Mark Brudos

Mark Brudos

Husband, Father and Data Management Professional

Viroqua, Wisconsin

Hi! My name is Mark…

…and I’m an IT pro who lives in Viroqua, Wisconsin. I live with an awesome wife, some cool kids and an assortment of cute critters.

Currently I’m the Integration ETL Architect (Data Integration Architect) at Organic Valley, where I’m responsible for the movement of data between 20+ enterprise software applications. I also have a passion for Linux and web hosting, so I run a small webhosting company: Viroqua Hosting Co.

When I’m not in front of a screen I enjoy getting out into the woods (on my feet or a bike), working on home improvement projects and helping out with a great school that the kids attend.

Interests

  • Data, Data, Data
  • Silent Sports
  • Webhosting and Linux
  • Deep Work

Education

  • BSc in Computer Science, 2002

    University of Wisconsin Platteville

  • BSc in Business Administration, 2002

    University of Wisconsin Platteville

Experience

Recent Professional Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Integration ETL Architect

Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative

Jan 2014 – Present Cashton, WI USA

Responsible for:

  • Monitoring and operating the data integration application landscape to ensure the business can operate 24/7
  • Researching and implementing best practices for data integration to support 20+ enterprise applications
  • Leading design, development and testing efforts for integrating new software systems into our landscape
  • Maintaining standards for application phase management, change control processes and a code review checklist
 
 
 
 
 

Owner

Viroqua Hosting, Co.

Jan 2012 – Present Viroqua, WI USA
Small webhosting shop with a focus on high-performance WordPress hosting
 
 
 
 
 

Programmer Analyst II, Database Analyst/Administrator, and Business Intelligence Analyst

Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative

Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 La Farge, WI USA

Responsible for:

  • Providing application and database (Oracle) support for the sales budgeting and promotion management system
  • Working with users to design, test and implement integration and database changes
  • Leading integration development effort for implementation of new demand forecasting system
  • Assisting with the coding, testing and implementation of the enterprise integration hub
  • Working with users to define requirements and refine their work requests

Projects

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SAP Data Services - Data Integrity Check

Functions for SAP Data Services to perform basic data integrity checks at the beginning and end of a data load.

60 Second Budget

Why Can’t I (we) Stick To A Budget? Budgeting is kind of like weight loss: we all know we need to do it and have a lot of success for a little while, but no matter how hard we try, the problem keeps coming back!