Infrastructure engineer somewhere between DevOps and \"why is this down at 3 AM\". Veteran of three Antarctic expeditions - turns out spending months in the middle of antarctic nowhere with no backup and no escape is a great way to stop overthinking and just do things. Licensed pilot - because apparently the best way to escape from systems that might crash is to fly ones that definitely shouldn’t.
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", @@ -1368,6 +1387,25 @@ "slack_id": "", "image": "adrian-damm.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Adrian Ling", + "bio": "I’ve been tinkering with Linux since 1996 and Kubernetes since 2015. Moving to the cloud shouldn't feel like a barrier. I specialize in breaking down complex concepts into simple, actionable steps to help teams build and run secure, resilient systems!
And have some fun along the way. Keep things simple! :-) ~ Student ::: Teacher ::: Trainer ::: Lifelong Learner ~
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", @@ -14650,6 +14726,25 @@ "slack_id": "", "image": "dang-trung-nghia.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Danie Nadbabi", + "bio": "Ora et labora
", + "company": "", + "pronouns": "He/Him", + "location": "Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland", + "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-nadbabi-511b2584/", + "twitter": "", + "github": "", + "wechat": "", + "website": "", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "", + "image": "danie-nadbabi.jpg" + }, { "name": "Daniel Anghel", "bio": "I began my career as an Automation Engineer in 2018, but my curiosity soon led me to explore how data moves across networks — a topic that quickly became a passion. I was deeply intrigued by cloud technologies and how it transforms the way systems operate. Running my first containerized application in Docker was a turning point that sparked a strong interest in Kubernetes, which I’ve since been eager to understand in depth. Today, I work as a DevOps Engineer, combining my love for automation, cloud infrastructure, and container orchestration. Outside of work, I enjoy running homelabs on old refurbished hardware, always looking for new ways to learn and experiment.
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Why I am excited to be an ambassador: It will give me more opportunities to meet more technical folks who want to adopt/learn new cloud-native technologies and tools. Also, the ambassador makes me a more proactive person to evangelize non-tech people in terms of how/why they move forward to the cloud.
", @@ -17425,6 +17539,25 @@ "slack_id": "", "image": "do-anh-quan.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Do Quang Long", + "bio": "I am a DevOps Engineer from Vietnam with a strong interest in cloud-native technologies. I focus on industry-standard platforms such as Kubernetes and tools within the CNCF ecosystem. My work centers around containerized infrastructure, Kubernetes operations, and GitOps-based system management.
", + "company": "", + "pronouns": "He/Him", + "location": "Nam Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Vietnam", + "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/longqdod/", + "twitter": "", + "github": "", + "wechat": "", + "website": "", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "", + "image": "do-quang-long.jpg" + }, { "name": "Doddy Kristianto", "bio": "I have worked in a telecommunications company for almost 19 years at a leading digital telecommunications company in Indonesia. I started my journey in the field of virtualization and cloud technology from 2015 until now. Physical to Virtual (P2V) and Virtual to Virtual (V2V) are the first experiences in virtualization projects that know the basics of cloud computing. I started planning, assessing and building cloud computing in my company since the end of 2019 by conducting several cloud technology assessment tenders and selecting hyperscalers (cloud provider) according to my company's use cases. our challenge is how we maximize the benefits of cloud computing by migrating monolithic applications to microservices from on-premises to cloud using hyperscaler, with microservices we will have agile delivery to support rapid Go to Market (GTM) from a business point of view, we can support multiple deployments or sprint releases according to the business requirements program every week, it is much easier to maintain our applications / services independently and much more. Therefore, we realize the need to have microservices knowledge by understanding in-depth knowledge of the Kubernetes Platform to support this so that we will have an agile environment that can support our business growth and provide added value and competitive advantage for digital transformation in our company. I started learning Kubernetes from 2022 until now to support all kinds of applications/services migrating to microservices in the cloud. by fully understanding this knowledge we can maximize the value of kubernetes to support our business in our company.
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", @@ -19610,6 +19762,25 @@ "slack_id": "", "image": "eren-capraz.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Erhan Korkut", + "bio": "As a Cloud Solution Architect & DevOps Engineer, I help organizations design, build, and operate cloud-native infrastructure with a strong focus on Kubernetes and AWS. I work extensively with CNCF technologies — from architecting multi-account landing zones and production-grade EKS clusters to designing GitOps workflows and modern CI/CD pipelines. I love diving into complex infrastructure challenges and turning them into clean, automation-driven solutions using tools like Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, and GitOps workflows.
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Why I am excited to be an ambassador: I'm excited to officially have the title of ambassador as I've been actively promoting a lot of the work they do for over a decade now.
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", + "company": "BCP", + "pronouns": "He/Him", + "location": "Lima, Peru", + "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-g%C3%B3mez-de-la-torre-parodi-482637a2/", + "twitter": "", + "github": "https://github.com/gabrielggg", + "wechat": "", + "website": "", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "", + "image": "gabriel-gomez-de-la-torre.jpg" + }, { "name": "Gabriel Machado", "bio": "I'm a software engineer with over a decade of professional experience, specialized in cloud native solutions and public cloud providers. Over my career, I've designed and maintained scalable applications across multiple industries.
", @@ -22464,6 +22654,25 @@ "slack_id": "@George Tseres", "image": "george-tseres.jpg" }, + { + "name": "George Voicila", + "bio": "I’m keen to learn new things, especially around Kubernetes and Docker; I’m not a master yet, but I like surrounding myself with folks who can teach me something fresh. My background includes IoT work, which gives me a practical angle on deploying CNCF technologies outside the datacenter. When I’m not experimenting with containers, I’m often out capturing photos or following motorcycle racing—both keep my curiosity and adrenaline up.
", + "company": "", + "pronouns": "He/Him", + "location": "Cluj-Napoca, Romania", + "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-snowrg", + "twitter": "", + "github": "", + "wechat": "", + "website": "", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "", + "image": "george-voicila.jpg" + }, { "name": "Georgi Hristov", "bio": "I am a junior DevOps that have been working with Kubernetes for the past year. Interested in specializing in cloud-native technology in general.
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Passionate about open source, I firmly believe in the power of the community to move technology forward.
", @@ -23797,6 +24025,25 @@ "slack_id": "@H.Ikushima", "image": "h.ikushima.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Hachem Soualmia", + "bio": "I am a DevOps and Cloud Engineer working at the intersection of Kubernetes, platform engineering, and security. My work focuses on building cloud-native platforms where automation and security go hand in hand, from infrastructure as code to runtime protection. I spend a lot of time exploring the CNCF ecosystem and applying its tools to design resilient systems. I am particularly interested in the challenge of making secure infrastructure simple enough for teams to use every day.
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", @@ -25613,6 +25860,25 @@ "slack_id": "Polin Hou", "image": "hou,-po-lin.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Hristo Hristov", + "bio": "Hristo is a seasoned cloud-native platform engineer with a strong focus on Kubernetes. He specializes in designing robust multi-tenant Kubernetes architectures and implementing policy-driven governance. Hristo also contributes to open-source initiatives as a maintainer for the CNCF's Capsule project, emphasizing multi-tenancy and policy-driven solutions.
", + "company": "Tide", + "pronouns": "", + "location": "Sofia, Bulgaria", + "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/svarrogh1337/", + "twitter": "", + "github": "https://github.com/svarrogh1337", + "wechat": "", + "website": "https://hhristov.info", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "U07D01675EF", + "image": "hristo-hristov.jpg" + }, { "name": "Hrittik Roy", "bio": "Hrittik is currently a pre-final undergrad, who has previously worked at various startups helping them scale their content efforts. He loves diving deep into distributed systems and creating articles on them and has spoken at conferences such as Azure Cloud Summit, UbuCon Asia and Kubernetes Community Days - Lagos and Chennai among others! His best days are when he finds ways to create impact in the communities he’s a part of either by code, content, or mentorship! Blogs: https://hrittikhere.github.io/blogs/ Sessionize: https://sessionize.com/hrittikhere Credly: https://credly.com/users/hrittikhere
Why I am excited to be an ambassador: Being an ambassador will help me continue the work I do and, moreover, it will help me meet new people and discover new opportunities. With the support from CNCF, I also plan to expand the cloud native community in my local region and finally get into video content. I also plan to post a few articles on the CNCF blog (like this: https://www.cncf.io/blog/2023/03/13/how-to-use-kubernetes-events-for-effective-alerting-and-monitoring/) and continue creating content in the form of articles.
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", + "company": "Red Hat", + "pronouns": "He/Him", + "location": "Américo Brasiliense, São Paulo, Brazil", + "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorfurlan/", + "twitter": "", + "github": "https://github.com/igfurlan", + "wechat": "", + "website": "https://igfurlan.github.io/k8s-portfolio/", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "", + "image": "igor-felipe-strozi-furlan.jpg" + }, { "name": "Igor Gouvea", "bio": "Igor is a professional passionate about development and DevOps, with a strong interest in understanding technologies in depth and applying them to generate real business value. He works on diverse projects, with a focus on complete cloud migrations, from planning to infrastructure automation, deployment, and operation. He has a hands-on profile and a holistic view of modern, resilient, and secure environments. He has solid experience with cloud, Kubernetes, CI/CD, IaC, and observability. He supports development teams in standardizing and predicting delivery flows. He is driven by automation, continuous improvement, and innovation. He seeks challenges in SRE and DevOps, as well as sharing knowledge and inspiring the community.
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Why I am excited to be an ambassador: I'm honored to be recognized as a CNCF Ambassador, and join this amazing team of worldwide experts. To me, the CNCF is an intersection between two passions of mine - technology and community, which I have been pursuing since early in my career. I'm excited to continue to collaborate with the various technical working groups, events, projects and initiatives that the CNCF ecosystem continuously generates.
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", + "company": "Adfolks LLC (A ZainTECH Company)", + "pronouns": "He/Him", + "location": "Kochi, Kerala, India", + "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/joobin-p-nihas/", + "twitter": "", + "github": "", + "wechat": "", + "website": "", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "", + "image": "joobin-p-nihas.jpg" + }, { "name": "Jooho Lee", "bio": "Jooho Lee is a DevOps Engineer at Devsisters Corp., where he focus on enhancing core infrastructure and devops platforms for game server. He is passionate about site reliability engineering (SRE), infrastructure as code (IaC), and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
", @@ -32219,6 +32542,25 @@ "slack_id": "", "image": "jua-song.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Juan Camilo Restrepo Veintemilla", + "bio": "Senior Technical Support Engineer in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and cloud‑native platforms. With over 15 years of experience supporting enterprise workloads. Focused on operational excellence, and translating complex customer cases into measurable impact through mentoring and reusable best practices. Passionate about sharing knowledge through internal documentation, workshops, and community collaboration.
", + "company": "", + "pronouns": "He/Him", + "location": "Heredia, Costa Rica", + "linkedin": "", + "twitter": "", + "github": "", + "wechat": "", + "website": "", + "youtube": "", + "certdirectory": "", + "category": [ + "Kubestronaut" + ], + "slack_id": "", + "image": "juan-camilo-restrepo-veintemilla.jpg" + }, { "name": "Juan Carlos Coto Sanchez", "bio": "It all started about seven years ago when a professor in the first university class I ever took taught us about Linux. I still remember his words: \"I should be teaching you other stuff according to the schedule, but instead, I will teach you something that is worth learning.\" Since then, it's been so much fun that I keep learning and learning. I have worked in a variety of technical roles providing support, technical consultancy, and automation. I have a passion for cloud-native technologies and experience in Kubernetes, containers, IaC, service mesh, cloud, and recently, CNAPP.
", @@ -32643,6 +32985,25 @@ "slack_id": "", "image": "julio-cesar-caraca.jpg" }, + { + "name": "Julio Cesar Damasceno", + "bio": "Specialist in DevOps, Kubernetes, and cloud (AWS, GCP, OCI), with a focus on automation, infrastructure as code, and GitOps. PhD in cloud computing, 20+ years bringing research and practice to software architecture and delivery.
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Why I am excited to be an ambassador: First of all, I'm thrilled to work with and learn from our very experienced community members. I hope to use this opportunity to share my knowledge, as a long time Kubernetes contributor and Teaching Associate focused at Cloud Native Technologies, with the broader community and make contributing to the Cloud Native ecosystem easier and more appealing. I also hope to provide support to the CNCF projects to attract and retain contributors via different initiatives and mechanisms.
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Why I am excited to be an ambassador: I am excited to be a CNCF ambassador because I am passionate about running cloud-native technologies workshops and communities and contributing to the ecosystem's growth. Working closely with a supportive community enables me to learn from the experiences of others and share valuable insights. Moreover, being an ambassador provides an excellent platform for WasmEdge to engage with other projects and stay up-to-date on the latest cloud-native advancements. I can not wait to connect with other ambassadors
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