Mark began my career in the door industry in 1994 as a commercial helper with Wayne-Dalton of Greensboro. I worked in commercial service/installs and worked some as a residential installer, before settling into the commercial division. Mark went to another company for an opportunity to develop his career and became heavily involved in all lines of commercial loading dock and door products, with a specialty in electrical wiring. He saw an opportunity for his company to begin to sell control wiring of equipment with our package to customers. This practice was rarely done in our industry before we began to include this, which quickly gave us an advantage with owners and contractors. This practice has become standard practice by almost every company in the Southeast market.

After several years working for other companies, he was inspired to begin Dependable Dock & Door, commonly known as D3 in 2003. His intentions were to stay small, but because of a good reputation and a willingness to try the improbable, his company had quickly grown into a multiple truck operation. They currently operate 6 commercial and residential trucks and have done multiple large-scale projects. Mark is living proof that if you work hard and apply yourself, anything is possible. Mark is passionate about improving the dock and door industry through education and hands-on training. He cares deeply about the industry and believes our trade is the best trade in the construction world. He has spent his entire career living by the motto, “Leave it better than you found it.”