James A. Scott (prefers to go by Jim) is Director of Enterprise Architecture at MapR Technologies. Jim helped build the Apache Hadoop community in Chicago as cofounder of the Chicago Hadoop Users Group. He has implemented big data and real-time streaming solutions at a number of different companies, supporting a variety of enterprise use cases from Industrial Manufacturing, Geographical Information Systems, Digital Advertising, as well as full data center monitoring and general data processing. Jim was formerly the SVP of Information Technology and Operations at SPINS, the leading provider of retail consumer insights, analytics reporting and consulting services for the natural and organic products industry. Additionally, Jim served as Lead Engineer/Architect for Conversant (formerly Dotomi), one of the world's largest and most diversified digital marketing companies, and also held software architecture positions at several companies including Aircell, NAVTEQ, and Dow Chemical. Jim speaks at many industry events around the world on big data technologies and enterprise architecture. When he's not solving business problems with technology, Jim enjoys cooking, watching-and-quoting movies and spending time with his wife and kids.