Mark Sands

Following engineering school, Mark served in a variety of roles from project engineer to vice president with multi-regional building companies. Mark managed commercial, institutional, and industrial projects across twenty-five states. From 2000 to 2009 Mark helped develop an industrialized-construction concept with Steelcase, the world’s largest manufacturer of interior office systems. This experience inspired the development of the Building Catalyst – SaaS (Software as a Service) platform to help construction move from its siloed and fragmented state to one that is more integrated and automated. Education: BS in Civil Engineering, Master’s in Business Administration, Licensing: Registered Professional Engineer, Michigan Experience: 27 years in general contracting and construction management, 19 years in data research, process, and software development including development of Building Catalyst.