I'm an experienced developer advocate and community manager with a particular interest in data and AI.

Out of office hours I organise AI Signals, a community which hosts talks on real world applications of AI.

I'm a former apprentice and an advocate for vocational learning as a pathway into an IT career.

I host the Get Kafka-Nated Podcast, interviewing Kafka contributors and community members, and write the GKN Espresso, a monthly newsletter summarising active KIP discussions and dev mailing list highlights.

I've written beginner's guides to Diskless Kafka (KIP-1150) and Iceberg Topics on hughevans.dev.

At Aiven, I support our Kafka community and spotlight the work my colleagues and the wider community contribute to the project.