New member intros to the DevOps Community Group

Kalee Williams
Atlassian Team
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March 7, 2022

Hello, and welcome! 

If you’re new, we’re excited to have you. This group is a place where we hope you can engage, learn and share your perspective.  

The way the members of this group engage with each other is entirely based on the type of members that join. Thank you for bringing an open mind, thoughtful questions, and any wisdom you have to share with others.

Let's get to know each other. Our members will benefit from knowing the type of people that join this group. Tell us a little about yourself (this is your time to shine ✨).  

💡 Perhaps knowing your background will spark a question. 

🤝 Perhaps the teams or type of company you work with will generate solidarity. 

🤓 Perhaps you have the most unique experience and others want to learn more. 

☕️ Perhaps you will meet a new friend for coffee chats to discuss work, ideas, and careers. 

🎮 Perhaps you meet a new gaming partner. 

💫 The options are endless in this community so start sharing today! 

Consider responding to at least two of the icebreaker questions in the comments: 

  1. What type of team or company do you work for?
  2. What is an antiquated way of working and how would you want to see it change?
  3. What do you hope to get out of this group?
  4. What do you hope to bring to this group?
  5. What is your favorite dev joke or work gif? 
  6. Do you have a hobby or something you enjoy when not working? 
  7. What is your favorite Marketplace apps and integrations for DevOps?

 💙 We appreciate you sharing your time and expertise with the community. 

 

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Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
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March 8, 2022

Hello everybody!  I'm glad to be a part of this group!

My name is Robert Wen.  Let's see about answering some of these questions:

1. I work for ReleaseTEAM, a consulting company for working with DevOps tools.  I have expertise in Atlassian, GitLab, GitHub, Cloudbees, and Hashicorp tools myself, but I work with others who have expertise in other tools.

4. I hope to help others with questions and problems.

5. A QA tester walks into a bar...

He orders a beer.

He orders 0 beers.

He orders -54 beers

He orders fdafdaere beers

He orders fish beers.

He orders a margarita...The bar explodes!

6. I love to cook and play a mean game of poker.

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uyanwune chekwube March 16, 2022

Hey Guys, 
My name is Chekwube, I live in Lagos Nigeria.
I just started learning DevOps, I am thrilled by the experience so far.
I hope this group will be a place to find much-needed support.

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Craig Nodwell
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April 14, 2022

Hi everyone,
My name is Craig Nodwell.
I've been doing Software Delivery Pipelines - Build/Release/DevOps/SCM for 31 years now, long before, and during the waves of tools and process changes.
I've been working with Atlassian tools for about 17 of those years.
If you've ever done an implementation and administration you'll understand that over 17 years that works out to about 60,000 hours. "Chuckle ugghh"
I hope to bring that experience to the group.
What I hope to get out of the group is far more valuable, I hope to learn here :)
Seems this tool is going to replace a specialist like me, so I better be on the front line running with it.
As for work, I'm between clients right now and working towards gaining my Atlassian Specialist Certifications I have the prep courses underway for the ASP 100 ASP 120 & ASP 600(620 not sure which I want yet)
As for hobbies, I'm a grandfather of 8 that keeps me busy and fulfilled enough. 

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JB April 17, 2022

Name is J...

  1. What type of team or company do you work for?
    1. Working in Agile team seeking to leverage Scrum, CI/CD w/n DevOps
  2. What is an antiquated way of working and how would you want to see it change?
    1. Antiquated is the complex way. Simplified, is more profound and helpful.
  3. What do you hope to get out of this group?
    1. Learning how to leverage Jira offerings w/n DevOps CI/CD.
  4. What do you hope to bring to this group?
    1. Positive Vibes and, hopefully soon, good insights.
  5. What is your favorite dev joke or work gif? 

Well Done Congrats GIF by America's Got Talent

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Kalee Williams
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June 22, 2022

Hello Friends! I hope everyone is doing well. 

I'm curious to know what Marketplace apps and integrations are your favorites? 

Is there one your team cannot live without? 

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Craig Nodwell
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June 22, 2022

I've done a lot of implementations over the years. 
Can't do proper DevOps/CI-CD/Delivery Pipelines without
Scriptrunner
Configuration Management Toolkit

vikram
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August 17, 2022

Hi Everyone, 

My Name is VIkram From India for an health care company, I installed, implemented, configured Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence Data Center Enterprise versions for my organisation on AWS cloud and maintaining them, I did 3 times upgradrations for these applications and fixes for vulnerabilties.  

What type of team or company do you work for?

         I work for DevOps team for Health care company 

What is an antiquated way of working and how would you want to see it change?

         DevOps is antiquated, DevSecOps is new way of work

What do you hope to get out of this group?

          Learn as much as I can.
What do you hope to bring to this group?

          All good things learned so far. 

Do you have a hobby or something you enjoy when not working? 

            Spend time with family and help users to resolve their issues for my applications

What is your favorite Marketplace apps and integrations for DevOps?

            lot of apps. 

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Kalee Williams
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August 18, 2022

@vikram welcome to the group!

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vikram
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August 19, 2022

Thank you very much Kalee Williams 

Markku Miettunen May 4, 2023

Hi, my name is Markku and I am based in Helsinki, Finland. I am here to understand the mindset on developers as they have great ways of thinking and finding surprising solutions!

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Summer_Hogan
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May 8, 2023

Hi everyone, My name is Summer Hogan and I live in Gilbert, Arizona. I work for CSAA Insurance Group, AKA AAA Insurance. I am the Product Manager and Product Owner of the system within my company that sends emails and text messages to our policyholders. I joined this space to get a better understanding of DevOps and how Atlassian tools can help with the DevOps experience for developers. 

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Sri Kumar
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May 24, 2023

Hi Everyone, 

I am Sri Kumar

  1. What type of team or company do you work for? I am an Ex-Atlassian. Currently working as Technical account Manager in Google cloud. 
  2. Do you have a hobby or something you enjoy when not working? I like Playing Volleyball and also working on Digital Illustration. 
Sanjog Sigdel
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May 28, 2023

Thank you for sharing 

Rana Naveed May 30, 2023

Hi everyone

My name is Rana Naveed and I'm totally new to Jira but i learned fundamentals of jira and JSM. Its really interesting for me because its so much fun while working although sometime clients giving me headache but its alright I'm here to get new information and help from expert. Thanks for giving me a platform.

Sanjog Sigdel
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August 14, 2023

Hello Everyone. Welcome to the community.

Dave Menconi August 25, 2023

Hi Every body. 

My name is Dave Menconi and I'm a Jira Admin. 

I work for a medtech company. I hope to learn more about the capabilities of Jira to support my customers (aka my co-workers). I have had a long and varied technical career so I might have a few useful insights. 

Optimist: the glass is half full.

Pessimist: the glass is half empty.

Software Engineer: We could reduce the size of this glass and save a lot of money. 

Game Developer: I'll bet I can get more water in this glass than anyone else in my industry!

Hobby: I like making things. Currently I do a lot of 3D printing. 

Kalee Williams
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August 25, 2023

Welcome to the community, @Dave Menconi

We're happy you're here! 

Hoàng Đức Đỗ September 7, 2023

hello

Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM
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November 17, 2023

Hello all,

I'm Shawn Doyle, the CEO of ReleaseTEAM, and I'm delighted to join this vibrant DevOps forum. With years of experience in the industry, I've seen firsthand the transformative power of DevOps practices, and I'm eager to engage with all of you in discussions, share insights, and learn from the collective knowledge of this community. Let's work together to drive innovation and excellence in the world of DevOps!

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Sanjog Sigdel
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November 17, 2023

Welcome to the community @Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM 

Robert Wen_ReleaseTEAM_
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November 17, 2023

Hey @Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM !  Welcome to the party!

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Kalee Williams
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November 17, 2023

Welcome to the community, @Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM ! We're excited to have you. 

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