Mark Gorak
Principle Director at United States Department of War
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolMark Gorak is a strategic technology and people analytics leader with 13+ years of experience translating advanced data science, optimization, and human capital analytics into measurable organizational impact across the Department of Defense. As Principal Director he now shapes the Department’s cyber and AI workforce and modernization strategy, having previously led the Army’s person-event data environment, AWS cloud migrations, and managed a $69B manpower portfolio. His work reduced DoD headquarters overhead by 25% (saving $2B) and redirected billions in budget to higher priorities, demonstrating a rare mix of quantitative rigor and policy-level influence. A former collegiate professor and published mathematician with deep interests in linear optimization, forecasting, and exploratory data analysis, he combines academic credentials with hands-on experience in AI/ML, C++, SQL and analytics tooling. He is known for quickly grasping the “big picture,” building coalitions across military and civilian stakeholders, and operationalizing data to drive culture change and strategic decision-making.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering at Marquette UniversityMaster of Science (MS), National Security Policy Studies, Master of Science (MS), National Security Policy Studies at National Defense UniversityMaster's Degree, Applied Mathematics, Master's Degree, Applied Mathematics at Naval Postgraduate School
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Github Skills (200)
bigint10
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network10
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
twodayslate/NetUtils
Aug 2018 - Jan 2023
WHOIS, DNS, ping, view source, and more!
Contributions:23 releases, 72 reviews, 151 commits in 4 years 5 months
dnsios-appnetworkingnetwork-monitoringwhoisxmlapi
twodayslate/claw
Sep 2020 - Jan 2023
A lobste.rs Reader
Contributions:19 releases, 8 reviews, 103 commits in 2 years 4 months
rustreader
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