Robert Koch, Principal, Data Engineering at Slalom Build
Seattle, USA
Hero since 2019
A tech enthusiast who thrives on steering projects from their initial spark to successful fruition, Rob Koch is Principal at Slalom Build, AWS Hero, and Co-chair of the CNCF Deaf and Hard of Hearing Working Group. His expertise in architecting event-driven systems is firmly rooted in the belief that data should be harnessed in real time.
Rob relishes the challenge of examining existing systems and mapping the journey towards an event-driven architecture. With a versatile skill set encompassing software development, database management, Kubernetes orchestration, security protocols, data analytics, and enterprise architecture, Rob has worked across various industries, including energy, healthcare, finance, insurance, marketing, telecommunications, and the nonprofit sector.
He writes on occasion at deafinthecloud.com and is also the co-organizer of AWS User Group Seattle.
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