural Science and History and the New Mexico Museum of Space History). The projects included creation of “Investment Grade” engineering surveys for each institution. With the addition of High Performance Liquid Chromatography in 2012 Mark has analyzed samples from more than 250 works of art for reds derived from Cochineal.