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diff --git a/elections/steering/2022/candidate-bentheelder.md b/elections/steering/2022/candidate-bentheelder.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..918aa3ce --- /dev/null +++ b/elections/steering/2022/candidate-bentheelder.md @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +------------------------------------------------------------- +name: Benjamin Elder +ID: BenTheElder +info: + - employer: Google + - slack: bentheelder +------------------------------------------------------------- + +## SIGS + +I've historically been most active in these sigs: + +- SIG Testing: **Chair**, **Tech Lead** +- SIG Release: General Contributor +- SIG K8s Infra: General Contributor, Infra Admin +- Architecture: Code Organization subproject +- Contributor Experience: General Contributor + +But you'll also find me contributing across the project. + +## What I have done + +I first got involved in Kubernetes in the 2015, just before 1.0, as a +[Google Summer of Code] student. during which time I developed the initial +`iptables` kube-proxy backend, which replaced the inefficient userspace backend +by default in v1.2. + +In 2017 I graduated and took up full time Kubernetes development at Google as a +junior engineer working primarily on SIG Testing, where I've worked to improve +the contributor experience. + +I developed [KIND] to make e2e testing Kubernetes faster and +locally reproducible without cloud access. +I led the effort to consolidate on a single build system and eliminate bazel to +reduce contributor friction. +I worked with SIG docs to create and pilot a pattern for subprojects to +officially host their own docs within the project for docs that do not belong +on the main kubernetes.io site, like [kind.sigs.k8s.io]. +I was also release lead shadow on the 1.14 release. + +I've been one of the [most active contributors] to the project over the years and +I've since won the 2020 CNCF [Top Committer Award] for my extensive contributions. + +You will find me active all across the project contributing where I can. I've +spent a lot of time maintaining the project's infra and helping transition older +infrastructure Google set up early in the project to community control. I help +maintain most of the build, test, and release tools / scripts, as well as the +cluster e2e tools including KIND and `cluster/`, as well as critical infra +like the project's CI, DNS, etc. + + +## What I'll do + +I am passionate about the Kubernetes community and I will do everything in my +power to uphold and strengthen it's health, [values], and inclusivity. + +Steering represents: +- An important interface between the project and the CNCF +- Authoring, reviewing, and approving governance documents, such as the charters +- An escalation path within the community, for matters unable to be resolved within the SIGs / WGs + +Steering is about people, governance, and long term project health. +Steering is *not* about arbitrating technical decisions, which are left to the SIGs. + +Within that scope, I will bring my perspective as someone who has risen from an +inexperienced student contributor to a leader to help guide and enact processes +and policies that prioritize community health. + +In particular: I believe we need to do better enabling +future leaders / contributor growth, and being inclusive of our existing global, +diverse contributor base. We need to put more emphasis on sustainability, and +I believe steering is well positioned to do so. + +## Resources About Me + +- [elder.dev/about](https://elder.dev/aboput) + - You can find a more personal bio, my [speaking] and more here +- [twitter.com/BenTheElder](https://twitter.com/BenTheElder) + +[most active contributors]: https://k8s.devstats.cncf.io/d/13/developer-activity-counts-by-repository-group?orgId=1 +[values]: https://www.kubernetes.dev/community/values/ +[kind.sigs.k8s.io]: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/ +[Google Summer of Code]: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ +[KIND]: https://sigs.k8s.io/kind +[Top Committer Award]: https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2020/11/20/cloud-native-computing-foundation-announces-2020-community-awards-winners +[speaking]: https://elder.dev/about/#speaking |