geek@FLOSS.Slackware

Experienced Telecommunications Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in Linux System Administration, Storage, Bash, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Diploma In Physics from University of Mauritius.

geek@FLOSS.Slackware Experienced Telecommunications Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in Linux System Administration, Storage, Bash, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Dipl... Show more

I am the CEO of RIGANTI, a software development & consulting company located in the Czech Republic.
I am Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) since 2009, and I was also awarded with Microsoft Regional Director title in 2015 and 2017.
I am the author of DotVVM, an open source .NET-based web framework that lets you build web apps using the Model-View-ViewModel pattern.
You can find me speaking about .NET and web development, software architecture, cloud computing, and other topics at technical conferences.
I am also a founder of Update Conference Prague, the biggest conference for .NET developers in the Czech Republic.

I am the CEO of RIGANTI, a software development & consulting company located in the Czech Republic. I am Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) since 2009, and I was also awarded with Microsoft Regional Director title in 2015 and 2017. I am the... Show more

Chisom Nwokwu is a renowned Software Engineer working with the Sustainability Team at Microsoft, she joined Microsoft as a new graduate shortly after rounding up an internship with the Bank of America, where she worked as a Technology analyst.

She is highly involved in helping product teams build more sustainable systems with proven data engineering skills on big data platforms.

Chisom loves sharing beginner-friendly knowledge on several engineering concepts.

As a woman in tech passionate about helping others, Chisom is an author of a popular book titled “A Techie’s Guide into Big Tech Companies” which is currently helping people land engineering roles at international tech firms.

Aside from engineering, Chisom has a growing YouTube Channel dedicated to tech, career-related topics, and her life as a Software Engineer.

Her relatable approach has made her a sought-after speaker for tech and career conversations, having spoken at over 100+ events.

Chisom Nwokwu is a renowned Software Engineer working with the Sustainability Team at Microsoft, she joined Microsoft as a new graduate shortly after rounding up an internship with the Bank of America, where she worked as a Technology analyst. She... Show more

Meet Lwin Maung: A distinguished figure in the realm of technology and innovation. With a ten times Microsoft MVP title under his belt, Lwin boasts an unparalleled prowess in the field of mechatronics, accumulated through a remarkable span of over two and half decades as a trusted consultant.

An accomplished author, mentor, and sought-after technology advisor, Lwin has been a guiding force for numerous C-level executives within Fortune 100 companies. Together with his adept team of developers, he has spearheaded the creation of bespoke AI and IoT solutions, leaving an indelible mark on clients and end users across the globe. The solutions architected by Lwin have transcended boundaries, finding application in diverse corners of the world and enriching countless lives.

Lwin's influence extends even further, as evidenced by his instrumental role in crafting the IoT Core device manufacturing guide for Microsoft. His contributions have also left an imprint on the creation of various certification exams for the tech giant.

Beyond the corporate sphere, Lwin's creativity and innovation shine. Collaborating with his brother Min, Lwin's mobile applications have garnered recognition on prominent technology platforms such as engadget, gizmodo, and pocket now. They have undertaken the design and production of programmable microcontrollers, as well as microcontroller-operated robots, tailored for educational purposes—empowering children and teenagers to grasp the fundamentals of programming.

In the spirit of paying it forward, Lwin dedicates his free time to instructing and mentoring high school and university students, nurturing the next generation of application developers and hardware pioneers. His commitment to harnessing the power of technology for the betterment of humanity remains steadfast and unyielding. An active luminary within the development community, Lwin is integral to the organization of the esteemed Chicago Code Camp. His influence reverberates across various technical conferences and code camps, where he regularly takes the stage to share his insights and expertise.

Lwin Maung embodies a relentless pursuit of new frontiers in technology, driven by a genuine passion for enhancing the human experience through innovation. Join him on his journey as he continues to shape the landscape of technology and its transformative potential.

Meet Lwin Maung: A distinguished figure in the realm of technology and innovation. With a ten times Microsoft MVP title under his belt, Lwin boasts an unparalleled prowess in the field of mechatronics, accumulated through a remarkable span of over tw... Show more

I’m a VP of Engineering on a mission to make work enjoyable for software engineers by building a fun, inclusive, and productive work culture. After writing code for two decades in the higher education, insurance, and automotive industries, I surprisingly fell in love with ad tech. My excitement for the industry led to VIZIO recruiting me to build their internal ad tech organization from the ground up, where I enjoy my work and strive to make work enjoyable for the engineers around me.

I’m a VP of Engineering on a mission to make work enjoyable for software engineers by building a fun, inclusive, and productive work culture. After writing code for two decades in the higher education, insurance, and automotive industries, I surprisi... Show more

Reza Rahman is Principal Program Manager for Java on Azure at Microsoft. He works to make sure Java developers are first class citizens at Microsoft and Microsoft is a first class citizen of the Java ecosystem.

Reza has been an official Java technologist at Oracle. He is the author of the popular book EJB 3 in Action from Manning Publishing. Reza has long been a frequent speaker at Java User Groups and conferences worldwide including JavaOne and Devoxx. He has been the lead for the Java EE track at JavaOne as well as a JavaOne Rock Star Speaker award recipient. He was the program chair for the inaugural JakartaOne conference. Reza is an avid contributor to industry journals like JavaLobby/DZone and TheServerSide. He has been a member of the Java EE, EJB and JMS expert groups over the years. Reza implemented the EJB container for the Resin open source Java EE application server. He helps lead the Philadelphia Java User Group. Reza is proud to be a founding member of the Jakarta EE Ambassadors.

Reza Rahman is Principal Program Manager for Java on Azure at Microsoft. He works to make sure Java developers are first class citizens at Microsoft and Microsoft is a first class citizen of the Java ecosystem. Reza has been an official Java techn... Show more

Kyler grew up in rural Western Nebraska, fixing neighboring farmers’ computers in exchange for brownies and Rice Krispies. Then she was going to be a librarian to help people find the information they need. Then she discovered computers were a real job, and more than just a fix for her munchies, and she's now been a systems, network, call center, and security engineer, and is now a DevOps lead, and software engineer. She speaks at any conference that will have her, hosts Day Two DevOps podcast from Packet Pushers, and writes up cool projects with approachable language and pictures as part of her Medium series, Let's Do DevOps, with the intention to upskill anyone of any skill level. I have an insatiable curiosity and desire to help the folks around me succeed and grow. So - Let's Do DevOps.

Kyler grew up in rural Western Nebraska, fixing neighboring farmers’ computers in exchange for brownies and Rice Krispies. Then she was going to be a librarian to help people find the information they need. Then she discovered computers were a real j... Show more

Miro is a Senior Developer Productivity Engineer and a Core member of the Nx team. He's helping customers build scalable and performant applications with warp-speed CI. He is based in Vienna where he co-founded Angular Austria and co-organizes the Vienna JS meetup. Father of two, husband of one, not a visual collaboration platform.

Miro is a Senior Developer Productivity Engineer and a Core member of the Nx team. He's helping customers build scalable and performant applications with warp-speed CI. He is based in Vienna where he co-founded Angular Austria and co-organizes the Vi... Show more

Simon Owen has a background of working in healthcare and manufacture, and has driven global adoption of the Power Platform. He's established CoEs to implement digital guardrails and governance, and grown internal communities of thousands of people spread across the globe.

He's an international speaker who has taken part in events across the Power Platform community as well as major Microsoft events. He's a passionate advocate of the Power Platform and the way it doesn't just transform organisations and processes, but also transforms lives... Including his! :)

Simon Owen has a background of working in healthcare and manufacture, and has driven global adoption of the Power Platform. He's established CoEs to implement digital guardrails and governance, and grown internal communities of thousands of people sp... Show more

Pete Gallagher is a Application Architect Manager at Avanade UK, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Azure MVP, Pluralsight Author, experienced public speaker and Meetup organiser.

He has been creating software for decades and is happy programming in just about any language.

Pete has been involved in a wide span of tech in his many years of industry experience, including IoT Projects for; Royal Mail Stamp Vending before there was such a thing as modern IoT, Building Monitoring Systems, Internet Connected Self Service Kiosks, Wildlife Protection and Ecology in Africa and much more.

He has presented internationally on a wide variety of IoT Topics, including the Azure IoT Stack, AI, Robotics, .NET, DevOps, Amazon Alexa, Particle Photon, Arduino etc etc.

Pete helped create the Microsoft AZ220 IoT Developer certification and also has created Pluralsight content to help learners pass the exam.

Pete also organises​ Notts IoT, co-organises Dot Net Notts, Notts Dev Workshop, sits on the Board of LATi, a Loughborough based Advanced Technology networking group, co-organises the Azureish Twitch channel, co-hosts IoTeaLive and is a co-host of the Agile Engineering Podcast.

He is also an active STEM Ambassador and is passionate about making STEM subjects accessible to all ages.

Pete particularly likes gadgets of all kinds!

Pete Gallagher is a Application Architect Manager at Avanade UK, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Azure MVP, Pluralsight Author, experienced public speaker and Meetup organiser. He has been creating software for decades and is happy programming ... Show more

With over seven years of experience across multiple industries and countries, Ahad is a seasoned data practitioner specializing in building data infrastructures from scratch for Small Medium Organisations. Recognizing the importance of the human element in technology, Ahad emphasizes on bringing the attention back to the human instead of another tool.

In November 2024, Ahad will deliver a TEDx Talk at TEDxEindhoven 2024 on "Karma Democracy," discussing how incentivising humans could be the key to a better democracy and leveraging technology to scale this idea.

With over seven years of experience across multiple industries and countries, Ahad is a seasoned data practitioner specializing in building data infrastructures from scratch for Small Medium Organisations. Recognizing the importance of the human elem... Show more

Anand is a Software Quality Evangelist with 20+ years in the software testing field. He is passionate about shipping a quality product, and specializes in Product Quality strategy & execution, and also building automated testing tools, infrastructure and frameworks.

Anand writes testing related blogs and has built open-source tools related to Software Testing – WAAT (Web Analytics Automation Testing Framework), TaaS (for automating the integration testing in disparate systems) and TTA (Test Trend Analyzer).

You can follow him on Twitter @BagmarAnand, connect with him on LinkedIn at https://in.linkedin.com/in/anandbagmar or visit essenceoftesting.com.

Anand is a Software Quality Evangelist with 20+ years in the software testing field. He is passionate about shipping a quality product, and specializes in Product Quality strategy & execution, and also building automated testing tools, infrastructure... Show more

Kyle Paul works for Google on the Internal Developer Ecosystem team. His role is to build, scale, and support the Core Engineering Community and Experts program. In his spare time he enjoys building and hacking on the web, playing with his two cats, and photographing the outdoors. Before Google, Kyle was a startup co-founder, organizer for GDG Kansas City, and a Google Developer Expert (GDE).

Kyle Paul works for Google on the Internal Developer Ecosystem team. His role is to build, scale, and support the Core Engineering Community and Experts program. In his spare time he enjoys building and hacking on the web, playing with his two cats, ... Show more

Mainly a .Net #developer, sometimes #SQLServer admin, not yet a husband and specifically not a father!

Mainly a .Net #developer, sometimes #SQLServer admin, not yet a husband and specifically not a father! Show more

Meet Adi! Adi is a multi-disciplinary master: She manages the App & AI and cloud services across Southeast Europe, holds a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate innovator. This diversity gives her the unique ability to communicate complex technologies in a compelling way to tech and non-tech audiences alike and makes her a sought-after public speaker.

Adi is also a global speaker on AI technologies, developers productivity and entrepreneurship. She empowers companies and startups to innovate with generative AI for building cutting-edge applications at scale.

Adi has a wealth of experience in the tech industry, from corporate to startups, having held various roles in product management, software engineer, CEO, innovation, entrepreneurship, and AI domain. She previously worked as an innovation manager at Microsoft R&D CTO office, where she led market research and developed business models for new tech ventures. She also worked at Over.ai, which was acquired by Vonage, and as a product manager for AI products.

Adi is startups founder. Growing two ventures in the brain computer interface for gaming and wellness domain, ignited her mission to encourage more women to start their own ventures. Adi launched and managed Ben-Gurion University innovation hub for entrepreneurs, and in the last 7 years, she manages Merage alumni network (an Israeli network of 1000 startup CEOs selected to the prestigious Merage program) and the Merage startup competition (Granting $100K to entrepreneurs above the age 45 or women at any age), and volunteer in various women empowerment initiatives.

Adi is a dynamic and engaging speaker who is always willing to share her experiences and insights with others.

Meet Adi! Adi is a multi-disciplinary master: She manages the App & AI and cloud services across Southeast Europe, holds a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate ... Show more

Nitish is currently working as a Software Engineer Intern with Nirmata, the creator of the Kyverno Project. In the past, Nitish has served as a Linux Foundation Mentee under the Kubernetes Release Engineering Team, where he built a library that is used by the Kubernetes project internally. He is also part of various other community initiatives programs such as GitHub Campus Expert, Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador, and KodeKloud Ambassador (a learning platform of DevOps). Nitish has given various talks in the past around cloud-native, DevOps, and Security, one of which he led a panel discussion at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, 2023 in Chicago. He has also been featured on one of the Veam Podcast Show.

Nitish is currently working as a Software Engineer Intern with Nirmata, the creator of the Kyverno Project. In the past, Nitish has served as a Linux Foundation Mentee under the Kubernetes Release Engineering Team, where he built a library that is us... Show more

Junaid is fascinated by how startups grow from ideas into mature, sustainable companies. To learn more about this process, he has worked at companies of all sizes, from 6-person startups to tech giants, to help them build software systems and technology teams. He currently works as the Head of Product Engineering at Jetty where they are making renting easier and more affordable. He has also founded the 5 Minute Tech Challenge, a community-driven tech publication.

Junaid is fascinated by how startups grow from ideas into mature, sustainable companies. To learn more about this process, he has worked at companies of all sizes, from 6-person startups to tech giants, to help them build software systems and technol... Show more

Kevin Kline is a noted database expert and software industry veteran. A 20-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP and noted community leader in the IT industry, Kevin is a founder and former president of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS.ORG), as well as the author of popular IT books including the bestseller "SQL in a Nutshell". Kevin is a top-rated speaker at industry trade shows worldwide and has a monthly column at Database Trends & Applications magazine (DBTA.com). His product designs for database tools have won numerous awards at industry trade shows and from a variety of trade magazines. He is on social media as @kekline and blogs regularly.

Kevin Kline is a noted database expert and software industry veteran. A 20-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP and noted community leader in the IT industry, Kevin is a founder and former president of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS.OR... Show more

Ko Turk is a Developer (Ambassador), who has more than 15+ years of experience in developing Java / Kotlin applications.

🧑‍💻 Working @Blue4IT, assignment @Rabobank. DevOps Engineer & Community Lead.

🎤 Conference speaker, talking about Sustainability and Apache Kafka / Pulsar.

👥 Part of JFall Programme Committee, Community reviewer DevoxxBE

✍🏻 Loves to blog, and writing articles for the Dutch Java Magazine.

➡️ See GitHub: https://github.com/KoTurk

Ko Turk is a Developer (Ambassador), who has more than 15+ years of experience in developing Java / Kotlin applications. 🧑‍💻 Working @Blue4IT, assignment @Rabobank. DevOps Engineer & Community Lead. 🎤 Conference speaker, talking about Sustai... Show more

Simon Qualmann ist Corporate Learning Coach, Dozent an der Hochschule Diploma (Wirtschaftspsychologie) und Gesellschafter der [lernglust], die Unternehmen bei der Adoption von Microsoft 365 und den Veränderungen im „neuen Normal“ begleitet. Als digitaler Nomade kennt auch er Chancen und Herausforderungen eines ortsunabhängigen und global vernetzten Lifestyles.

Simon Qualmann ist Corporate Learning Coach, Dozent an der Hochschule Diploma (Wirtschaftspsychologie) und Gesellschafter der [lernglust], die Unternehmen bei der Adoption von Microsoft 365 und den Veränderungen im „neuen Normal“ begleitet. Als digit... Show more

Andreas Monschau ist seit über 10 Jahren als Senior IT-Consultant mit den Schwerpunkten Softwarearchitektur- und entwicklung sowie Teamleitung bei Haeger Consulting in Bonn tätig und aktuell als Solution Designer im Kundenprojekt unterwegs. Neben seiner Projekttätigkeit leitet er das umfangreiche Traineeprogramm des Unternehmens und beschäftigt sich mit Mitarbeiterentwicklung.

Andreas Monschau ist seit über 10 Jahren als Senior IT-Consultant mit den Schwerpunkten Softwarearchitektur- und entwicklung sowie Teamleitung bei Haeger Consulting in Bonn tätig und aktuell als Solution Designer im Kundenprojekt unterwegs. Neben sei... Show more

I have been in the BI and Analytics space for about 11 years now and kicked off my career with SAP BusinessObjects. I specialized in visualization tools like SAP Lumira Designer and Discovery and then moved on to work with tools like Tableau and Power BI. Over the past couple 2-3 years, I have been working more on the Data Engineering side, particularly with dbt, Snowflake and Azure Data Factory. More recently, for the past year, I have also been working with Microsoft Fabric. I have also delivered multiple presentations on visualizations, SAP Lumira Designer and Microsoft Fabric at multiple conferences and roadshows and enjoy presenting on topics that are of interest to me.

I have been in the BI and Analytics space for about 11 years now and kicked off my career with SAP BusinessObjects. I specialized in visualization tools like SAP Lumira Designer and Discovery and then moved on to work with tools like Tableau and Powe... Show more

Michel is as an independent Cloud Solution Architect (living in the Netherlands) and has been in IT for 25+ years. He loves sharing his passion for IT and experiences from the field to help others with their journey to/in the Cloud. His area of expertise is Microsoft/Office 365 (Platform + Communciation & Collaboartion), Microsoft Entra (Zero Trust), Purview (Data Security) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (AI).
Michel enjoys sharing his knowledge by speaking at conferences and user groups, authoring blog posts and helping others by actively engaging on online forums.
Follow him on X (aka Twitter) via @mvvliet or visit his blog at michelvanvliet.com

Michel is as an independent Cloud Solution Architect (living in the Netherlands) and has been in IT for 25+ years. He loves sharing his passion for IT and experiences from the field to help others with their journey to/in the Cloud. His area of exper... Show more

Anders have a background as software developer, and have been working with AWS-technology for more than 10 years. Past years his main focus is sharing his knowledge and experiences with customers and communities across the world. He holds several AWS certifications as well as being an Authorized AWS instructor, AWS Community Hero and AWS Ambassador.

Anders have a background as software developer, and have been working with AWS-technology for more than 10 years. Past years his main focus is sharing his knowledge and experiences with customers and communities across the world. He holds several AWS... Show more

Sander Berkouwer is a Dutch IT Professional. He works as an independent identity architect in the Netherlands, where he helps organizations make the most out of Microsoft products, services, strategies and technologies. Sander blogs on DirTeam.com. He regularly gets invited as speaker for his enthusiastic approach, his in-depth real-world knowledge and as the author of the much-appraised Active Directory Cookbooks. Sander has been awarded with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award (for the last 15 years), Veeam Vanguard award (for the last 8 years) and VMware vExpert (for 3 years).

Sander Berkouwer is a Dutch IT Professional. He works as an independent identity architect in the Netherlands, where he helps organizations make the most out of Microsoft products, services, strategies and technologies. Sander blogs on DirTeam.com. H... Show more

As a Lead Developer Advocate at Dell Technologies, Laura Santamaria loves to learn and explain how things work to bridge the gaps in engineering disciplines. She is a cohost of the Cloud Native Compass podcast and was the curator for A Minute on the Mic, a cohost for The Hallway Track podcast, and the host of Quick Bites of Cloud Engineering. In the past, she’s worked in many roles, including as a software developer, an ops specialist building and running platforms, a part-time CTO, a technical writer, an editor, a science educator, and a literacy and education researcher. In all of these roles, she spent time building, maintaining, and observing communities of practice. That experience with communities, coupled with both a love of science and data from her degree work in earth and atmospheric sciences and a love of education, led her to developer advocacy.

As a community member, she co-hosts multiple meetups in the Austin, Texas, area, including Cloud Austin. For many years, she taught Python for the Women Who Code Austin meetup and co-hosted Austin DevOps, as well. She is an organizer for DevOpsDays Austin, DevOpsDays Texas, and PyTexas, all community-run conferences. For the past few years, she has been a returning program committee member for Open Source Summit’s Cloud Open track that explores cloud infrastructure and cloud apps. Outside of tech, Laura runs (slowly), reads (a lot), takes pictures of cars, plays with her dogs, and watches clouds—the real kind.

As a Lead Developer Advocate at Dell Technologies, Laura Santamaria loves to learn and explain how things work to bridge the gaps in engineering disciplines. She is a cohost of the Cloud Native Compass podcast and was the curator for A Minute on the ... Show more

As a seasoned Front-End Engineer with over a decade of experience, I always seek new ways to enhance digital experiences. I love nothing more than sharing my knowledge with others, so I'm a passionate advocate for learning and community building.

Over the years, I've been lucky to be involved with tech communities worldwide. There's nothing quite like the energy of conferences and the exchange of ideas that takes place there. Over the years, I have spoken in more than 20 countries around the globe, sharing my expertise on all things front-end: CSS, performance optimization, machine learning, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), and SEO.

In 2019, my contributions to the DEV community earned me the title of Google Developer Expert in web technologies.

As a seasoned Front-End Engineer with over a decade of experience, I always seek new ways to enhance digital experiences. I love nothing more than sharing my knowledge with others, so I'm a passionate advocate for learning and community building. ... Show more

I'm passionate on doing interesting things that make users/developers life easier. From writing performant code in a visualisation library to smooth the editor UX for new languages, I've been working on many different things so far.

I'm passionate on doing interesting things that make users/developers life easier. From writing performant code in a visualisation library to smooth the editor UX for new languages, I've been working on many different things so far. Show more

In a relentless pursuit of knowledge and awesome experiences. Working with Mobile apps for 9 years, baking well with start(ups(and downs)), and have been part of awesome products and teams. mostly Android.
Now working on reusable components in KMM and UI libraries in Jetpack compose.

In a relentless pursuit of knowledge and awesome experiences. Working with Mobile apps for 9 years, baking well with start(ups(and downs)), and have been part of awesome products and teams. mostly Android. Now working on reusable components in KMM a... Show more

Sebastian is an experienced full stack developer specializing in Microsoft technologies like C#, ASP.NET, and Azure. With a career spanning back to 2003, he embraced .NET early on to streamline inefficient workflows in organizations. Since 2007, he's been a professional web developer focused on web standards, HTML, TypeScript, JavaScript, and open-source tools.

He thrives on developing modern engineering culture while constantly exploring new technologies through personal projects. Passionate about fostering creativity and knowledge-sharing, he organized Sweden's largest .NET meetup, attracting 180 attendees for insights into the launch .NET Core 1.0.

Sebastian is an experienced full stack developer specializing in Microsoft technologies like C#, ASP.NET, and Azure. With a career spanning back to 2003, he embraced .NET early on to streamline inefficient workflows in organizations. Since 2007, he's... Show more