About Mark
Mark Shapiro is the chief technology officer of Caring Village, where he serves as the chief architect of the platform families rely on to coordinate care for aging or ill loved ones.
Mark has been with Caring Village's parent company for 18 years and brings more than 23 years of software development experience to his role. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a Master's degree in Software Engineering from George Mason University, and is a longtime advocate for using unobtrusive technology to help improve people's lives.
Experience & expertise
At Caring Village, Mark leads platform architecture and engineering, keeping the product reliable and thoughtfully designed for the families who depend on it during some of life's most demanding moments.
- Software architecture
- Platform engineering
- Software development
- Caregiving technology
- Product reliability
Education
- George Mason UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science
- George Mason UniversityMaster's degree, Software Engineering
Personal
Outside of work, Mark enjoys scuba diving and underwater photography. He loves spending time with his Alaskan malamute, Tikaani, whom his mother affectionately calls her "grand-dog." He also spends several weekends a year doing improvisational acting in a medieval and fantasy setting, and is an avid fan of the Game of Thrones novels and TV series.