Mark Foster

Mark Foster has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Mark is currently working at AnyRoad as the Principal Engineer/Platform Architect. Prior to this, they held the position of Chief Technical Officer/Chief Strategy Officer/Co-Founder at Rapticore, Inc. In 2019, they were a Principal Engineer/Platform Architect at Optimizely.

Before that, Mark worked at Oracle as an API Platform Architect, focusing on microservices and Oracle Cloud platform architecture. Mark also served as an Architect for Platform API Services at Autodesk. At Apiary, they held the role of Senior Director of Platform Development.

Mark has also worked at Medidata Solutions, where they held various roles including Principal Systems Architect, Software Architect, and Senior Software Engineer. Mark also has experience as an Application Developer/Program Manager during their freelance work, where they specialized in Ruby on Rails and Flex development.

Their career began at Every Nation Ministries, where they served as the Director of Operations and later as the Executive Director. Mark also has experience in executive consulting. Overall, their work experience showcases their expertise in platform architecture, software development, and leadership roles.

Mark Foster obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Washington State University between 1981 and 1986. Mark further pursued their education and earned a Masters of Science in Physics from UC San Diego, completing the program between 1986 and 1988. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in Machine Learning from Coursera in March 2018, and in Web Intelligence and Big Data from Coursera, although the specific month and year are not provided.