Ihor Dvoretskyi

Ihor Dvoretskyi is currently serving as a Technical Project Manager at the Reforms Support Office of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.4 However, he has an extensive background in cloud computing and open source technologies, particularly with Kubernetes and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

Professional Background

Ihor is well-known in the cloud native community for his previous roles:

• Senior Developer Advocate at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)45
• Developer Advocate focused on Kubernetes-related efforts1
• Product Manager for Kubernetes, co-leading the Product Management Special Interest Group (SIG-PM)12

Contributions to Kubernetes

Dvoretskyi has been a significant contributor to the Kubernetes project since 2015.3 His contributions include:

• Leading the Product Management Special Interest Group (SIG-PM)1
• Participating in the Kubernetes release process as a features lead for multiple releases2
• Acting as an OpenStack Special Interest Group lead (SIG-OpenStack) at Kubernetes Community1

Expertise and Focus Areas

Ihor's areas of expertise include:

• Cloud computing
• Containers and container-enabling technologies (including Kubernetes)
• Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) technologies1

Community Involvement

Dvoretskyi is known for his active participation in the open source community:

• Speaking at various industry events such as KubeCon, OpenStack Summits, and Google DevFests2
• Bridging the gap between end-users and development teams in the Kubernetes community3
• Advocating for cloud native technologies and open source projects

Current Role

As of the most recent information available, Ihor Dvoretskyi is working as a Technical Project Manager at the Reforms Support Office of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.4 This represents a shift from his previous focus on cloud native technologies to supporting defense reforms in Ukraine.