Mark Warner is the Founder of Warner Industrial Advisors and a registered professional engineer with more than four decades of experience commercializing first-of-a-kind (FOAK) industrial technologies. He has led the development, engineering, construction, startup, and operations of complex manufacturing facilities spanning industrial biotechnology, specialty chemicals, mining, food ingredients, and other advanced process industries.
Throughout his career, Mark has focused on bridging the gap between scientific innovation and commercial manufacturing. He has helped scale numerous breakthrough technologies from laboratory concepts into operating assets, providing leadership in process development, engineering, project execution, financing strategy, organizational development, and operational readiness. His experience includes the successful deployment of FOAK projects representing hundreds of millions of dollars in capital investment.
Through Warner Industrial Advisors, Mark advises companies, investors, and government organizations on the commercialization of strategic technologies, including rare earth processing, critical minerals, industrial biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing. His work centers on one guiding principle: successfully turning breakthroughs into operating assets.
Two key examples of Mark's greenfield novel technology projects that were built on expedited timelines and are still operating decades later:
Built in 2007, the project was operational 12 months from breaking ground and has operated successfully for almost 20 years... owned today by Chevron.
Constructed in 2014 in rural Brazil, this novel technology facility was operational within 24 months from breaking ground and has operated for over a decade... currently owned by Corbion.
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