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Senior Software Engineer at XDEV Software GmbH. As a grateful father of three and a Java developer, I love diving into open-source projects. I'm all about Spring, Quarkus, EclipseStore, AWS, and Kubernetes. It's where I thrive, tinkering and finding ways to make things work better.

Natalie is a co-founder of Vidl Work. She serves as the company’s Chief Visionary Officer and oversees business development, strategy, and innovation. Additionally, she works directly with clients, providing consulting, training, and coaching services. Natalie has an MS in Wellness Promotion, has worked extensively in the fields of individual and team performance, and has 30 years of experience teaching, training, coaching and consulting. She is an industry-recognized Performance Coach, a sought-after keynote speaker, a certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator and a certified coach with the Wellcoaches™ organization. Natalie has worked with numerous large, global organizations such as Johnson & Johnson and Deloitte as well as with the United States Airforce and Department of Defense. Natalie is an expert in the human side of work specifically bringing energy, connection and courage to work.

Peter Verhas is a senior software engineer and architect with an electrical engineering and economics background (MSC and MBA). He created his first programs in 1979 and has since authored several open-source programs. He has worked in several telecommunications and finance industry positions and was the CIO of the start-up index.hu during its early days. Peter is a developer and architect for EPAM Systems in Switzerland, supporting clients, developer training programs, and internal mentoring. Peter is the author of several Java books published by Packt and has a blog https://javax0.github.io You can follow Peter at https://twitter.com/verhas, https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterverhas/, https://github.com/verhas.

I'm looking for interesting roles in DevRel, Developer Productivity, Security, Software Supply Chain stuff or just plain ol' Java. Experienced JVM and Java Developer, Developer Advocate, DevOps Leader, and Security Champion with expertise in software supply chain security, AI, public speaking, education, and writing. An open-source contributor (Apache, Eclipse, OpenJDK) and developer relations expert. Regular presenter at international conferences on technical topics. Formerly with IBM and RedHat, with extensive experience from operating systems to JVMs to AI. Sci-fi lover, robot builder, and occasional mad scientist. Working with Java since its early days.