Katie is a cloud native leader and practitioner, currently in a Principal Engineer role at Apple and a TOC and TAB member for CNCF. As a platform engineer, Katie contributed to Conde Nast and American Express platforms and at CNCF led the End User Community. Katie is the author of the Cloud Native Fundamentals course and a lead for the CNCF KCNA certification. Additionally, Katie is an active keynote public speaker, a #WITAwards and #TechWomen100 winner, and a strong advocate for women in STEM.