Summary
Mark Holmes is a seasoned engineering leader with nearly 20 years of experience building and scaling web platforms, currently managing platform, product, and native app engineering teams at Ferguson Enterprises. Based in Los Angeles, he blends hands-on development roots—from early web work at DiscountHockey.com to frontend roles—with strategic management of cross-functional teams. He has moved between senior individual contributor and leadership roles, including a return to Ferguson as Senior Manager after earlier engineering tenure, demonstrating deep institutional and technical continuity. Mark also co-founded Williams & Holmes, a fractional portfolio management firm, reflecting an entrepreneurial streak and business-facing perspective beyond pure engineering. His background spans product-focused startups and enterprise contexts, giving him a knack for pragmatic, delivery-oriented architecture and team scaling. With a CS degree from California Lutheran University, he pairs formal training with a track record of shipping reliable systems across web and native platforms.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at California Lutheran University