Mark is the head of Business Development for Catalyst IT with responsibility for the EU, Middle East and Africa regions. Mark is an AdvanceHE Principal Fellow, one of only 1700 worldwide. This fellowship is international recognition of his sustained record of strategic leadership in higher education. Mark has a substantial understanding of the education landscape and its unique dynamics due to his experience working within the education sector for over 20 years. For most of that time Mark has been involved with Moodle in some shape or form: using it as a lecturer, providing staff development Moodle workshops across the HE sector, managing the an entire Moodle instance for Dublin City University and co-chairing the Ireland & UK Moodle Moots for a number of years.

Through leading numerous teaching and learning initiatives in areas including blended learning, technology enhanced learning, learning spaces, student retention and assessment, Mark has developed a local, national and international reputation for innovation and for leadership in teaching and learning.

At MoodleMoot Global 2024, Mark will be presenting How mature is your Moodle?