Mark Bolz
About Mark Bolz
Mark Bolz serves as the Vice President and Head of Serious Gaming at Exadel, where he leads a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering cloud-based solutions. With extensive experience at Microsoft and a background in the United States Marine Corps, he brings expertise in complex event processing and big data to his role.
Work at Exadel
Mark Bolz serves as Vice President and Head of Serious Gaming at Exadel since 2024. He leads a multidisciplinary team that includes executive producers, game designers, and GIS engineers, focusing on delivering cloud-based solutions. His role emphasizes the development of technology that leverages information to address complex business challenges. Bolz aims to foster high-energy, high-performance teams that contribute to business growth and create significant impact.
Previous Experience at Microsoft
Bolz has extensive experience at Microsoft, where he held multiple roles over several years. He served as Senior Operations Engineering Lead from 2009 to 2011, Principal Service Engineering Manager from 2012 to 2017, and Principal Product Manager from 2017 to 2020. He also worked as Sr. Director of Advanced Modeling, Simulation, and Serious Gaming from 2021 to 2024. His tenure at Microsoft involved significant contributions to product management and platform engineering.
Experience at Amazon Web Services
Before joining Exadel, Bolz worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as a Senior Product Manager for RDS from 2020 to 2021. His role involved overseeing product management processes and strategies, contributing to the development and enhancement of AWS offerings.
Education and Expertise
Bolz holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Information Technology with a focus on Database Technologies from Regis University. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and German from Washington State University, where he additionally received a Certificate of Enology. His expertise includes complex event processing and big data, which supports his roles in product management and platform engineering.
Military Background
Bolz served in the United States Marine Corps as an Armor Crewman and Officer from 1990 to 1998. This experience contributed to his leadership skills and ability to work effectively in high-pressure environments.