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Welcome to the Newest AWS Community Heroes (Spring 2016)
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I would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest AWS Community Heroes:
- Ryan Kroonenburg
- Aleksandar Nenov
- Markus Ostertag
- Cliff Lu
The Heroes share their knowledge and demonstrate their enthusiasm for AWS via social media, blog posts, user groups, and workshops. Let’s take a look at their bios to learn more.
Ryan Kroonenburg
Ryan is a UK-based Solutions Architect and the founder of A Cloud Guru, a community which is dedicated to teaching all aspects of the AWS platform. Together with his brother Sam, Ryan has taught AWS to over 50,000 students. They also designed one of the first Serverless Learning Management Systems and help to organize serverless conferences and meetups all over the world. Ryan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & Finance from Australia’s Curtin University. He has also earned multiple IT certifications (ITILv3, MCITP, and MSSQL DBA to name a few) and four AWS certificates.
You can connect with Ryan on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter.
Aleksandar Nenov![](https://media.amazonwebservices.com/blog/2016/hero_aleksandr_nenov_1.png)
His proudest achievement to date is his direct involvement in AWSome Day SEE, a free introductory event hosted by AWS experts. The event drew over 250 participants from Serbia, along with guests from Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina.
Connect with Aleksandar on LinkedIn to learn more.
Markus Ostertag![](https://media.amazonwebservices.com/blog/2016/hero_markus_ostertag_1.png)
Markus co-founded and still runs the AWS User Group in Munich (over 800 members and growing). He speaks frequently on tech and cloud topics at meetups, universities, and conferences (including AWS re:Invent) and the 2015 AWS Berlin Summit.
You can connect with Markus on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter.
Cliff Lu
![](https://media.amazonwebservices.com/blog/2016/hero_cliff_lu_1.png)
Cliff has served as the organizer of AWS User Group Taiwan since 2014. The group currently boasts over 4,500 members and has been meeting regularly since 2012.
You can read Cliff’s blog or connect with him on LinkedIn.
Welcome AboardPlease join me in welcoming our newest AWS Community Heroes!
— Jeff;