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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hey Katazens, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I would like to throw my hat into the ring as well! I’ve enjoyed the kat-herding so far, and look forward to plenty more opportunities to contribute to the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks for considering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Background:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am a senior software engineer in Intel's Open Source Technology Center, acting both as a contributor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">as well as a technical lead for the Intel-team contributing to Kata Containers. Before Kata, I spent time working<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">on Clear Containers, and prior to that spent a few years working on Linux kernel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Since the initial discussions of creating Kata started I have been an active contributor and advocate for the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">project, both in code and in the greater Kata community/ecosystem. While I do work within<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">a silicon company, one of my primary goals for helping guide Kata has been developing a neutral and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">diverse contribution base. Aside from having a stable, compatible, and viable technical basis for the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">project, I think a healthy and robust community is key to sustained success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For me, working with end-users to understand use cases and seeing how Kata can be part of their solution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">is very exciting. I think this will be a big part of Kata as we continue to move forward. In addition,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">continued focus on scaling, ecosystem integration, performance, security and stability will be key to meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">user needs. I've also been focusing on making sure Kata fits into Kubernetes and the rest of the ecosystem, which<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Has been evolving over time. There is a lot to focus on!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The journey to Kata 1.2 has been great, and I look forward to continuing to contribute to the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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