Mark L. Bennett

CEO

Aberdeen, Washington, United States27 yrs 4 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Apache Solr and enterprise search technologies.
  • Strong background in Python and Java programming.
  • Proven track record in product management and team building.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Search Engine Architect with extensive experience in eCommerce solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Apache SolrPythonMachine LearningJavaSolrE-commerceSearch EnginesProduct Specification

Other Skills

ProgrammingGitJupyterMathematicsOracle DatabaseRDBMSUnixPandas (Software)Software DevelopmentData QualitySQLShell ScriptingBusiness RequirementsHTMLPython (Programming Language)

About

Top Technical Skills: * Search Technology, for both Enterprise and E-Commerce * Python, Java (and many other programming languages) * Apache Solr (have used many other search engines) * Lucidworks Fusion * Platforms: Windows, Unix, Mac * Prototyping Systems * ChatGPT Business Skills: * Recruiting / Candidate technical interviews / hiring / firing * Team building / mentoring * Product Management (define features, priorities, etc) * Produced Marketing Collateral & website content * Estimates and written SOW (Statement of work, for customers with complex requirements) * Have reviewed contracts and Intellectual Property (I am NOT a lawyer) * Published author Prior to joining Lucid in 2012: (prev info from NIE PR material) Mr. Bennett co-founded New Idea Engineering, Inc. and was also the co-founder and CTO of Searchbutton, Inc. Prior to NIE and Searchbutton, Mr. Bennett served as technical support manager at Verity, Inc., where he was responsible for on-line and Internet support. He pioneered the company's first customer care CD. His experience also includes programming, senior technical support, engineering and database development positions at Access Technology and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Mr. Bennett attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University. Specialties: Programming, technical customer interactions (support, consulting), product specification, Enterprise search software (Apache Solr, Verity, Ultraseek, Fulcrum, FAST, Lucene), Python, Java, SQL...

Experience

Restoration hardware ltd.

Lucidworks Fusion / Apache Solr Search Engineer

Sep 2023Feb 2024 · 5 mos · Remote

  • Member of the eCommerce search engine Team:
  • Worked on Jira’s related to the site’s product search.
  • Wrote detailed Python code to compare Fusion objects between four Fusion clusters and
  • GitHub.
ProgrammingProduct SpecificationGitJupyterMathematicsOracle Database+15

Lucidworks

Sr Search Engineer / Special Projects, Office of CTO / SOW (Statement of Work) for advanced projects

Nov 2012Jul 2023 · 10 yrs 8 mos · San Francisco, California, United States · Hybrid

  • Feasibility, research, prototyping, search engine competitive analysis, big data, Machine Learning, Developer outreach. Coded in mostly Java and Python
ProgrammingProduct SpecificationGitJupyterMathematicsOracle Database+26

Apple inc.

Search Specialist / Developer (contract)

Mar 2009Nov 2012 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Cupertino, CA · On-site

  • AOS Cupertino (Apple Online Store) Back-end Solr/Lucene engineering for eCommerce Q&A search application, participate in other internal search projects as needed.
  • Details:
  • Worked in AOS (Apple Online Store team). Lone Solr architect and implementer of the Apple Store’s product Q&A search feature (not the storewide search), starting way back with Solr 1.3! Interacted with multiple departments to gather and review priorities. Implemented indexing- time enhancements to greatly simplify search-time query logic. Worked with Oracle team to define highly detailed integration. Designed and ported complex Business Rules from Oracle to Solr.
ProgrammingGitMathematicsOracle DatabaseRDBMSUnix+17

Various

Earlier Positions

Jan 2000Jan 2000 · 0 mo

  • Earlier Positions at:
  • Verity, Inc., early search engine company (Mountain View, CA)
  • Access Technology (Natick Mass)
  • Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, NH)

Searchbutton.com

Chief Technology Officer

Jun 1998Jul 2001 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Searchbutton was one of the first hosted web site search services on the market. It was a spin-off from New Idea Engineering. Searchbutton was acquired in 2001, which is when the founders returned to NIE.
ProgrammingProduct SpecificationMathematicsRDBMSPython (Programming Language)Unix+11

New idea engineering, inc.

VP of Engineering

Aug 1996Nov 2012 · 16 yrs 3 mos · Silicon Valley, California, United States · On-site

  • Senior technical architect; product review and specification; write and speak about search engines , data extraction and other related information retrieval technologies. Primary architect and coder for customer projects, and company prototypes.
ProgrammingProduct SpecificationMathematicsOracle DatabaseRDBMSPython (Programming Language)+17

Education

Stanford University (evening classes)

Physics

Sep 2001May 2004

Cleveland Institute of Electronics (remote learning)

EE

Jun 1992Aug 1995

Northeastern University

CS

Sep 1989May 1991

Hesser Business College (Portsmouth, NH)

CS

Sep 1987May 1989

UNH: University of New Hampshire

EE

Sep 1985Jun 1986

WPI: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

EE

Sep 1982May 1985

Somersworth High School

HS

Jan 1978Jan 1982

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