Mark Rahal

Mark Rahal is the Innovation Database Analyst at the USC Stevens Center. He oversees and supports the analysis, design, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the center’s database systems, along with analytical reporting and application integrations. Mark works closely with internal stakeholders to ensure data integrity, optimize performance, and support evolving user needs while maintaining secure, well-documented, and scalable data infrastructure.

Prior to joining USC, Mark worked at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS), where he contributed to large-scale data integration efforts across school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Canvas data team, he helped onboard districts to support remote learning and later transitioned into a database development role supporting the Kern Integrated Data System, which serves over forty school districts and enables data-driven decision-making.

Mark holds a BS in Computer Science (Game Design) from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is currently pursuing an MS in Applied Statistics and Data Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.