Veteran tech innovator with 20 years in the trenches. As an author and developer advocate, I'm on a mission to demystify data engineering, cloud architecture, and emerging AI technologies. My expertise spans big data platforms, serverless computing, and distributed systems. Passionate about empowering developers to harness the power of technologies like Apache Kafka and Kubernetes. With a track record of crafting robust enterprise solutions across diverse industries, I bring battle-tested insights on everything from data lakes to microservices. Let's code the future and push the boundaries of what's possible in tech.