Michael Hrivnak is a Senior Principal Software Engineer and Software Architect at Red Hat, where he’s been focused on container technology since 2014. He’s been a leader in developing early registry and distribution technology, the Operator SDK, and Kubernetes-native infrastructure management, especially on bare metal. Michael has presented training and seminars around the world, and today he enjoys solving industry-specific problems as part of the Ecosystem Engineering group. At home in Raleigh NC, you may find him stargazing or flying small airplanes.