About Optimal Edge Consulting
Make the next big decision with confidence
About Optimal Edge Consulting
Optimal Edge Consulting was founded in 2009 to help owners and leadership teams make high-stakes decisions with more clarity, control, and confidence. The work blends strategic thinking with real-world operational and financial discipline—so leaders can see what’s really happening, focus on what matters most, and move forward with a plan that actually gets executed.
Some engagements start because performance needs to improve. Others begin when a business is approaching change—growth, leadership shifts, restructuring, capital conversations, succession planning, or a potential sale. In every case, Optimal Edge brings steady guidance, practical structure, and solutions designed to scale with the organization.
Mark Perry
Practice Manager / Principal
Mark Perry is Managing Director of Optimal Edge and brings decades of leadership experience spanning controllership, forecasting, cost and asset management, multi-unit budgeting, and business unit management. He is known as an emotionally intelligent leader with the business acumen to assess complex situations quickly—helping C-level executives and board members strengthen performance and position a business for near-term investment, growth, or sale.
Mark’s style is direct, collaborative, and grounded in practical execution. He combines CFO-level financial discipline with COO-level operational practicality—connecting the numbers to what’s actually happening inside the business. Clients value that he doesn’t simply deliver analysis; he helps leaders clarify priorities, strengthen visibility, and put the right cadence in place so the work continues after the meeting ends.
Over the course of his career, Mark has led and supported work that spans both strategy and execution—building forecasting and ROI models, strengthening cost and inventory discipline, maintaining audit-ready performance, and modernizing systems to improve reporting confidence and decision-making. He has also led enterprise-level efforts such as ERP implementation and multi-unit budgeting and forecasting, and supported growth initiatives that required disciplined evaluation and due diligence.
Mark brings a steady, trustworthy presence to leadership teams, and he is also active in his community through long-standing civic and nonprofit involvement.
Who We Serve
Optimal Edge supports leaders across manufacturing, healthcare, retail, engineering, construction—and other operationally complex organizations.
Typical clients include owner-led and leadership-managed businesses that want stronger visibility, better control, and a clearer path forward—especially during periods of growth, restructuring, or transition.
What Makes Optimal Edge Different
You’ll find plenty of advisors who deliver information. Optimal Edge focuses on outcomes—turning complexity into decisions, decisions into action, and action into measurable progress.
What clients value most
Decision-ready clarity
Clear priorities, practical options, and confident next steps
Financial + operational alignment
Guidance that works in the forecast and in day-to-day operations
Transition readiness
Preparation that reduces surprises during growth, investment, succession, or sale
Straightforward delivery
Clear communication, clean structure, and accountability that sticks
Collaborative Expertise
When needed, we collaborate with trusted subject matter experts to provide a stronger platform for growth and transition. Whether that involves tax strategy, legal structuring, transaction advisory, systems implementation, or industry-specific insight, we bring in the right expertise to support the objective.
Selected Engagements & Outcomes
A sampling of work that reflects the range of Mark’s experience
Private equity-backed recycling company (Controller/CFO)
Upgraded financial systems to GAAP compliance, supported audit readiness and board/bank/PE reporting, guided a Quality of Earnings process, and contributed to a 3x value increase over the engagement.
Department of Energy — Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (Contractual)
Supported post-incident recovery work by preparing and overseeing RFP processes tied to major equipment procurement and installation.
Public medical device environment (Fractional CFO)
Supported CFO transition and maintained continuity for audit-ready financials and public-company reporting requirements.
Manufacturing business unit leadership (Maganing Director)
Led operational and performance improvements, including 40% revenue growth over three years and increased after-market sales through a structured upgrade program. Developed new product feasibility model calculating net future revenue over five-year horizon.
Electrical Engineering Contractor (Fractional CFO)
Maximized cash flow during high-growth period by implementing aggressive delinquency collection program coupled with staff training and development of processes and policies. Produced a full-cost model for project estimates, increasing revenue stream by 15%. Provided a labor utilization study – reducing headcount by 10% and improving earnings by 200k.
What Our Clients Say About Us
Mark and I have worked together for over 20 years in a variety of roles. Mark is the consummate gentleman and professional. He has used his progressive experiences to build and broaden his skill set, from financial accounting to cost accounting, financial analyst, division manager, controller and Chief Financial Officer. He is loyal, honest, and a good man.
Ted Sharp, CP