diff --git a/elections/arch-committee-2023-10/GregKurz.txt b/elections/arch-committee-2023-10/GregKurz.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a0bbbfb96b --- /dev/null +++ b/elections/arch-committee-2023-10/GregKurz.txt @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +Name: Greg Kurz + +Email: groug@kaod.org + +Background: + +I am a Senior Software Engineer at Red Hat. I work for the Openshift +Sandboxed Containers project, which provides Kata Containers to the +Openshift Container Platform. I initially joined the effort to share my +expertise on system components involved in virtualization, most notably +QEMU, but my interest now spans the full stack, in order to provide a +well integrated and production grade software to end users. + +Being an open source enthousiast since the late 90s, with a strong focus +on system programing, I have been involved in early implementations of +containers in Linux (LXC). After a brief detour through a proprietary +operating system, I came back even more convinced of the virtues of open +source regarding software quality and personal development. I then spent +nearly 10 years working in underlying virtualization technologies used by +Kata Containers, especially QEMU where I actively contributed to IBM's POWER +architecture support and acted as maintainer for the 9Pfs subsystem until +today. + +I have developped over the years a strong appetite for "learning from" +and "sharing with" people in open communities, with a peculiar interest +in promoting good practices. The main piece I'd keep from my experience +with QEMU and Linux, is the importance of accompanying and improving +contributions so that new comers can fully benefit from the priceless +expertise that was accumulated over the years. This is a key part for the +success and sustainability of any community. + +I joined Kata Containers 2 years ago, as a developper first, but then +quickly endorsed the roles of reviewer, maintainer and I got directly +involved in several official releases. I am now ready to go one step +further and join the Architecture Commitee in order to accompany the +community even more on consolidating good practices and improving +processes. This is crucial for the success of Kata Containers, now that +it has become the de-facto vehicle to bring more and more virtualization +features to the containers ecosystem, with its share of integration +challenges. + +Greg