Mark Robinson

Background

About Mark Robinson

Vision mover for founders, owners and boards. Build trust and communication across organizational hierarchy through persistent execution based on entity need and not job title. Hired three times as general counsel where performance met changing market needs and title shifted to COO, CFO and President. Rapid assimilator of company culture and operational SWOT indicators. Core belief that work should be meaningful, directional and enjoyable. Attainable? Created, and still lead, an AR team that reduced mid-Covid receivables from $2.5 mil to a normalized run rate of $100k, with low single digit tenant loss. Teammates agree that we have "the most fun AR meetings in the country." How? Real-time data, honest communication and cycle discipline. Industry agnostic. Co-founded fish farm that made the cover of Crain's Chicago. Operational lead in $700mil real estate portfolio in 16 states. On the judicial record as a "reasonable man" in the 4th district of Nebraska in lease easement testimony. Increased productivity of 767 maintenance crew by 25% through daily meetings, training and tooling placement. Obtained DIP funding and led Ryan International Airlines through bankruptcy proceedings. Risk identity and control. Negotiated delivery, shipping, destination-dock inspection/acceptance, LOC, and received payment for of all items shipped, in $65Mil+ contract for HMMWV vehicles and accessories to the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior. Persistence. After being informed all new-market tax credits were allocated, personally made three rounds of calls to all recipient entities until $8.5Mil in credits became available, then led the redevelopment of historic buildings in Rockford, IL into the Rockford Indoor Market. Resilience. Negotiated and executed a purchase contract for in Cairo, Egypt the week after Tunisia fell. Returned to obtain control of the aircraft during Tahrir Square riots. Adaptability. Comfortable in the board room and on the maintenance and production floors where strategy is achieved through action. Lived experiences allow me to understand and translate complexity in clear and concise terms across an org chart.