Mark Coming

Mark Coming

Strategy and Operations

Upstream
 
United States

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Systems Engineering

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Upstream: Operations, Project Management, Corporate Development

Upstream Areas: Offshore, Onshore

3. Current employer:

Evolve

4. Previous employers:

Charles River Associates, A.T. Kearney, Andersen Consulting, Eaton Corporation, Allen-Bradley, Inc.

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

I was working for Charles River Associates, a management consultancy, and their office in Houston focused primarily on Energy. One of my partners in that office asked me to help out on project that had a need for significant operations and sourcing expertise. I had consulted in manufacturing operations for several decades and I was asked to contribute to this project and that began shifting my industry focus towards Energy.  

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

Everything moves significantly faster within startup organizations - they are lighter, nimbler, more able to take advantage of new opportunities within a short time horizon.

Okay, now for some fun things about Mark…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

  • Music

  • Kayak fishing

  • Audio and video production

8.  What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

  • I am an Eagle Scout, a National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar, and the proud father of three beautiful children.

9.  If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

I would be able to slow time down for everyone and everything around me except I would be able to move at my normal speed making it appear to everyone else that I was moving at the speed of light.

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

Over the road, long haul truck driver.

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be                 .

Writing music for film.

12.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Supper's Ready" by Genesis.

13.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

I would start a company focused on brining clean water and sanitation to those parts of the world that are without those basic necessities.

14.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Actively listen and if you need to speak then ask questions.