As President of Thinkata Intelligence, Mark is building the company into a leading start-up in AI engineering and technology. With over 30 years of experience and multiple software engineering patents, he applies modern cloud computing and artificial intelligence to deliver production-grade enterprise solutions. His strategic vision positions Thinkata at the forefront of AI innovation, driving tangible success for clients across diverse industries. Most recently, he architected an enterprise document intelligence platform: a fully serverless, multi-tenant system that automates document ingestion, NLP classification, and structured response generation.

Before founding Thinkata, Mark held development and architecture roles at IBM and Hitachi Vantara. At Hitachi Vantara, he designed scalable cloud architectures, integrating AI solutions to improve observability, logging, and real-time insights for multi-tenant environments. He led cloud transformation initiatives that simplified operations, improved infrastructure performance, and introduced subscription-based revenue models.

Earlier, at IBM, he spearheaded cloud integration projects, creating automation frameworks that simplified infrastructure monitoring, reduced deployment complexity, and accelerated cloud adoption. His expertise in cloud-native development, containerized data processing, and AI-enhanced monitoring has enabled enterprises to build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud platforms.

Mark fosters a culture of innovation and excellence, having driven corporate initiatives at Hitachi Vantara that yielded over $250 million in cost savings. His dedication to advancing sophisticated AI and cloud-native solutions positions Thinkata as a trusted partner for businesses seeking to harness artificial intelligence effectively.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from North Texas State University and is pursuing a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence at Johns Hopkins University.

He resides in Texas with his wife, Tess, where they enjoy traveling, golfing, and all things outdoors. Together, they actively support wildlife and animal rescue organizations through volunteering and advocacy.