Mark Shapiro

Mark Shapiro has a diverse work experience in the field of software engineering. Mark is currently serving as the VP of Software Engineering at Koalafi, where they are responsible for leading the company's Merchant business domain and improving technology solutions and processes. Prior to this, Mark worked as a Senior Director of Software Engineering at Koalafi, where they played a key role in providing solutions to client configuration and servicing.

Mark also served as a Board Member on the Department of Computer Science Alumni Advisory Board at Virginia Tech. Before that, they worked at Capital One in various roles, including Director of Software Engineering, Senior IT Manager, Master Software Engineer, and Principle Software Engineer. Mark played a crucial part in developing and managing groundbreaking cloud-based Treasury Management solutions and also worked on the re-platforming project to migrate the company's website.

Earlier in their career, Mark worked at Virginia State Police as a Systems Analyst, where they developed and supported multiple intranet J2EE systems. Mark also gained experience at Shaw Systems Associates, LLC as a Senior Developer, where they contributed to web development and performance improvements of a financial software application. Mark began their career at Circuit City Stores, Inc as a Programmer, where they developed in-house web applications and revamped the e-mail notification process.

Mark Shapiro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. Mark has obtained certifications such as the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in both January 2021 and December 2021. Mark also holds the Sun Java Programmer 1.4 certification from Sun Microsystems, though specific details about the obtaining date are not available.