diff --git a/community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md b/community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md index 48bc2c493..371379d49 100644 --- a/community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md +++ b/community/elections/2017/kris-nova_bio.md @@ -1,75 +1,36 @@ # 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 +## 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. +I truly believe that the best teams and projects are those that embrace unique and sometimes conflicting 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. + - I want to help foster diversity in Kubernetes in both our design process, but also our goals and philosophies. + - I want to encourage my peers to put themselves into difficult, or testing situations in order to help grow and mature. + - I want to let others know that it's okay to try something and fail as we all learn as a scientific community. -### Work in the 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 take impromptu video calls with total strangers. + - I helped run *sig-aws* even though it conflicted with my dayjob. - 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 +## Reasons to pick me -### 1) I obsess over things. +## I think differently. -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. +I question the world around me, and have been in a ton of different roles in engineering space. Including time in both genders. -And I don't stop. Ever. +## I believe that software comes first. -### 2) I think differently. +I love kubernetes regardless of my employer, and will always contribute because I believe in it. +I believe the way we continue to keep the project great is to focus on community, as well as writing kick ass software with a great user interface. -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. +## tldr +I embrace being different and want to clean up our code and improve user experience. \ No newline at end of file