From b4e0e2a80617e06e7caba47e7329843269f523be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jan-Erik Mangs Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 15:03:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Adding Jan-Erik Mangs candidacy for TC 2021 role Affiliation: Ericsson Change-Id: I4b82ec5b06d4e5401a3da85e827fa8dbc04fe806 --- .../2021/TC/jan-erik.mangs@ericsson.com | 41 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 candidates/2021/TC/jan-erik.mangs@ericsson.com diff --git a/candidates/2021/TC/jan-erik.mangs@ericsson.com b/candidates/2021/TC/jan-erik.mangs@ericsson.com new file mode 100644 index 0000000..16d24e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/candidates/2021/TC/jan-erik.mangs@ericsson.com @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Hello, my name is Jan-Erik Mangs. I’ve worked with IT infrastructure +since the early days of the Internet. I have a background in computer +science and a strong base in networking. I’ve been with Ericsson now +for many years, both in research and development and I’ve worked with +cloud technologies from the start. I have a very good understanding of +telecom environments, having worked both with OpenStack and Kubernetes +in this context. I’ve always kept one leg in the lab, combining theory +with practice and I've worked with operations for many years. So, I’ve +learned the value of automation the hard way. For that reason, I +really see the value in Airship. + +As an end user of Airship since its inclusion in the OpenStack +Foundation (2018) I have spent a lot of time learning the benefits and +complications of working with Airship for both new and intermediate +users. I've also participated in the Airship community since the start +and I'm currently on the Airship Technical Committee. + +I believe in the mission of Airship, and it’s growing community, and I +feel that for it to be successful simplification and usability needs +to be focus items. With Airship 2 we have a unique opportunity to +improve the end user experience. If we do the right things, we can +attract end users from the Kubernetes community. The addition of +Microsoft to the project strengthens the possibilities even +further. We also need to improve Airship networking out of the box. +If elected to the TC I will focus on these things. + +I also have an Internet-facing lab that's used in the development of +Airship (bare metal clusters, VMs, networking scenarios etc.). The lab +is primarily used by (but not limited to) Ericsson persons. If +elected, I intend to explore further use cases jointly with the +community. + +I intend to work across the Open Infrastructure and Kubernetes +communities to facilitate best approaches and industry standards in +the platform, both to increase ease of use and establish future +looking models for usability and operations. I'll also be an +evangelist for Airship, in particular in northern Europe. + +Thank you for your consideration. + +Jan-Erik Mangs