Mark Kale
About Mark Kale
Mark Kale is a Big Data Architect at Boston Scientific with extensive experience in performance engineering, database administration, and software engineering.
Company
Mark Kale is currently employed at Boston Scientific in the role of Big Data Architect. He has been with the company since 2014. Additionally, Mark held a role at Boston Scientific as a Performance Engineer from 2013 to 2014. Prior to these roles, he served as a Database Administrator at Boston Scientific from 2005 to 2013.
Title
Mark Kale holds the position of Big Data Architect at Boston Scientific. This role involves defining and testing the organization's Big Data Strategy and implementing the necessary tools, procedures, and frameworks.
Education and Expertise
Mark Kale studied Computer Science, Mathematics, and Business Administration at the University of Minnesota, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) degree from 1980 to 1983. He has extensive knowledge of open-source Big Data tools such as Hadoop, Sqoop, Hive, Impala, Solr, and Flume.
Background
Mark Kale has a varied professional background, including founding Caribou Lake Software, where he worked from 1996 to 2004 in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Before that, he was a Consultant with York & Associates from 1990 to 1996 and a Software Engineer at Sperry / UNISYS from 1983 to 1989 in Eagan, MN.
Achievements
Mark Kale has developed programs to simplify the ingestion of databases and CSV files into the Hadoop platform. His professional experience also includes participating in trade shows, manning booths, and giving technical presentations. Additionally, he has experience creating and reviewing Statements of Work (SOWs) and making recommendations for improvements.