My name is Natalie.

I am currently working as a Staff Infrastructure Engineer.

If I have time, I also enjoy working on building and automating various tools that help our development team be more productive and happy.

What motivates me at work is the fast pace, team orientation, and creative environment.

I'm passionate about helping make infrastructure more accessible. I love solving hard problems and all things containers. I enjoy being able to help engineers learn new ways to solve problems they are facing.

I consider myself one of not many engineers out there who worked on the highest number of CI/CD systems (because I enjoy making things better in the Software Release Processes at any company I work for)

Occasionally, I blog or speak at conferences. I'm a technical mentor. My mentoring expertise is in the following topics: - career development - self-improvement skills - interviewing skills - collaborating, communication, and soft skills - I have experience mentoring on various tech topics related to Python programming language or Infrastructure/DevOps.

In my spare time, I like to hike or camp with my aussiedoodle Chai, and stand-up paddle (SUP) across the Bay.

Thank you for stopping by :)

2024
Scaling Kubernetes deployments AWS Re:Invent 2024 (PeerTalk)
Maximizing cost optimization AWS Re:Invent 2024 (PeerTalk)
Optimizing MLOps Costs: Tackling Kubernetes Challenges Meetup: Advanced Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Optimizing MLOps Costs: Tackling Kubernetes Challenges Meetup: DevOpsPorto
Understanding Cloud Disaster Recovery Cost NDC Porto 2024
Ways to optimize Cloud Disaster Recovery cost NDC Oslo 2024
Rust's Module System For Effective Software Architecture LambdaConf 2024
Rustic Persistence: Automating PVC Lifecycles with Rust in Kubernetes Rust UK 2024
Understanding Cloud Disaster Recovery Cost Stackconf2024
Ways to optimize cloud disaster recovery costs AWS Summit Los Angeles
Understanding your Cloud Disaster Recovery cost DeveloperWeek
2023
Estimating the cost of Disaster recovery process of the cloud resources DevOps Days Kyiv
CI/CD + GitOps Women Who Code Singapore
Manage your SCM security using Python Open Policy Agent (OPA) Client PyCon US
2020
What Are The Similarities Between Infrastructure as Code and Baking? TECH(K)NOW Day
2019
Building Scalable Microservices with Go Gopherpalooza 2019
Building scalable API with microservices using Python Pytennessee 2019
2018
Getting started with Kubernetes Workshop Meetup
Deploying Python3 application to Kubernetes with Envoy PyBay
Build secure and reliable continuous delivery deployment for python microservices PyCon
IWD San Francisco Conference Member of Organizing Committee & Volunteer Coordinator

2017
Continuous Deployment with Python (automated software delivery) PyBay
Dockerized Web Applications and Cloud Hosting with Python ACT-W Portland

2016
Packaging and Distributing Python Projects PyLadies-SF

Setting up Jenkins to execute interactive tests using Python subprocess
Getting Serious about Testing. Part 1: Writing Integration Tests

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