About

I am an experienced technology professional and open-source advocate with more than 20 years in software development, cloud computing, and community leadership. I specialized in .NET and Microsoft technologies before shifting to cloud platforms, including Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes, where I have led large-scale modernization initiatives and built cloud practices involving service offerings, strategic go-to training, and marketing.

Previously, I served as Head of Ecosystems and Community Marketing (and earlier in open source advocate and Developer Relations roles) at SUSE, Principal Architect at Advizex, and Practice Lead at Magenic. My work has spanned industries such as real estate, financial services, energy, and chemicals.I am a core maintainer of the Helm project (the Kubernetes package manager) and a contributor within the CNCF ecosystem. I am also a public speaker, writer, and developer focused on technical marketing, developer relations, and open-source communities. I hold a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on management information systems from Kent State University and am based in the Columbus, Ohio area.