Jason Kolter

Jason Kolter is an experienced software engineer and architect dedicated to helping people get the most out of their data. He's currently working with Foster America, a nonprofit group focused on transforming the foster care system, where he's responsible for leading innovative reform projects using data to improve the lives of our most vulnerable children. Kolter has previously worked in a wide range of technology companies, large and small, and gained extensive experience leading teams building production large-scale distributed analytics systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.

Hands-on technical leader experienced with scalable, highly available software platforms

Expert in creating “Big Data” solutions to solve complex analytics problems

Author of Spark in Motion, a "liveVideo" training course for Apache Spark, released by Manning Publications Co. https://www.manning.com/livevideo/spark-in-motion

Award winning instructor for the University of Washington Professional and Continuing Education certificate program in Big Data Technologies; teaching courses such as "Building the Data Pipeline" and "Emerging Technologies in Big Data"

Background in the architecture and development of high performance full stack software products for a range of companies across multiple industries, primarily in Java Linux environments

Experience working the full spectrum of software development from requirements definition to architecture and design, implementation, test, and maintenance as both a manager and individual contributor