Coffee and Open Source

Chris is a Senior Customer Engineer on the Fast Track for Azure team at Microsoft. He has a focus in modern applications built with DevOps, microservices, containers, Single Page Apps, RESTful APIs, and cloud technologies following agile practices. In his free time, Chris is a speaker at numerous meetups, an avid reader and a gamer.   You can follow Chris on Social Media  https://twitter.com/Chris_L_Ayers  https://chrislayers.com/  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​  Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Isaac is the npm inventor, founder npm, Inc, former Node BDFL and cofounder of Tier.run   You can follow Isaac Social Media  https://twitter.com/izs  https://izs.me/  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​  Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

David Pine works in Developer Relations at Microsoft, focusing on .NET and Azure developer content. He is recognized as a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, and is Twilio Champion. David focuses on the developer community, actively seeking opportunities to share knowledge through speaking engagements around the world. David advocates for open-source, the .NET Foundation, C#, TypeScript, SignalR, Reactive Extensions, Azure and .NET. He's a founding member and co-host of The .NET Docs Show Twitch stream, part of the .NET Live TV family of streaming shows.   You can follow David Social Media  https://twitter.com/davidpine7  https://davidpine.net/  https://github.com/IEvangelist  Here are some links provided by David  https://davidpine.net/speaking  https://dotnetdocs.dev/  https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/learning-blazor/9781098113230/  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​  Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Eric Lawrence has been working on the web in one way or another for over two decades now, including over fifteen years as a Program Manager at Microsoft. He created the Fiddler Web Debugger and a variety of other tools. After Fiddler was acquired, he spent three years working on it full-time, then spent two years helping bring HTTPS everywhere as a member of the Chrome Security team. In 2018, Eric returned to Microsoft to again work on networking and the web platform for the Microsoft Edge team. Here are some links provided by Eric https://textslashplain.com/2020/10/27/simply-making-simple-fixes-simple-for-chromium/ https://textslashplain.com/2020/02/09/demystifying-browsers/ You can follow Eric Social Media  https://twitter.com/ericlaw https://textslashplain.com/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Jay is a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, based in San Diego, Ca. A multipotentialite, Jay enjoys finding unique ways to merge his fascination with productivity, automation, and development to create tools and content to serve the tech community.   You can follow Jay Social Media  https://twitter.com/kjaymiller    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify  - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple  - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Ram Iyengar is an engineer by practice and an educator at heart. He was (cf) pushed into technology evangelism along his journey as a developer and hasn’t looked back since! He enjoys helping engineering teams around the world discover new and creative ways to work. He is a proponent of community-first product development.   You can follow Ramon Social Media  https://twitter.com/ramiyengar    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify  - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple  - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

With a diverse career that spans over eighteen years, Sarah has been a part of every aspect of the IT world. Sarah is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and ex-Microsoft employee.  Born and raised on a dairy farm in Scotland, Sarah holds true to her heritage by embracing the natural world through her appreciation for technology. For Sarah, technology is a way to see life as it grows and adapts, ever-changing, just like the natural world of farming.  Sarah is proud to give back to her community. As a STEM Ambassador, Sarah helps others learn how IT can impact and change their lives for the better. Most specifically, she enjoys teaching the next generation of young women how they too can rise in a male-oriented field and succeed in their own careers. Sarah also founded the Glasgow Azure User Group, a community collective that meets bi-monthly to network and discuss the latest in technology.  Sarah’s enthusiasm in the field of technology has given her the opportunity to speak at public events, most notably, Microsoft Ignite.  You can follow Sarah on Social Media  https://twitter.com/techieLass  https://www.techielass.com/  https://linktr.ee/techielass  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify  - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple  - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Amy Lewis is a Community Advocate by choice and Senior Director, Office of the CTO at Dick’s Sporting Goods by trade. Better known as @CommsNinja, Amy is a former co-host of the Geek Whisperers and Speaking in Tech podcasts, creator and former host of the video series TechConfessions, PopUpTechTalks, and Engineers Unplugged. She uses old-school tools (whiteboards and bacon) and new-school platforms to engage technologists from around the globe. When not on the clock, this soccer mom is a left-footed striker.  You can follow Amy on Social Media  https://twitter.com/CommsNinja  https://commsninja.wordpress.com/  https://twitter.com/Nerd_Herd_Pod  https://twitter.com/Geek_Whisperers  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify  - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple  - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Martin is the Director of Developer Relations at GitHub where he helps developers and open source communities to create delightful things. Prior to that he was part of the team at Microsoft building the tooling for DevOps teams inside and outside the company where he helped change how the company built software, by helping them change how they work with open source communities and how they talk with developers.   You can follow Martin on Social Media  https://twitter.com/martinwoodward   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify  - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple  - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Ty is a Senior Staff Engineer at Uber where he leads the Android platform and is the chairman of Uber's Open-Source Technical Steering Committee. He has a passion for tools, frameworks, and open-source to help developers make great mobile apps. He is a Google Developer Expert for Android and Kotlin, engaging regularly with the community through conferences, open-source, and writing, as well as an organizer for conferences and meetups. He is an angel investor and tech advisor, as well as a member in multiple venture capital advisory syndicates. Ty has been at Uber for 6 years and prior to that he worked at Twitter on the Fabric developer tools, Evernote, and a variety of smaller startups and consulting firms.   You can follow Ty on Social Media  https://twitter.com/tsmith  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​  Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Demetris Cheatham is the Senior Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at GitHub. She is responsible for leading the company’s long-term strategy across four pillars: People, Platform, Policy, and Philanthropy. Her work includes aligning diversity, inclusion and belonging to the company’s global expansion, growth and business strategy, and plan for the future footprint of its workforce.  Prior to joining GitHub, Demetris was the Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead for Red Hat where she was responsible for implementing the diversity and inclusion strategy for the company and its 15,000+ employees located around the world. Demetris also previously served as the Chief of Staff to the Chair Pro Tempore (Vice Chair) of the Council of the District of Columbia and the Committee on Business and Economic Development which had oversight of government agencies with a collective budget of over $2.6B.  Demetris started her career as a Technology Analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York and was later selected as the first woman and youngest Executive Director to lead the National Bar Association, the nation’s oldest and largest international network of over 65,000 predominantly African-American attorneys and judges.  Demetris is a lecturer at North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management where she teaches Introduction to Entrepreneurship. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee at Ravenscroft School and Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee.  Demetris was recognized as a National Business Journal Influencers: Rising Star, received the 2019 Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership Award and was awarded the Mayor’s Award for Commitment to Community. She was previously named to the Power 100 List for Black Lawyers in America.  Demetris earned a B.S. in Computer Science with honors from North Carolina A&T State University and a JD/MBA from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the University of Maryland Robert F. Smith School of Business, respectively. She is a licensed attorney in the State of Maryland and a certified Executive Coach. Demetris lives in North Carolina with her husband, Cornelius, and daughter Zahra Joy.  You can follow Demetris on Social Media  https://twitter.com/dwcheatham  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwcheatham/ https://allinopensource.org/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST  - Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify  - Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple  - Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Cecil Phillip is a father, swimmer, podcaster, music lover, and a recently certified scuba diver. He also has over a decade of experience in the software development where he’s worked in various industries such as finance, education, HR, and healthcare. Today he's a Developer Advocate at Stripe focusing on guiding .NET developers on how to securely add payment processing to their applications.   You can follow Cecil on Social Media  https://twitter.com/cecilphillip  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   Spotify: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-spotify Apple Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-apple Google Podcasts: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-google RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

James is a JavaScript Developer, Speaker, and Teacher with a passion for teaching developers through content. He is a Staff Developer Advocate at PlanetScale with years of experience in Content Creation, Advocacy, and Software Development. In his spare time, he runs a YouTube channel, plays co-ed soccer with his wife, spends time with his dogs, and can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute. You can follow James on Social Media https://twitter.com/jamesqquick https://www.jamesqquick.com/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​ Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin)

Clark is a community builder, living somewhere along the IL/WI border. He is married to his best friend, amazing wife, business partner, and they share the joys of raising two kids.   He is a historically trained software developer, architect, product manager, and has managed to fool companies such as Allstate, Microsoft, Telerik to let this crazy passionate, entrepreneurial, see no boundaries of a person work for them. He and his wife have founded two companies THAT Conference and Unspecified.   He fell backward into software development because computers help people scale. It's his love for people, his love for helping one another, that's led him to a life of building products that build communities. It's his mission to create software that connects people in a more profound and meaningful way.   Today, THAT Conference is one of the largest Family Friendly Technology Conferences. During the pandemic, they created a SAAS platform to connect geeks across the globe. Unspecified is their boutique software development company. They take their extensive enterprise application skills and help small businesses build software to better their business.   Regardless of titles, he will always call himself a practitioner.   You can follow Clark on Social Media  https://twitter.com/csell5  https://unspecified.io/  https://that.us/  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Morgan is a Developer Relations Program Manager at Microsoft focusing on Student Advocacy.    Here is more about Morgan in her own words   I feel in love with STEM in 5th grade during my 3 hour tenure commanding the starship Voyager. From there my passion for science, exploration, experimentation, gamification, STEM education, space, and computers grew and grew. It started with me saving my babysitting money to buy Star Trek Voyager and then Battlestar Galactica and later turned into me saving my food/retail job money to buy a Raspberry Pi and my first Dell Inspiron laptop. Truth is, I never intended to work in tech, much less at Microsoft. I never thought I was smart enough or technical enough. Truth is, a lot of days I still feel that way. But the other truth is, I love what I do. I’m a proud geek. And that is that.   You can follow Morgan on Social Media  https://twitter.com/livelovegeek  https://hellomorgan.dev/     PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e  - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016  - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Kelsey Hightower is a Principal Engineer at Google working on Google’s Cloud Platform. He has helped develop and refine many Google Cloud Products including Google’s Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, and Apigees’s API Gateway. Kelsey spends most of his time with executives and developers spanning the global fortune 1000 helping them understand and leverage Google technologies and platforms to grow their businesses.   Kelsey is also a huge open source contributor and currently maintains multiple projects that aid software developers and operations professionals in building and shipping cloud native applications. He is also an accomplished author and keynote speaker with a knack for demystifying complex topics and enabling others to succeed.   Kelsey is also known for his work in the community and was the inaugural winner of the CNCF Top Ambassador award for his work in helping bootstrap the Kubernetes community. He is also a mentor and technical advisor helping founders turn their visions into reality. You can follow Kelsey on Social Media  https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Brian is a developer who has been building and architecting software for all different types of purposes and applications. His initial focus was on ASP.NET, C#/.NET, SQL and WPF, but he has since shifted to technologies such as Swift, Ionic, Angular and Node.js (basically JavaScript). Brian is an author of several courses on Pluralsight and co-authored the Angular Security Guide documentation. He has presented many talks at public and private conferences as well as at local code camps covering topics such as secure application development practices and getting started in Open Source Software. You can best get in touch with him on Twitter, GitHub or at clarkio.com.   Brian also hosts regular live code stream sessions on Twitch. There you’ll find him working on the various GitHub projects you see below. He also shares how he prepares for upcoming talks, tips and tricks on the latest features found in VS Code and views behind the scenes of conferences as an attendee.   You can follow Brian on Social Media  https://linktr.ee/_clarkio    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Elahn's bio in her words   My journey as a self-taught developer started August 9, 2020. Since then, I am grateful to say that I've gained an awesome community of developer friends around the globe! I have also started my own book club called .NET Book Study, as well as my own YouTube channel 'Elahn Danee Codes'.   My mission is to 1. Continue learning how to code as a self self-taught C# developer; 2. Create content that teaches and encourages .NET newcomers; and 3. Cultivate an online community, in which .NET newcomers feel supported and empowered.    You can follow Elahn on Social Media  https://twitter.com/CodeThLightning  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpg20byiIpKa1cJc1hEpTg   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Christos Matskas is a Program Manager at Microsoft focusing on Security and Identity, focusing specifically on the developer experience for Azure Active Directory. He has been a developer for over 15 years focusing on Microsoft technology. He is passionate about engaging with development communities and can be found on Twitter, GitHub, and Twitch talking about all sorts of tech topics.    You can follow Christos on Social Media  https://twitter.com/ChristosMatskas  https://github.com/ChristosMatskas    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e  - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016  - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/ .   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Mattias occasionally speaks and blogs about open-source, DevOps, .NET and Azure. He is a .NET and DevOps user group and conference organizer and maintains thirty or so OSS projects, contributes to a few more, consumes and benefits from many more. He is a .NET Foundation individual, project and board member, a business owner & employer and foremost father of two & husband of one.   You can follow Mattias on Social Media  https://twitter.com/devlead  https://github.com/devlead   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Philip Laureano has been a frequent conference speaker, living in Australia and grew up in California. His love of OSS took him halfway around the world, back in the early days of .NET You can follow Philip on Social Media https://twitter.com/philiplaureano https://github.com/philiplaureano PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXb... - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​. Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Marie Antons is a Community Engineer and mentor. She transitioned from the culinary industry to software in 2020 and has never looked back.   You can follow Marie on Social Media  https://twitter.com/MarieAntons  https://github.com/mrsantons   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Gary Ewan Park has over 10 years experience working as a developer on technologies such as ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, SharePoint, Silverlight, and many others. Throughout his career, Gary has always looked to see how things can be automated, using the mantra that if you do the same thing more than twice, it is time for automation. In 2017 he was awarded a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. His day job has him working for Chocolatey Software, Inc.   In his spare time, Gary contributes to a number of Open Source projects including Chocolatey, Boxstarter, Cake, Cake-Contrib, GitVersion, and GitReleaseManager.   Gary is a founding member of the Aberdeen Developers .NET User Group, that holds monthly sessions on any topic related to the Microsoft .NET Technology Stack.   You can follow Gary on Social Media  https://twitter.com/gep13  https://github.com/gep13  Or on his blog:  http://gep13.co.uk Gary also helps runs a User Group: http://aberdeendevelopers.co.uk

Suz Hinton is a senior software developer and open source maintainer who has been working in software for over 15 years. She currently works on developer tools and API experience at Stripe. Suz is a strong advocate for privacy, security, accessibility, and prioritizing the user experience in everything she does.  In her spare time, she enjoys maintaining OSS, creating 3D artworks, messing with hardware / IoT, and reading books.   You can follow Suz on Social Media  https://twitter.com/noopkat  https://github.com/noopkat

Nitya has spent over two decades in tech spanning research, academic, startups, communities, and now advocacy. She is the creator of SketchTheDocs, a visualization guide for technology concepts Be sure to follow Nitya on Social Media  https://twitter.com/nitya

Kat Cosgrove is a Developer Advocate, a CNCF Ambassador, and an actual cyborg. Her professional background has run the gamut from bartender, to video store clerk, to teacher, to software developer. She credits this wide-ranging experience for her success as a speaker, developer, and advocate. Her specialty is approachable 101-level content for junior developers or anyone else who considers themselves a newbie, with a particular focus on DevOps. Be sure to follow Kat on Social Media  https://twitter.com/Dixie3Flatline

Den is an engineer who is currently working on helping scale the developer relations organization as a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft. He previously helped build the cloud at AWS, was the first product manager on docs.microsoft.com, and helped deliver the groups feature in Microsoft Outlook. Be sure to follow Den on Social Media  https://twitter.com/DennisCode

Sam Smith is a Customer Success Architect at GitHub, where he helps customers accelerate their DevOps journeys. He is primarily interested in developer productivity with DevOps and GitHub. He is also interested in .NET, Azure PaaS, and game development with Unity3d. Be sure to follow Sam on Social Media https://twitter.com/samsmithnz

Brian Douglas is a Developer Advocate at GitHub where he works on increasing use of the GitHub’s platform specific features (Ask him about GitHub Actions!) through technical content distributed on the internet. In addition to that, Brian has a passion open source and loves mentoring new contributors. Be sure to follow Brian on Social Media  https://twitter.com/bdougieYO

Jeff Wilcox is a software engineer at Microsoft, currently working in the Open Source Programs Office. Jeff specializes in cross-platform software development and helping Microsoft better embrace open source technologies at scale. Previously, Jeff worked as an architect and development manager on the Azure team, as well as all the core Microsoft developer platforms spanning desktop and browser client to the phone and server-side apps. Be sure to follow Jeff on Social Media  https://twitter.com/jeffwilcox​

Matthias is a passionate C# developer and likes to talk about build automation, productivity, testing, and tooling in general. Much of his spare time he devotes to his very own open source projects, including NUKE. He is working at JetBrains as developer advocate in the .NET department. That includes showing how awesome Rider and ReSharper are to work with. However, he is also very interested in everything around TeamCity and Kotlin. Be sure to follow Matt on Social Media  https://twitter.com/matkoch87​

Jen is a Google Developer Expert and a Principal Cloud Developer Advocate Lead at Microsoft with over 20 years' experience as a web and mobile developer, specializing in creating cross-platform mobile apps. She is a multilingual multiculturalist with a passion for hardware hacking, mobile apps, Vue.js, machine learning and discovering new things every day. She is also the founder of Front-End Foxes, an international initiative and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created to help women learn front-end technologies. Be sure to follow Jen on Social Media  https://twitter.com/jenlooper ​

Jeff is currently an Alexa Evangelist role for Amazon, and is the author of Migrating to Windows Phone, and several "31 Days..." series on his website covering Windows Phone and Windows 8 development. He also serves as an organizer for the Stir Trek conference.  Be sure to follow Jeff on Social Media  https://twitter.com/jeffblankenburg​  http://twitch.tv/jeffblankenburg  http://github.com/jeffblankenburg  Also check out Jeff's Blog!  https://blankenblog.com/

Tracy Lee is a serial entrepreneur and Google Developer Expert who loves to build companies and communities. She is the co-founder of This Dot Media and This Dot Labs. Her most recent love is coding in Angular, React, and Ember. In her free time, she runs Venture Hacked with the mission to help create relationships between startups and investors. Be sure to follow Tracy on Social Media  https://twitter.com/ladyleet​ 

Richard is a public speaker, father, and consultant currently living in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. His interests range from technology to entrepreneurship. He is also interested in programming, volunteering, and web development. Be sure to follow Richard on Social Media  https://twitter.com/richcampbell  Subscribe to Richard's Podcasts Here  https://www.dotnetrocks.com/  http://www.runasradio.com/  To learn more about the Humanitarian Toolbox, go here  www.htbox.org  http://twitter.com/htbox  https://github.com/htbox/

Mark is a technology executive with a passion for building new businesses by focusing on developing the ecosystems around them, most recently founding the OpenStack open source cloud platform and leading the Marketing & Business Development efforts to make OpenStack the ubiquitous cloud platform. Be sure to follow Mark on Social Media  https://twitter.com/sparkycollier  To learn more about the OpenInfra Foundation and the work Mark is doing at OpenStack, be sure to checkout the official site   https://openinfra.dev/join/  https://www.openstack.org/

Mislav is the Product Manager for the GitHub Cli at GitHub. He currently lives in the Netherlands.  Be sure to follow Mislav on Social Media  https://twitter.com/mislav  https://github.com/mislav  To learn more about GitHub CLI, be sure to checkout the official site and GitHub Repo   https://cli.github.com/  https://github.com/cli/cli

Roshan is the creator of @1stContribution

Matt is a software engineer on the Visual Studio Code team at Microsoft

Jeffrey T. Fritz – or simply “Fritz” is a Program Manager for Microsoft on the ASP.NET and .NET Community Outreach teams.

Kayla is a program manager at Microsoft. Her current projects include Windows Terminal, Windows Console, and Cascadia Code.

Jeff is a technical advisor, an executive consultant, and an attorney. As a solution architect on the Multicloud team at World Wide Technology—and with his unique experiences that combine tech and business—he maintains a passion for solving problems with inspired solutions, improving life through technology. A dedicated member of the developer community, Jeff has been a director of the .NET Foundation and a Microsoft MVP, and travels internationally to speak on technical, business, and community-oriented topics. He serves as a lead organizer for the Kansas City Developer Conference, #MetaConference, and Dev Around The Sun.

Cam Soper is a .NET content developer at Microsoft. He is a Geek, gamer, musician, speaker. His interests include Home automation, robot BBQ, and he is a 3D printer enthusiast.

Shaun Walker has 25+ years professional experience in architecting and implementing enterprise software solutions for private and public organizations. Shaun is the original creator of Oqtane and DotNetNuke, web application frameworks which have cultivated the largest and most successful Open Source community projects native to the Microsoft platform. He was one of the original founders of DNN Corp, a commercial software company providing products, services, and technical support for DotNetNuke, which raised 3 rounds of venture capital from top tier Silicon Valley investors. Based on his significant community contributions he has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) as well as an ASPInsider for over 10 consecutive years. He was recognized by Business In Vancouver as a leading entrepreneur in their Forty Under 40 business awards, was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Outercurve Foundation, and is currently the Chair of the Project Committee for Microsoft's .NET Foundation. Shaun is currently a Technical Director and Enterprise Guildmaster at Cognizant Softvision.

Hayden Barnes is a Senior Mgr. for Windows, Docs & Internal DevOps at Rancher Labs. He is a Microsoft MVP and former Engineering Manager for Ubuntu on WSL & founder Pengwin Linux.  

Ian Lance Taylor has been writing free software since 1990. He is the main author of Taylor UUCP, the gold linker, and the Go frontend to GCC. He is a member of the GCC steering committee. He joined Google in 2006, and since 2008 has been working on the Go programming language.

Mordechai Zuber is a software developer based in Israel.

Jerome Hardaway is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft and The Executive Developer of Vets Who Code. Having served in the Air Force as Security Forces then transitioned into software engineering, he is focused on helping underrepresented members in the veteran community learn and break into tech. He has received numerous awards and honors due to his work but the most rewarding part to him is easing the point of entry so that others have easier paths into tech than he did.

Noelle has been speaking professionally for 20+ years now and have given over 800 keynote presentations to audiences as large as 10,000. As an experienced speaker, Noelle and her team want to provide two key things for your next event… A great experience on stage — Noelle has presented to audiences both large and small in a variety of different settings and contexts. As a presenter, Noelle will use stories, empathy and humor to not only make a point but to keep your audience engaged and listening. They will leave with practical, actionable next steps to take with them beyond that session. A great experience off stage —We know as a conference planner, there are a lot of details you have to manage and juggle. The speaker should be the last of your concerns. We’ve worked with hundreds of event planners and are regularly told we make their lives easier and how grateful they are for our experience with the process.

Claire Novotny is a Program Manager on the .NET team at Microsoft and a former Executive Director of the .NET Foundation. She is passionate about reducing friction in the development process and creating modern software solutions to solve complex business challenges. Prior to joining Microsoft, Claire was a Regional Director and MVP, with a major focus on the open source .NET ecosystem. She has been writing code on the Microsoft platform since the days a 2400 baud modem was considered cutting-edge. Her prior experience ranges from building identity solutions for global organizations, developing real-time trading systems dealing with massive amounts of data to the complex data models of equity derivatives and the regulatory needs of Medicaid claims processing. She believes that technology is meaningless in a vacuum and strives to show how the bleeding-edge delivers superior value to the bottom line.