Mark L. Bathrick was appointed to the Senior Executive Service and became Associate Director, Aviation Management for the National Business Center (NBC) in the Department of the Interior (DOI) on November, 1, 2005.  The NBC provides business services to government agencies in the areas of Financial Management, Human Resources Management, Training, Acquisitions, Information Technology Hosting, Aviation Services, Appraisal Services, and other administrative areas.  The Aviation Management Directorate is responsible for the safe, efficient, and economical operation of aircraft activities in support of all DOI organizations and, through individual agreements, to other federal and state entities.

Prior to joining the NBC, Mr. Bathrick completed a distinguished career with the United States Navy, retiring as a Captain.  A decorated Naval Aviator and Test Pilot, Mr. Bathrick has logged over 3,700 flight hours and more than 800 arrested landings aboard ten different aircraft carriers during numerous overseas deployments.  A graduate of the prestigious Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and the British Empire Test Pilots’ School, he has flown 31 different types of military and civilian fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft, having qualified as pilot-in-command in 12 different models.  Mr. Bathrick is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and holds a commercial instrument, multi-engine pilot rating.

In Navy staff assignments ashore, Mr. Bathrick served in financial management and aviation acquisition positions with the Naval Air Systems Command, the Chief of Naval Operations and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receiving subspecialty designations in financial management and test and evaluation.  While serving in the Pentagon, he was responsible for programming the Navy’s $4.0B weapons budget. 

Mr. Bathrick’s prior executive leadership experience includes command of a 275 member carrier based F-14 TOMCAT squadron, a 300 member Navy composite flight test squadron, and the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, a major Department of Defense acquisition, test, and training installation, home to over 20 separate joint service and interagency organizations, 3,500 employees and a $780M economic impact.

Through his visionary customer and business focused leadership, Mr. Bathrick and the many organizations he has stewarded have received numerous service level and national awards including the Commander-in-Chief Installation Excellence Award, Naval Air Warfare Center Equal Employment Opportunity Leadership Award, Secretary of the Navy Achievement in Safety Award, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendations, Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Award, White House Closing the Circle Environmental Award, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Leadership Award, and the Dale Carnegie Leadership Award (first ever award to an executive in the public sector).

Mr. Bathrick earned a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1980 and is a member of the Naval Academy Engineering Honor Society and the National Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi.