Gianluca Mardente is a passionate advocate for automation in Kubernetes environments. He built his Kubernetes skills at Tigera, the company behind the open source Project Calico. He continues to contribute to the open source community by actively maintaining Projectsveltos, a set of Kubernetes controllers that simplify add-on and application management across multiple clusters. In his free time, Gianluca enjoys spending time with his family and participating in fantasy soccer, managing two leagues.