Calico Big Cats ambassador program

A skilled Senior DevOps Engineer. As a Calico Big Cat, I was able to use my passion, skills, and dedication to make a significant contribution to the community through container and Kubernetes conservation.

An experienced DevOps Engineer. Being a Calico Big Cat, I could combine my passion, knowledge, and dedication to make a meaningful contribution to the community through conservation on containers and Kubernetes.

With a passion for creating secure and resilient container environments, I believe in simplicity and flexibility of building applications with open source tooling such as Kubernetes, Calico.

Proficient in cloud security architecture, threat detection, and compliance, I continuously stay informed about the latest advancements in technology and the evolving landscape of security threats.

I'm a senior software engineer from Daocloud. Kubernetes contributor and maintainer of the open-source project Spiderpool, I'm very enthusiastic about cloud-native and open-source, Always focusing on Networking, eBPF, etc.

I am a Platform Engineer and working for Cognizant and have build expertise in building secure containerized applications at scale for large enterprises.

Technical Director, Practice Competency Lead, strategist, Technical Advisor, and hands-on individual contributor with an experience of around 20 years in Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Transformation, Digital Workplace, and Modern Application platforms. Raghavendra supports the full business and IT solution lifecycle – strategic planning and design, implementation, and governance. Researches and communicates technology, industry, and market trends guides applications to customers, and develops competency for the go-to-market strategy.

Senior cloud consultant operating from London, UK with a strong background in Microservices, Open Source tools, and Application Modernization, his primary goal is to assist businesses in speeding up their innovation by assisting them in implementing the integration of cloud and open-source technologies. In addition, he is an eager learner, a public speaker,Kubernetes enthusiast and a community builder.

I'm Jahnavi Vetukuri working as a Senior Java Developer. With an unwavering passion for staying at the forefront of Technology trends, and I specialize in web-related technologies. I'm always eager to learn and explore open-source tools and latest technology trends. I have an exceptional ability in simplifying complex concepts and presenting them in an easier understandable way. I enjoy creating technical content and writing technical blogs with a goal to make technology accessible to everyone and promote knowledge sharing with the community. I'm truly passionate about innovation and sharing knowledge in this exciting field.

Glen Combe is a Cyber Security professional with a career spanning 25+ years. His focus has always been to learn, evaluate,and implement new security technologies to further the business mission. As businesses leveragepublic cloud ,a complete understanding of what your cloud provider solution is from inception to completion is a requirement moving forward. These setups need to be fully secure. Calico has been the tool that Glen has found to be that solution for containerized solution to further the Cyber mission.

As a technical leader focused on staying on the leading edge of innovation, my specialty lies in web technologies. I'm constantly eager to explore open source tools and emerging trends. An ability to simplify complex topics allows me to present technical concepts accessibly. Beyond my work, I enjoy creating content and writing blogs to promote sharing knowledge with others. Innovation and knowledge transfer are passions of mine in this dynamic field.

Janani TV, is a Data Community Leader and Cloud data specialist based in India, deeply passionate about AI, ML, GenAI, Cloud, and Data engineering. She actively engages as a Speaker, Technical writer, and Tech Event organizer. In her free time, she enjoys working on POCs (Proof of Concepts). Believing in equal opportunities for all to contribute and benefit from open-source projects.

I'm Rajaram Erraguntla working as a CloudOps Lead at a leading FinTech company in India. With an unwavering passion for staying at the forefront of technology trends, specializes in cloud computing and Open-Source Tools. I Have an exceptional ability to simplify complex tasks, excels at making intricate concepts accessible to everyone., I'm also a skilled technical content writer, adept at distilling intricate topics into clear and comprehensible insights, With a commitment to innovation and a dedication to knowledge sharing in the world of cloud technology and IT operations.

Vivek is a cloud technologist with a mission to create clear, clean and robust cloud-native solutions. A life-long learner always eager to learn and stay current with cloud, devops and technology trends.

I am Nagaswetha Mudunuri, an experienced Cybersecurity and Cloud Specialist. With a Master's degree in Cyber Security and Cloud Computing, I'm well-versed in the latest security techniques. I enjoy sharing knowledge about the newest tech trends and best practices, including Kubernetes security.My goal is to help people navigate the digital world safely and securely.

Madhu is an accomplished Principal Cloud Architect and Product Owner (Containers) with more than two decades of experience in the IT industry across different parts of the world. Open-source software (OSS) supporter. Speaker, Digital Leader, and supports global dev communities. He is humbled to serve as an AWS Hero, AWS Community Builder, AWS User Group Leader, DevSecCon Chapter Leader for Hungary, DevOps Institute Brand Ambassador and Chapter Leader, and HashiCorp User Group Leader for Hungary.

Parth Goswami is a Customer Enablement Engineer at Cloudera, who is passionate about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). He advocates for open-source literacy and inclusivity, believing that everyone should have the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from open-source projects.

Saurabh is a cloud architect and SRE with an interest in all things related to cloud, containerization, and automation. He is also a DevOps Institute Ambassador and Google Cloud Champion Innovator.

Andre Atkinson is a highly accomplished IT professional with over 10 years of experience in the industry who is passionate about staying current with technology trends. Andre is dedicated to using his knowledge and experience to help grow the IT community and drive innovation in the field.

Walter Lee is a passionate cloud, Kubernetes, DevOps, AI/ML, data, web/mobile performance software engineer from San Francisco, USA. He works on speaking engagements, technical writing, and more cloud certification exams in his free time.

Having worked in the IT industry for 16+ years, Stanislav Kolenkin has hands-on experience with some of the most innovative DevOps projects using AWS, Google Cloud, Calico, and other industry-leading niche technologies.

With over two decades of experience in the industry, Edi Recica is passionate about cloud infrastructure and security. Edi also works at Alliander—the largest Dutch electricity and gas distribution system operator (DSO)—as a Solutions Architect within the system operations department.

Working in IT since 1992. Always had a focus on the infrastructure side of IT. Passionate about virtualization, cloud (native), and Kubernetes. Currently working as the lead cloud architect of the Azure-based cloud platform of the City of Amsterdam.

Ompragash has a panache for automation and works for Harness as a Senior Software Engineer. At home you will find him busy tinkering with Ansible or writing pipelines automating complex routines. He can be found on GitHub @ompragash.

Geoff Burke has 20 years of IT experience, 12 years in Data Protection. He is a Calico Big Cat Ambassador, Veeam Vanguard and a Veeam Legend. Geoff is always looking for new educational resources for continuous learning and has CKA, CKS, CKAD, KCNA, Calico Operator Level 1 and Calico Operator Azure expert certifications.