From 55092cdd3bf02d9f32d21c3ec8248a3915bb5d7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kris Nova Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 09:44:43 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Finally updating this thing --- committee-steering/kris-nova_bio.md | 15 ----- community/elections/2017/README.md | 2 +- community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 committee-steering/kris-nova_bio.md create mode 100644 community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md diff --git a/committee-steering/kris-nova_bio.md b/committee-steering/kris-nova_bio.md deleted file mode 100644 index b816052b8..000000000 --- a/committee-steering/kris-nova_bio.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -# Kris Nova - -### The way I think - -### The way I solve problems - -### What is important to me - -### Work in the community - -### Leadership - -### Diversity - - diff --git a/community/elections/2017/README.md b/community/elections/2017/README.md index 79cd6a4e0..757acd501 100644 --- a/community/elections/2017/README.md +++ b/community/elections/2017/README.md @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Name | Organization/Company | GitHub [Ilya Dmitrichenko](errordeveloper_bio.md) | Weave | [@errordeveloper](https://github.com/errordeveloper) [Jaice Singer DuMars](jaicesingerdumars_bio.md) | Microsoft | [@jdumars](https://github.com/jdumars) [Justin Santa Barbara](vote_for_justinsb.md) | Independent | [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb) -Kris Nova | Microsoft | [@kris-nova](https://github.com/kris-nova) +[Kris Nova](kris-nova_bio.md) | Microsoft | [@kris-nova](https://github.com/kris-nova) [Matt Farina](mattfarina_bio.md) | Samsung SDS | [@mattfarina](https://github.com/mattfarina) [Michael Rubin](michaelrubin_bio.md) | Google | [@matchstick](https://github.com/matchstick) [Michelle Noorali](michellenoorali_bio.md) | Microsoft | [@michelleN](https://github.com/michelleN) diff --git a/community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md b/community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..48bc2c493 --- /dev/null +++ b/community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +# Kris Nova + +### The way I think + +I have been described as a linear, and engineer minded thinker. +My thought patterns typically involve detecting high level patterns, and then looking at different implementations of the pattern. +I have been engineering for over 10 years, and think very much like an engineer. + +### The way I solve problems + +Problems are fun and exciting, and not always bad. +A problem could be something minor like dealing with a splinter, or a sun burn. +Or fairly more complex like moving kubernetes projects out of the main repository. +Regardless of the complexity, problems are not necessarily bad. +I love detecting problems, and finding exciting new ways to engineer effective solutions. + +I am constantly examining the world around me, and trying to find new ways of making life easier. +This is both a blessing and a curse, as sometimes I can not stop looking for ways to improve something. + +1. I first detect the space that needs attention. +2. I then look at a hypothetical future space that might be "better" in some set of ways. +3. I look for ways the new hypothetical future might have weaknesses. +4. I look at at least 1 possible way to solution towards the new hypothetical future. + +After engineering for many years I have learned that the plan almost never executes as intended. +True problem solving skill sets are tested and found in the small spaces in between your plan. +This is where I excel as a problem solver. + + +### What is important to me + +Mental, philosophical, and design diversity. Period. + +I truly believe that the best teams and projects are those that embrace new ways of thinking. + +Having a leadership board of people who all think the same way, and all are moving in the right direction is stale and stagnant. + + - I would like to be in a position where I can advocate for ideas that might go against the grain. + - I would like to be in a position where I can help foster diversity in Kubernetes in both our design process, but also our goals and philosophies. + - I would like to be in a position where I can encourage my peers to put themselves into hard, or testing situations in order to help grow and mature. + - I would like to be in a position where I can let others know that it's okay to try something and fail as we all learn as a scientific community. + + +### Work in the community + + - I spend as much of my free time as humanly possible contributing to Kubernetes. + - I take impromptu video calls with total strangers just to explain how the control plane works. + - I helped run *sig-aws* even though it risked conflicting with my job at Microsoft. + - I spend time at conferences meeting with people to overcome language barriers and get them involved in the project. + - I created [kubicorn](https://github.com/kris-nova/kubicorn) in my free time and it has been reviewed as one of the best open source projects to contribute to in the space. + +I am in over 30 slack channels, and have a presence in almost all of them. I truly love our community, and rely on it as much as anyone. + +# Why you should vote for me + +### 1) I obsess over things. + +If I set my mind to something, I will get it done. I climb mountains because I am afraid of them. I write code because it's hard. I stand up for what I beleieve in because no one else will. + +And I don't stop. Ever. + +### 2) I think differently. + +I have engineered on both sides of the gender spectrum both as a male and as a female. +I learned invaluable lessons in solving problems, keeping myself happy, and working effectively witth my peers on either side. +Furthermore I am not afraid to ask *why*.. I think it's healthy to question our systems and to understand why something was built they way it was. + +### 3) I speak for the software. + +At the end of the day, my concerns are very much in alignment with **what is best for the software**. +My work in Kubernetes started because I love the philosophies and ideas behind the software. +The fact that my career happens to (sometimes) align with my work in the project is just a bonus. + +I truly want the project to be successful regardless of what companies are involved, and I think the first steps in making that happen is to focus on writing clean, quality, approachable code. +