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