Monish Tandale is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in big data and data science. Currently serving as a Solutions Architect at Apple since February 2014, Monish has developed a Big Data Pipeline Framework utilizing Spark and Cassandra for efficient data ingestion and enrichment. Prior to Apple, Monish held the position of Senior Research Scientist at Optimal Synthesis Inc. from February 2006 to February 2014, where contributions were made as the Principal Scientist on various R&D projects funded by NASA and the US Department of Defense. Monish holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University, focusing on the Dynamics and Control of Autonomous Systems, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute.