Jason has worked as a technology leader for over 20 years. His experience ranges from leading small teams as CTO to leading large scale development organizations of over 100 people. His focus has been on software and big data development technologies. He is a passionate technologist with a heavy focus on open source development utilizing the most current tools. Managing large scale data environments has been a particular focus area going all the way back to his software company consulting days. His more recent focus on blockchain has allowed him to rethink how Big Data is managed leading to his current role as CEO/CTO of Big Data Block.