Mark McCormick

Pioneer
DISC Type : Isd

Director of Engineering at Chainguard

Galway, County Galway, Ireland

Overview

Mark McCormick is the Director of Engineering at Chainguard, specializing in software supply chain security, zero-CVE packages, and FedRAMP compliance. Holding both CKA and CKAD certifications, he leads teams in producing minimal, secure container images. Colleagues describe him as reliable, talented, and an exceptional technical leader.

Based in Ireland, Mark actively engages with the tech community and values a positive team culture. He believes in making space for connection and creativity alongside serious work, as demonstrated by his participation in a company video with local colleagues to showcase their collaborative and fun environment.

He is focused on solving "vulnerability fatigue" for developers by creating more secure and lightweight software components.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Dynamic But Sincere

Friendly But Fast

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Supply Chain Security
His work at Chainguard centers on producing minimal, secure, zero-CVE packages and container images to protect the software supply chain.
FedRAMP Compliance
He has extensive experience leading teams to design and implement cloud infrastructure and services for FedRAMP compliance at both Cisco and Chainguard.
Kubernetes Expertise
Demonstrates deep technical knowledge by holding both the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certifications.

Media Appearances

Mark has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Director of Engineering at Chainguard
8-2024 - 3-2025
Senior Engineering Manager at Chainguard
9-2023 - 9-2024
Engineering Manager at Chainguard
5-2023 - 8-2023
Staff DevOps Engineer at Tenable
9-2022 - 5-2023
Engineering Manager at Cisco

Education

2005 - 2009
BSc (Hons) from Ulster University
2006 - 2008
NVQ Level 3 from Modern Apprenticeship program - Retail

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Insights For Selling To Mark

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mark is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mark

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mark move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Mark take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Mark

Personality Compatibility


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