Ekaterina Dimitrova
Vice President, Apache Cassandra (PMC Chair) at The Apache Software Foundation
United States
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Top SchoolEkaterina Dimitrova is a software leader with 8+ years of experience in distributed systems and databases, currently serving as Vice President and PMC Chair for Apache Cassandra at The Apache Software Foundation while also working as a software engineer at IBM. She brings a pragmatic "getting things done" approach and a history of committer-level contributions to open-source Cassandra since 2020, combining hands-on engineering with community stewardship. Her background spans enterprise-grade roles at DataStax and HP, research and teaching at the University of Pittsburgh, and technical leadership of UNIX/Linux and iSeries client capabilities, reflecting strong operational breadth. Known for contagious enthusiasm and adaptability, she pairs arranger-style organization with a learner’s mindset to drive projects to completion. An often-overlooked strength is her academic grounding in distributed systems and mobile technologies, which informs her practical decisions in large-scale database engineering.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
CCNA, CCNA at CISCO Network Academy National High-School of MathematicsCCNA, CCNA at CISCO Network Academy in University Computing Center of SU St. Kliment OhridskiBachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering at University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesyMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of PittsburghMaster’s Degree, Distributed Systems and Mobile Technologies, Master’s Degree, Distributed Systems and Mobile Technologies at Sofia University St. Kliment OhridskiMaths and Informatics, Maths and Informatics at National High School of Mathematics and Science
Bulgarian, English, Russian
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Github Skills (48)
measurements10
cassandra10
localhost10
datastax10
cassandra-cluster10
apache10
java10
osgi10
sling10
aws10
gateway10
rest10
graphql10
cql10
data-gateway10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ekaterinadimitrova2/cassandra-website
Jun 2021 - Nov 2023
Apache cassandra
Contributions:3 PRs, 11 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 5 months
javaapachecassandraapache-cassandra
ekaterinadimitrova2/cassandra
Oct 2019 - Mar 2025
Mirror of Apache Cassandra
Contributions:142 reviews, 244 PRs, 1643 pushes in 5 years 5 months
cassandraapachedatabaseapache-cassandrajava
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