Coffee and Open Source

Clark is a community builder, living somewhere along the IL/WI border. He is married to his best friend, amazing wife, business partner, and they share the joys of raising two kids.   He is a historically trained software developer, architect, product manager, and has managed to fool companies such as Allstate, Microsoft, Telerik to let this crazy passionate, entrepreneurial, see no boundaries of a person work for them. He and his wife have founded two companies THAT Conference and Unspecified.   He fell backward into software development because computers help people scale. It's his love for people, his love for helping one another, that's led him to a life of building products that build communities. It's his mission to create software that connects people in a more profound and meaningful way.   Today, THAT Conference is one of the largest Family Friendly Technology Conferences. During the pandemic, they created a SAAS platform to connect geeks across the globe. Unspecified is their boutique software development company. They take their extensive enterprise application skills and help small businesses build software to better their business.   Regardless of titles, he will always call himself a practitioner.   You can follow Clark on Social Media  https://twitter.com/csell5  https://unspecified.io/  https://that.us/  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Morgan is a Developer Relations Program Manager at Microsoft focusing on Student Advocacy.    Here is more about Morgan in her own words   I feel in love with STEM in 5th grade during my 3 hour tenure commanding the starship Voyager. From there my passion for science, exploration, experimentation, gamification, STEM education, space, and computers grew and grew. It started with me saving my babysitting money to buy Star Trek Voyager and then Battlestar Galactica and later turned into me saving my food/retail job money to buy a Raspberry Pi and my first Dell Inspiron laptop. Truth is, I never intended to work in tech, much less at Microsoft. I never thought I was smart enough or technical enough. Truth is, a lot of days I still feel that way. But the other truth is, I love what I do. I’m a proud geek. And that is that.   You can follow Morgan on Social Media  https://twitter.com/livelovegeek  https://hellomorgan.dev/     PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e  - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016  - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Kelsey Hightower is a Principal Engineer at Google working on Google’s Cloud Platform. He has helped develop and refine many Google Cloud Products including Google’s Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Functions, and Apigees’s API Gateway. Kelsey spends most of his time with executives and developers spanning the global fortune 1000 helping them understand and leverage Google technologies and platforms to grow their businesses.   Kelsey is also a huge open source contributor and currently maintains multiple projects that aid software developers and operations professionals in building and shipping cloud native applications. He is also an accomplished author and keynote speaker with a knack for demystifying complex topics and enabling others to succeed.   Kelsey is also known for his work in the community and was the inaugural winner of the CNCF Top Ambassador award for his work in helping bootstrap the Kubernetes community. He is also a mentor and technical advisor helping founders turn their visions into reality. You can follow Kelsey on Social Media  https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Brian is a developer who has been building and architecting software for all different types of purposes and applications. His initial focus was on ASP.NET, C#/.NET, SQL and WPF, but he has since shifted to technologies such as Swift, Ionic, Angular and Node.js (basically JavaScript). Brian is an author of several courses on Pluralsight and co-authored the Angular Security Guide documentation. He has presented many talks at public and private conferences as well as at local code camps covering topics such as secure application development practices and getting started in Open Source Software. You can best get in touch with him on Twitter, GitHub or at clarkio.com.   Brian also hosts regular live code stream sessions on Twitch. There you’ll find him working on the various GitHub projects you see below. He also shares how he prepares for upcoming talks, tips and tricks on the latest features found in VS Code and views behind the scenes of conferences as an attendee.   You can follow Brian on Social Media  https://linktr.ee/_clarkio    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Elahn's bio in her words   My journey as a self-taught developer started August 9, 2020. Since then, I am grateful to say that I've gained an awesome community of developer friends around the globe! I have also started my own book club called .NET Book Study, as well as my own YouTube channel 'Elahn Danee Codes'.   My mission is to 1. Continue learning how to code as a self self-taught C# developer; 2. Create content that teaches and encourages .NET newcomers; and 3. Cultivate an online community, in which .NET newcomers feel supported and empowered.    You can follow Elahn on Social Media  https://twitter.com/CodeThLightning  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpg20byiIpKa1cJc1hEpTg   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Christos Matskas is a Program Manager at Microsoft focusing on Security and Identity, focusing specifically on the developer experience for Azure Active Directory. He has been a developer for over 15 years focusing on Microsoft technology. He is passionate about engaging with development communities and can be found on Twitter, GitHub, and Twitch talking about all sorts of tech topics.    You can follow Christos on Social Media  https://twitter.com/ChristosMatskas  https://github.com/ChristosMatskas    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e  - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016  - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw  - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss   You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/ .   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Mattias occasionally speaks and blogs about open-source, DevOps, .NET and Azure. He is a .NET and DevOps user group and conference organizer and maintains thirty or so OSS projects, contributes to a few more, consumes and benefits from many more. He is a .NET Foundation individual, project and board member, a business owner & employer and foremost father of two & husband of one.   You can follow Mattias on Social Media  https://twitter.com/devlead  https://github.com/devlead   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Philip Laureano has been a frequent conference speaker, living in Australia and grew up in California. His love of OSS took him halfway around the world, back in the early days of .NET You can follow Philip on Social Media https://twitter.com/philiplaureano https://github.com/philiplaureano PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXb... - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​. Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Marie Antons is a Community Engineer and mentor. She transitioned from the culinary industry to software in 2020 and has never looked back.   You can follow Marie on Social Media  https://twitter.com/MarieAntons  https://github.com/mrsantons   PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST   - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ddVKXbZGtMz3y66D9QD0e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-open-source/id1589875016 - Google Podcasts: hhttps://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82Mzk4MmY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw - RSS: http://isaacl.dev/podcast-rss  You can check out more episodes of Coffee and Open Source on https://www.coffeeandopensource.com/​​.   Coffee and Open Source is hosted by Isaac Levin (https://twitter.com/isaacrlevin).

Gary Ewan Park has over 10 years experience working as a developer on technologies such as ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, SharePoint, Silverlight, and many others. Throughout his career, Gary has always looked to see how things can be automated, using the mantra that if you do the same thing more than twice, it is time for automation. In 2017 he was awarded a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. His day job has him working for Chocolatey Software, Inc.   In his spare time, Gary contributes to a number of Open Source projects including Chocolatey, Boxstarter, Cake, Cake-Contrib, GitVersion, and GitReleaseManager.   Gary is a founding member of the Aberdeen Developers .NET User Group, that holds monthly sessions on any topic related to the Microsoft .NET Technology Stack.   You can follow Gary on Social Media  https://twitter.com/gep13  https://github.com/gep13  Or on his blog:  http://gep13.co.uk Gary also helps runs a User Group: http://aberdeendevelopers.co.uk