Brad Bukacek Jr.

Brad Bukacek Jr. is an accomplished technology professional with extensive experience in solutions engineering and software development. Currently serving as Sr. Director of Solutions Engineering at Cloudera since January 2019, Brad has progressed through multiple leadership roles within the company. Previously, Brad held key positions at Hortonworks from 2014 to 2018, including Senior Manager and Solutions Engineer, focusing on educating clients on the benefits of Open Enterprise Hadoop. Brad's career also includes roles at Fishbowl Solutions and Zirous, where Brad managed development teams and architected integration solutions using Oracle technologies. Brad holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, earned in 2007.