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title: "Puluminaries"
description: "The Puluminaries are Pulumi community members who are experts and leaders in programming and infrastructure, and who give back to help the community grow."
url: "https://www.pulumi.com/community/puluminaries/"
image: "https://www.pulumi.com/assets/og/community/puluminaries.png"
---

# Puluminaries

The Puluminaries are Pulumi community members who are experts and leaders in programming and infrastructure, and who give back to help the community grow.

Puluminaries are community experts who give back: they help people get started, shape Pulumi's roadmap with their feedback, and teach through talks and content. [About the program](https://www.pulumi.com/blog/puluminaries-program/).

## Puluminaries

- **Alexandre Nédélec**, Software Engineer, Avanade ([GitHub](https://github.com/TechWatching) · [X](https://x.com/TechWatching))
- **Daniel Ward**, Software Developer/Consultant, Lean TECHniques ([GitHub](https://github.com/danielwarddev) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-ward-dev) · [X](https://x.com/danielwarddev))
- **Dinesh Sharma**, Regional Practice Lead, Datacom ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dineshsharma2511))
- **Jan-Peter Alten**, DevOps Engineer, BMW Group ([GitHub](https://github.com/jan-peter-alten-bmw) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-peter-alten-901250a))
- **Jason "Jay" Smith**, Cloud Architect, Google ([GitHub](https://github.com/jasonsmithio) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonsmithio))
- **Marcos Manuel Ortega**, Freelance cloud architect & trainer ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcosmanuelortega))
- **Marina Novikova**, Senior Partner Solutions Architect, AWS ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinannovikova) · [X](https://x.com/novikova_marina))
- **Nico Thomas**, Senior System Developer, SEITENBAU GmbH ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nico-thomas-b705b8259))
- **Paul Hicks**, Senior Consultant, Sentify ([GitHub](https://github.com/tenwit))
- **Simen A. W. Olsen**, Software Architect and Manager, Sokkel ([GitHub](https://github.com/cobraz) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simenandre))
- **Thomas Meckel**, Senior Cloud Solution Architect, Ophios GmbH ([GitHub](https://github.com/tmeckel) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-meckel))

## Alumni

Past Puluminaries, who helped build the community into what it is.

- **Anthony King**, Senior DevOps Engineer, Elsewhen ([GitHub](https://github.com/antdking) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-d-king))
- **Clark Doan**, Senior Platform Engineer, Nvidia ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/clark-doan-330150134) · [X](https://x.com/DoanClark))
- **Danny Zalkind**, Senior Director, Infrastructure Engineering, Skai ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-zalkind-01602b56))
- **Dmitry Figol**, Senior Cloud Infrastructure Architect, AWS ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmfigol) · [X](https://x.com/dmfigol))
- **Henrique Rodrigues**, Staff Platform Engineer, bp ([GitHub](https://github.com/Sodki) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/henriquerodrigues))
- **Joshua Studt**, Senior Backend Engineer, Underdog Fantasy ([GitHub](https://github.com/orionstudt) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/orionstudt))
- **Jowanza Joseph**, Head of Engineering, StreamFT ([GitHub](https://github.com/josep2) · [X](https://x.com/jowanza))
- **Matt Stephenson**, Senior Principal Software Engineer ([GitHub](https://github.com/mattstep) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmstephenson))
- **Matthew Rodrigues**, Software Engineer, Starburst ([GitHub](https://github.com/mrod-io) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/m-rodr))
- **Miki Manor**, DevOps Team Lead, Skai ([GitHub](https://github.com/MikiManor) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikimanor))
- **Rizel Scarlett**, Staff Developer Advocate, Block ([GitHub](https://github.com/blackgirlbytes) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizel-bobb-semple) · [X](https://x.com/blackgirlbytes))
- **Sam Cogan**, Solutions Architect, Microsoft ([GitHub](https://github.com/sam-cogan) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-cogan-7bbbbb3) · [X](https://x.com/samcogan))
- **Scott Lowe**, Sr. Principal Solutions Architect, Isovalent ([GitHub](https://github.com/scottslowe) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottslowe) · [X](https://x.com/scott_lowe))
- **Shahid Iqbal**, Principal Platform Architect, Auror ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahiddev) · [X](https://x.com/ShahidDev))
- **Stefano d'Antonio**, Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft ([GitHub](https://github.com/UnoSD) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanodantonio) · [X](https://x.com/tpsbiker))
- **Tomas Jansson**, Principal Software Engineer, Elkjop Nordic ([GitHub](https://github.com/mastoj) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/TomasJansson) · [X](https://x.com/TomasJansson))
- **Tyler Mulligan**, Senior DevOps Engineer, SANS Institute ([GitHub](https://github.com/catmeme))

## Nominate a Puluminary

We're looking for Pulumi enthusiasts who have shown dedication and passion for helping others in the Pulumi community.

Maybe you've built cutting-edge projects, given insightful conference talks, or helped users past technical hurdles. Whether you're applying yourself or nominating someone else, we'd love to hear the story.

[Apply or nominate](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdi58QR5SYDYoXhceFumlrjsVxHOOCgCICNw_t3V3qSK3K6w/viewform)