Tushar Thole

Tushar Thole has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Tushar is currently the Head of Applications Engineering at StarTree, where they lead the team in pioneering user-facing analytics and leveraging the Apache Pinot analytics platform. Prior to this, Tushar worked at Confluent as the Head of Stream Governance Engineering, where they led a team in developing a data governance suite for Apache Kafka and real-time data.

Before their time at Confluent, Tushar spent over a decade at VMware, where they held various roles, including Senior R&D Manager. During their tenure, they worked on diverse domains such as storage, security, networking, and cloud-native technologies. Tushar has experience in both on-prem and SaaS product development.

Tushar also gained experience through internships and roles at Johns Hopkins University, Calsoft Private Limited, and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). These experiences allowed him to work on projects related to storage systems, distributed file systems, and scientific and engineering computing.

Overall, Tushar Thole's work experience demonstrates their expertise in analytics, data governance, and software development across various domains.

Tushar Thole started their education in 2000 at Savitribai Phule Pune University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Computer Engineering. Tushar completed their undergraduate studies in 2004.

In 2006, Tushar joined The Johns Hopkins University and obtained a Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree in Computer Science. Tushar completed their studies at Johns Hopkins in 2007.

After a gap in their education, Tushar attended the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business in 2016. Although the degree name is not specified, they focused on Product Management during their time there.

In the same year, Tushar also enrolled in a program at Harvard Business School Online. The specific field of study is not mentioned.

Apart from these formal education experiences, Tushar has acquired the Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCDH) certification. However, the institution and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.

There is also mention of Tushar attending Laxmanrao Apte Junior College, which is affiliated with Pune University, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Additionally, they attended Jnana Prabhodhini, but the degree and field of study for this institution are unknown.